1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 7–2 (4–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 208 to 76.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ron Fowler with 522 rushing yards, Ken Horton with 703 passing yards, and Dick Mihalus with 238 receiving yards.[3] End Gino Gioia and fullback Luke Owens were selected as first-team All-MAC players.[4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at Bowling Green |
| L 0–17 | ||
September 29 | at Louisville* |
| W 7–0 | ||
October 6 | Waynesburg* |
| W 19–6 | ||
October 13 | Ohio |
| W 32–13 | ||
October 20 | at Marshall | W 25–7 | 7,000 | [5] | |
October 27 | at Miami (OH) | L 0–14 | |||
November 3 | Toledo |
| W 52–6 | ||
November 10 | at Baldwin–Wallace* | Berea, OH | W 46–0 | ||
November 17 | Western Michigan |
| W 27–13 | ||
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References
- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kent State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
- ^ "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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