1930 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1930 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–1
Head coach	Merle E. Wagoner (6th season)
Home stadium	Rockwell Field

1930 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					10	–	0	–	0
Marquette			–					8	–	0	–	1
Haskell			–					9	–	1	–	0
Michigan State			–					5	–	1	–	2
DePaul			–					4	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					5	–	3	–	2
Kent State			–					3	–	3	–	1
Saint Louis			–					3	–	3	–	2
John Carroll			–					3	–	5	–	2
Loyola (IL)			–					2	–	6	–	1
Michigan Tech			–					1	–	5	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State College (later renamed Kent State University) during the 1930 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Merle E. Wagoner, Kent State compiled a 3–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 61 to 42.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3	at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	L 6–18	3,000	[2]
October 11	at Akron	Buchtel Field Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 6–12		[3]
October 18	at Case	Cleveland, OH	L 0–6		[4]
October 25	Ashland	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	T 0–0		[5]
November 1	Hiram	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 6–0		[6]
November 8	at Capital	Columbus, OH	W 26–0		[7]
November 15	Defiance	Bowers Field Kent, OH	W 13–6		[8][9]
Homecoming

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. "Mounts Take First Night Grid Battle". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 4, 1930. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Akron 12, Kent 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 12, 1930. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Case Overpowers Kent". The Coshocton Tribune. October 19, 1930. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kent and Ashland Play to Standstill". The Sunday Times-Signal. October 26, 1930. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent Defeats Hiram". The Coshocton Tribune. November 2, 1930. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Capital Tastes First Loss". The Lima News. November 9, 1930. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kent State Wins". The Coshocton Tribune. November 16, 1930. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grid Teams Ready For Final Battle". Daily Kent Stater. November 15, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 4, 2023 – via Daily Kent Stater Digital Archive.