1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–4 (2–1 OAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (5th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1950 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Oberlin	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Heidelberg	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Kent State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Denison	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Otterbein	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Akron	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Marietta	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Wooster	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
Capital	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1950 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 5–4 record.^[1] The season marked the opening of Memorial Stadium, which was built around the field where the team had been playing since 1941.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Morris Harvey*	Charleston, WV	L 0–7		[2][3]
September 29		at Mount Union	Alliance, OH	L 14–19
October 7		at John Carroll*	Shaw Stadium Cleveland, OH	L 7–48	6,200	[4]
October 14		Marietta	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 57–0
October 21		Ohio*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 35–13
October 27		Northern Illinois State*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 56–7		[5]
November 4		Bowling Green*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 19–6		[6]
November 11		at Akron	Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 19–7
November 18		at New Hampshire*	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–13
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. Cubbedge, Bob (September 22, 1950). "Optimism Rules In Kent Grid Camp". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. p. 46. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Cubbedge, Bob (September 23, 1950). "Mud, Off-Key Play Beat Kent, 7-0". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved March 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Kent State 48-7 Loser To Carroll". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 8, 1950. pp. 1C, 5C – via Newspapers.com.
5. Cubbedge, Bob (October 28, 1950). "Flashes Rip Huskies For 3rd Straight". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 13. Retrieved February 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent Spills Falcons, 19-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 5, 1950. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.