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1955 Kent State Golden Flashes football
1955 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–2–1 (4–1–1 MAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (10th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Ohio	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Toledo	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
Marshall	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 184 to 87.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included fullback Mike Norcia with 600 rushing yards, Bob Stimac with 428 passing yards, and Ken Redin with 102 receiving yards.^[3] Norcia was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	Bowling Green	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	T 6–6
October 1	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	L 13–26
October 7	Baldwin–Wallace*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 33–2
October 15	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 20–14
October 22	Marshall	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 39–6
October 29	Miami (OH)	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–19
November 5	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 27–0
November 12	Waynesburg*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–0
November 19	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 25–14
*Non-conference game

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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.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.