1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (18th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1963 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Ohio $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Bowling Green	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Marshall	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Western Michigan	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Toledo	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 107.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Asbury with 349 rushing yards, Ron Mollric with 293 passing yards, and Tom Zuppke with 122 receiving yards.^[3]

On October 23, 1963, Trevor Rees announced his resignation as Kent State's head football coach, effective at the end of the 1963 season. He compiled a 92–63–5 in 18 years as Kent State's coach, but at the time of his announcement, his teams had gone 5–17–1 since the start of the 1961 season.^[4][5] After Rees announced his resignation, the team won three of four games to conclude the 1963 season.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	T 7–7	[6]
October 5	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–20
October 12	Miami (OH)	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 8–30
October 19	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 12–26
October 26	Bowling Green	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 3–18
November 2	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	W 20–0
November 9	Louisville*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 26–7
November 16	Marshall	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 8–14
November 23	Dayton*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 23–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1963 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
4. "Trevor Rees Quits As Kent Mentor". Mansfield (OH) News-Journal. October 23, 1963. p. 25.
5. "Too Little ... Lately". Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1963. p. 49.
6. "Mollric hero for Flashes". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.