1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green $ 5 0 18 0 1
Miami (OH) 4 0 17 1 1
Kent State 4 2 07 2 0
Marshall 2 4 03 6 0
Ohio 2 4 02 7 0
Western Michigan 1 4 02 7 0
Toledo 1 5 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

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 NCAA College Division 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Bowling Green
L 0–17
September 29at Louisville*W 7–0
October 6Waynesburg*W 19–6
October 13Ohio
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 32–13
October 20at MarshallW 25–77,000[5]
October 27at Miami (OH)L 0–14
November 3Toledo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 52–6
November 10at Baldwin–Wallace*Berea, OHW 46–0
November 17Western Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 27–13
  • *Non-conference game

[6]

References

  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "Kent State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
  5. "Kent State Tops Marshall, 25 To 7". Post and Herald Register. October 21, 1956 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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