1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Miami (OH) 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Kent State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Marshall 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 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 Marshall
W 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

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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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