1927 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1927 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State during the 1927 college football season. In its third season under head coach Merle E. Wagoner, Kent State compiled a 1–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 80 to 25.^[1][2]

1927 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–5–1
Head coach	Merle E. Wagoner (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rockwell Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ball Teachers			–					5	–	2	–	1
Marquette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Michigan Tech			–					2	–	1	–	0
Haskell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Butler			–					4	–	3	–	1
John Carroll			–					3	–	2	–	3
Saint Louis			–					5	–	5	–	0
Lombard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Loyola (IL)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Michigan State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois State			–					1	–	4	–	1
Kent State			–					1	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso			–					1	–	5	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

On defense, the team was markedly improved, giving up only 79 points in seven games. On offense, however, the team was shut out in five games and totaled only 25 points on the season.^[3]

During the football season, students began a band organization. "Although this effort was not as auspicious as it might have been, the seed was sown, and indications are that there will be a strong band next year."^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	at Kenyon	Gambier, OH	T 6–6	[3]
October 8	Slippery Rock	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	L 0–6	[5]
October 15	Bowling Green	Rockwell Field Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 0–13	[6]
October 22	Cedarville	Kent, OH	W 19–18	[7]
October 29	at Edinboro State Teachers	Edinboro, PA	L 0–6	[8]
November 12	at Indiana (PA)	College Field Indiana, PA	L 0–7	[9][10]
November 18	at Wilmington	Wilmington, OH	L 0–24	[11]

Roster

The following players participated on the 1927 team:

• Chernin;
• "Curtie" Curtiss, end
• A. Davis, end
• Chet Davis
• H. Dunlavy, guard
• Earley, guard
• W. "Ole" Fisher, halfback
• Graber, tackle
• L. Hinkle, end
• "C Major" Hinkle, guard
• "Cocky" Hinkle, fullback
• "Bob" Kelso, tackle
• Kilbourne;
• W. "Red" McCaslin, tackle
• Donald Menough, quarterback and acting captain
• "Jimmy" Menough, halfback
• "Tiny" Paulus, guard
• Pettay, guard
• "Ted" Sapp, tackle
• Jake Searl, quarterback and captain elect for 1928
• Sloop, halfback
• "Dud" Vair, end
• Claude Vair, manager

^[12]

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. "Kent State Calls Out Cagers After Bad Football Campaign". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 22, 1927. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 1928 The Chestnut Burr. Students of Kent State College. 1928. pp. 158–160.
4. 1928 Chestnut Burr, p. 164.
5. "Kent State Battles Slippery Rock Team". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 8, 1927. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent Is Beaten". Dayton Daily News. October 16, 1927. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cedarville Loses". Dayton Daily News. October 23, 1927. p. Sport 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Local Stars Help Edinboro College in Close Triumph". The Warren Tribune. October 31, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "College Varsity Closes Season With 7-0 Win". The Indiana Gazette. November 14, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Kent Team Fast and Furious and in Fine Condition for Game". Wilmington News Journal. November 16, 1927. p. 6.
11. "Wilmington Is Victor Over Kent State Normal -- Band Still Out on Strike". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1927. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
12. 1928 The Chestnut Burr, pp. 159-161.