1948 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1948 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1948 college football season. In its third season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 6–2–1 record.^[1]

1948 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2–1 (3–0 OAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1947 1949 →

1948 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Heidelberg $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Denison	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Kent State	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Ohio Wesleyan	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Mount Union	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ohio Northern	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Muskingum	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Capital	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Findlay	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Marietta	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wooster	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Oberlin	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Akron	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Otterbein	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Kenyon	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Kent State was ranked at No. 104 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Mount Union	Mount Union Stadium Alliance, OH	W 18–0
October 2	Wooster	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 39–0		[3]
October 8	Waynesburg*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 34–7		[4]
October 16	at Central Michigan*	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 28–0		[5]
October 23	at Western Reserve*	League Park Cleveland, OH	T 14–14		[6]
October 29	Youngstown*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–19		[7]
November 6	Bowling Green*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 14–23	12,000	[8]
November 12	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 31–0		[9]
November 20	at Connecticut*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 42–26		[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kent State Smothers Wooster, 39-0; Flashes Score 32 In Second Quarter". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 3, 1948. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kent Staters Rout Waynesburg". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 9, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kent State Routs Central Michigan, 28-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 17, 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "KSU Held To 14-14 Tie By Western Reserve". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1948. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Youngstown Hands Kent State First Loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "BeeGees Employ Breaks To Defeat Kent, 23-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 7, 1948. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
9. Lincoln Hackim (November 13, 1948). "Little, Russell And Mesek Shine As Kent Triumphs". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 12–13 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Frank Keyes (November 21, 1948). "Kent State Eleven Beats Connecticut". The Hartford Courant. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.