1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team - Wikipedia

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1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	4–4 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Denison $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Findlay	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Heidelberg	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
John Carroll	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Toledo	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Kent State	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Wittenberg	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Muskingum	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Kenyon	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Wooster	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Mount Union	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Ohio Northern	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Oberlin	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Akron	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Ashland	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Marietta	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Otterbein	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Capital	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Case	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 95 to 89.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Kent State was ranked at No. 160 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Kent, Ohio.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	vs. Mount Union	Fawcett Stadiium Canton, OH	W 13–6	15,000	^[3]
October 4	vs. Miami (OH)*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 7–35	14,118	^[4]
October 11	at Wooster	Wooster, OH	L 6–13		^[5]
October 18	Kalamazoo*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 13–0	6,000	^[6]
October 25	at Bowling Green*	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 18–21		^[7]
November 1	John Carroll	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 26–7	6,000	^[8]
November 14	Akron	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 6–0	15,000	^[9]
November 21	at Youngstown*	Youngstown, OH	L 0–13	14,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kent State Tops Mount". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1947. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kent State Is Easy For Miami, 35-7". The Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1947. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Golden Flashes Fall Before Wooster, 13-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 12, 1947. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kent's Late Drive Wins Battle". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 19, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Falcons Stage Speedy Finish To Trip Kent State Gridders, 21-18". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 26, 1947. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Dope Bucket Takes Beating As Kent Tops Carroll, 26-7". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 2, 1947. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wheel Stops On Kent Digit, Zips Bow, 6-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Youngstown Beats Kent". The Evening Independent (Massillon, OH). November 22, 1947. p. 12.

v t e Kent State Golden Flashes football
Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron: Wagon Wheel Bowling Green: Anniversary Award
Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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