1954 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
| 1954 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Refrigerator Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Delaware | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (4–1 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1954 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled an 8–2 record (4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, lost to Delaware in the Refrigerator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 331 to 130.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Lou Mariano with 1,037 rushing yards, Bob Stimac with 434 passing yards, and Bill Whitley with 239 receiving yards.[3] Offensive tackle Joe Barbee was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[4]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Waynesburg* | W 26–0 | |||
| October 1 | Western Reserve |
| W 65–0 | ||
| October 8 | at Baldwin Wallace* | Berea, OH | W 52–7 | ||
| October 16 | Ohio |
| L 7–14 | ||
| October 23 | at Marshall | W 41–20 | |||
| October 30 | Bowling Green |
| W 28–25 | ||
| November 6 | at Akron* | W 58–18 | [5] | ||
| November 13 | John Carroll* |
| W 27–14 | ||
| November 20 | Western Michigan |
| W 20–13 | ||
| December 5 | vs. Delaware* | L 7–19 | 3,000 | [6] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kent State Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
- ^ Don Plath (November 7, 1954). "Mariano's Magic Befuddles Zips, 58-18". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cartwright, Al (December 6, 1954). "Delaware Rally Conquers Kent State Foe and Thrills Refrigerator Bowl Territory". The News Journal. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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