1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1950

| team = Kent State Golden Flashes

| sport = football

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| conference = Ohio Athletic Conference

| short_conf = OAC

| record = 5–4

| conf_record = 2–1

| head_coach = Trevor J. Rees

| hc_year = 5th

| captain =

| stadium = Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1950 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 5–4 record.{{cite web|title=2016 Kent State Football Record Book|publisher=Kent State University|page=D6|accessdate=June 26, 2020|url=http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdf}} The season marked the opening of Memorial Stadium, which was built around the field where the team had been playing since 1941.

Schedule

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| timezone = Eastern

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|September 22|8:00 p.m.|at|Morris Harvey||Charleston, WV|L 0-7||{{cite news |last=Cubbedge |first=Bob |title=Optimism Rules In Kent Grid Camp |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/142784994/ |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |agency=Associated Press |date=September 22, 1950 |page=46 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Cubbedge |first=Bob |title=Mud, Off-Key Play Beat Kent, 7-0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal/142785059/ |newspaper=Akron Beacon Journal |location=Akron, Ohio |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 1950 |page=11 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|September 29||at|{{cfb link|year=1950|team=Mount Union Purple Raiders|title=Mount Union}}||Alliance, OH|L 14-19||

|October 7||at|John Carroll|Shaw Stadium|Cleveland, OH|L 7-48|6,200|{{cite news|title=Kent State 48-7 Loser To Carroll|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 8, 1950|pages=1C, 5C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54218013/kent-state-48-7-loser-to-carroll/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 14|||{{cfb link|year=1950|team=Marietta Pioneers|title=Marietta}}|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH|W 57-0||

|October 21|||Ohio|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH|W 35-13||

|October 27|||Northern Illinois State|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH|W 56-7||{{cite news |last1=Cubbedge |first1=Bob |title=Flashes Rip Huskies For 3rd Straight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96302046/the-akron-beacon-journal/ |access-date=February 23, 2022 |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=October 28, 1950 |page=13 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 4|||Bowling Green|Memorial Stadium|Kent, OH (rivalry)|W 19-6||{{cite news|title=Kent Spills Falcons, 19-6|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 5, 1950|pages=1C, 2C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54219907/kent-spills-falcons-19-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 11||at|Akron||Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)|W 19-7||

|November 18||at|New Hampshire|Wildcat Stadium|Durham, NH|L 7-13|7,000|{{cite news|title=N.H. Wins, 13-7, Stays Undefeated|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Leighton Gilman|date=November 19, 1950|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85681410/nh-wins-13-7-stays-undefeated/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/331/stats/13011 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

References

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