1955 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1955
| team = Kent State Golden Flashes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–2–1
| conf_record = 4–1–1
| head_coach = Trevor J. Rees
| hc_year = 10th
| captain =
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1955 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1955 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 184 to 87.{{cite web|title=2016 Kent State Football Record Book|publisher=Kent State University|page=D6|accessdate=October 4, 2016|url=http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Kent State Yearly Results (1955-1959)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=October 4, 2016|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kent_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|archive-date=October 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005195836/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kent_state/1955-1959_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}
The team's statistical leaders included fullback Mike Norcia with 600 rushing yards, Bob Stimac with 428 passing yards, and Ken Redin with 102 receiving yards.2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19. Norcia was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = t
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
| site_stadium = UD Stadium
| site_cityst = Dayton, OH
| score = 13–26
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets|title=Baldwin–Wallace}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 33–2
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Peden Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, OH
| score = 20–14
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 39–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 7–19
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Glass Bowl
| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
| score = 27–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1955|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 14–0
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Waldo Stadium
| site_cityst = Kalamazoo, MI
| score = 25–14
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/331/stats/13492 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}
References
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