1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
| 1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1959 record | 5–3 (3–3 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their 14th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–3 record (3–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 144 to 124.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included John Martin with 391 rushing yards, Dick Mostardo with 164 passing yards, and Lou Perry with 141 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 25 | Baldwin–Wallace* | W 46–12 | |
| October 3 | at Ohio | L 0–46 | |
| October 10 | Miami (OH) |
| W 14–6 |
| October 17 | at Marshall | W 46–7 | |
| October 24 | Bowling Green |
| L 8–25 |
| October 31 | at Toledo | W 14–7 | |
| November 7 | at Western Michigan | L 0–7 | |
| November 21 | Louisville* |
| W 16–14 |
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References[]
- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Kent State Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
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