1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football team information
American college football season
1956Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
7–2 (4–2 MAC)
Head coach
Trevor J. Rees (11th season)
Home stadium
Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Mid-American Conference football standings
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bowling Green $
5
–
0
–
1
8
–
0
–
1
Miami (OH)
4
–
0
–
1
7
–
1
–
1
Kent State
4
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Marshall
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Ohio
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Western Michigan
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
7
–
0
Toledo
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
1
$ – Conference champion
The 1956 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1956 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–2 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 208 to 76.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Ron Fowler with 522 rushing yards, Ken Horton with 703 passing yards, and Dick Mihalus with 238 receiving yards.[3] End Gino Gioia and fullback Luke Owens were selected as first-team All-MAC players.[4]
^"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.
^2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
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