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1941 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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The 1941 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Donald Starn, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–5–1 record.[1] It was their first season at the new Athletic Field, which replaced their original home of Rockwell Field.[2]

Record2–5–1 (1–3 OAC)
Headcoach
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1941 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record2–5–1 (1–3 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKent State Athletic Field
Seasons
 1940
1942 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1941 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Case $400710
Toledo200740
Ohio Northern501611
Bowling Green401520
Denison511711
Wooster511511
Kenyon410520
Heidelberg520620
Otterbein420530
Wittenberg340440
Muskingum240350
John Carroll121251
Kent State130251
Marietta130160
Capital140241
Baldwin–Wallace021341
Ashland030050
Findlay040350
Oberlin040070
Mount Union060170
  • $ Conference champion
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The team won the first two games by a combined total of 84 to 0.[1] In the season opener, the team scored a 58–0 victory over Bluffton. It was the largest single-game point total in the history of the Kent State football program, surpassing the 54 points scored against Buffalo in 1938. The Golden Flashes scored 52 of their points in the second half, including 33 points in the fourth quarter.[3]

In the final six games of the season, the Golden Flashes did not win another game and were outscored by a total of 100 to 25.[1]

The roster included an African-American back, Grady Jackson, a sophomore transfer student from Mercer.[3] Joe Mileski was the team's quarterback and punter.[4]

Kent State was ranked at No. 212 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Bluffton*W 58–02,500[3]
October 3Findlay
  • Donnell Memorial Stadium
  • Findlay, OH
W 26–0[4]
October 10at CaseL 6–74,500[6]
October 18West Liberty State Teachers*
  • Kent State Athletic Field
  • Kent, OH
T 0–0[7]
October 25at Western Reserve*L 0–283,500[8]
November 1Bowling Green
  • Kent State Athletic Field
  • Kent, OH (rivalry)
L 6–123,000[9]
November 8John Carroll
  • Kent State Athletic Field
  • Kent, OH
L 0–12[10]
November 15at Akron*L 13–417,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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