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The 1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the team compiled a 4–4 record (3–1 against OAC opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 95 to 89.[1]

Record4–4 (3–1 OAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
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1947 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record4–4 (3–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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1947 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Denison $6–0–09–0–0
Findlay4–0–09–1–0
Heidelberg6–1–07–1–0
John Carroll5–1–06–3–0
Toledo3–1–09–2–0
Kent State3–1–04–4–0
Baldwin–Wallace4–2–05–4–0
Ohio Wesleyan4–2–06–2–1
Wittenberg4–4–04–5–0
Muskingum3–3–05–3–0
Kenyon1–1–03–4–0
Wooster4–5–04–5–0
Mount Union3–4–05–4–0
Ohio Northern2–4–02–5–1
Oberlin1–2–03–4–1
Wilmington (OH)1–2–02–6–0
Akron2–5–02–6–0
Ashland1–3–03–5–0
Marietta1–3–02–5–0
Otterbein1–4–02–6–1
Capital1–6–02–6–1
Case0–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Kent State was ranked at No. 160 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Kent, Ohio.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27vs. Mount Union
W 13–615,000[3]
October 4vs. Miami (OH)*L 7–3514,118[4]
October 11at WoosterWooster, OHL 6–13[5]
October 18Kalamazoo*daggerW 13–06,000[6]
October 25at Bowling Green*Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)L 18–21[7]
November 1John Carroll
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 26–76,000[8]
November 14Akron
W 6–015,000[9]
November 21at Youngstown*Youngstown, OHL 0–1314,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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