1960 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–3 record (4–2 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 129 to 118.[1]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 MAC)
Headcoach
- Trevor J. Rees (15th season)
HomestadiumMemorial Stadium
| 1960 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–2 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Bowling Green | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Marty Grosjean with 482 rushing yards, Jim Flynn with 423 passing yards, and Bob Gusbar with 301 receiving yards.[2] Offensive lineman Bob Gusbar was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | at Baldwin–Wallace* |
| W 16–6 | [4] | |
| October 1 | Ohio | L 8–25 | 9,500 | [5] | |
| October 8 | at Miami (OH) | W 22–19 | 10,687 | [6][7] | |
| October 15 | Marshall |
| W 22–6 | 5,000 | [8][9] |
| October 22 | at Bowling Green |
| L 0–28 | 11,800 | [10][11] |
| October 29 | Toledo |
| W 18–13 | 9,500 | [12][13] |
| November 5 | Western Michigan |
| W 10–3 | 12,000 | [14][15] |
| November 11 | at Louisville* | L 8–22 | 3,633 | [16][17] | |
| November 19 | at Dayton* | W 14–7 | 5,500 | [18] | |
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