1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1962 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kent State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their 17th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–6 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 107.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dick Merschman with 555 rushing yards, Jim Flynn with 605 passing yards, and Dick Wolf with 119 receiving yards.[3] Running back Dick Merschman was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Dayton*
W 22–714,500[5]
September 22Xavier*
L 8–910,000[6]
September 29Ohio
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–219,500[7]
October 6at Miami (OH)
L 14–2310,958[8]
October 13Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 23–148,000[9]
October 20at Bowling Green
L 6–4512,262[10]
October 27Toledo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 20–187,000[11]
November 3Western Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 6–195,000[12]
November 10at Louisville*
L 8–295,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [14]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1962 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D41.
  5. ^ "Kent upsets Dayton, 22–7". The Pittsburgh Press. September 16, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Flashes tumble, 9–8". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1962. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats blank Kent State, 21–0". The Plain Dealer. September 30, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Unbeaten Miami spills Kent St. eleven, 23–14". The Blade. October 7, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kent State defeats Marshall University". The Ironton Tribune. October 14, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bowling Green romps past Kent State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 21, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kent registers 20–18 victory over TU". The Blade. October 28, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Broncs bust Kent". The Dayton Daily News. November 4, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Louisville routs Kent State 29–8". The Park City Daily News. November 11, 1962. Retrieved March 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1962 Kent State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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