1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1963 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Marshall 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Toledo 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 107.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Asbury with 349 rushing yards, Ron Mollric with 293 passing yards, and Tom Zuppke with 122 receiving yards.[3]

On October 23, 1963, Trevor Rees announced his resignation as Kent State's head football coach, effective at the end of the 1963 season. He compiled a 92–63–5 in 18 years as Kent State's coach, but at the time of his announcement, his teams had gone 5–17–1 since the start of the 1961 season.[4][5] After Rees announced his resignation, the team won three of four games to conclude the 1963 season.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Xavier*
T 7–77,844[6]
October 5at Ohio
L 0–209,200[7]
October 12Miami (OH)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–3011,200[8]
October 19at Western Michigan
L 12–2610,200[9]
October 26Bowling Green
L 3–1810,000[10]
November 2at Toledo
W 20–04,200[11]
November 9Louisville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 26–76,123[12]
November 16Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–143,500[13]
November 23Dayton*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 23–03,500[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [15]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "1963 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. ^ "Trevor Rees Quits As Kent Mentor". Mansfield (OH) News-Journal. October 23, 1963. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Too Little ... Lately". Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1963. p. 49.
  6. ^ "Mollric hero for Flashes". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "OU tops Kent State". The Lima News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miami romps, 30–8". The Lima News. October 13, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "WMU gets first win". The Grand Rapids Press. October 20, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "BG sputters, then buries Kent, 18–3". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kent State, 20–0". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kent State downs Louisville 26–7; K-State's late surge tops Taylor". Lexington Herald-Leader. November 10, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Marshall gridders prove better acrobats, 14–8". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 17, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Kent State wins, 23–0". The Florida Times-Union. November 24, 1963. Retrieved March 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Schedule/Results (1963 Kent State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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