1942 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1942 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1942 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Donald Starn, Kent State compiled a 5–3 record.[1]

1942 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumKent State Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1941
1946 →
1942 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Northern $ 5 0 1 6 1 1
John Carroll 3 0 1 3 2 3
Oberlin 4 1 0 5 3 0
Toledo 1 0 1 4 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace 2 1 0 6 2 0
Wooster 4 3 0 6 3 0
Kent State 1 1 0 5 3 0
Findlay 2 3 0 5 4 1
Heidelberg 2 3 0 4 4 0
Wittenberg 1 2 1 1 5 1
Kenyon 1 2 0 5 2 0
Case 1 2 0 4 4 0
Muskingum 1 4 0 3 4 2
Capital 1 4 0 3 4 0
Mount Union 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ashland 0 1 0 0 1 0
Otterbein * 2 0 0 5 1 1
Marietta * 1 0 0 2 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not complete for championship

Kent State was ranked at No. 313 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[2]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at ToledoToledo, OHL 14–26[3]
October 3FindlayW 6–0[4]
October 10at Miami (OH)*L 7–53[5]
October 17Wright-Patterson Fields*
  • Kent State Athletic Field
  • Kent, OH
W 24–03,000[6]
October 24Western Reserve*
  • Kent State Athletic Field
  • Kent, OH
L 13–28[7]
October 31at Bowling Green*Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)W 7–02,500[8]
November 7Hiram*Hiram, OHW 20–0[9]
November 14at Akron*W 23–6[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Toledo Downs Kent By 26-14". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1942. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kent State In Close Victory". Dayton Daily News. October 4, 1942. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Miami Shows Power To Defeat Kent State Eleven By Score Of 53-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1942. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pylons Lose 24 To 0 Tilt To Kent State". Dayton Daily News. October 18, 1942. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kent Extends Cleveland Foe In 28-13 Loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1942. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Flashes Upset Bowling Green By 7-0 Count". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1942. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kent Jolts Hiram, 20-0". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 8, 1942. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent Thumps Zippers, 23-6". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 15, 1942. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.