1931 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1931 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State College (later renamed Kent State University) during the 1931 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Merle E. Wagoner, Kent State compiled a 3–4 record and was outscored by a total of 80 to 58.[1]

1931 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Home stadiumRockwell Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wilberforce     8 0 0
Marquette     8 1 0
Saint Louis     8 1 0
Detroit     7 2 1
Western State Teachers (MI)     5 2 0
No. 11 Notre Dame     6 2 1
DePaul     6 3 0
Michigan State     5 3 1
Haskell     6 4 0
Michigan Tech     3 2 0
Michigan State Normal     3 2 1
Central State (MI)     4 3 0
John Carroll     4 4 2
Wittenberg     3 3 3
Kent State     3 4 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at OberlinOberlin, OHL 6–12[2]
October 10at Akron
L 6–12[3]
October 16at Mount UnionAlliance, OHL 0–25[4]
October 31at Baldwin–WallaceBerea, OHL 0–31[5]
November 7CapitalW 33–0[6]
November 14Otterbein
  • Rockwell Field
  • Kent, OH
W 6–0[7]
November 21Hiram
  • Rockwell Field
  • Kent, OH
W 7–0[8]

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oberlin 12, Kent Normal 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 4, 1931. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lester Kemp (October 11, 1931). "Akron Zippers Win Hard-Fought Game from Kent". The Cochocton Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mount Union Tops Kent State Flashes". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 17, 1931. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baldwin-Wallace Whips Teachers by 31-0 Victory". The Coshocton Tribune. November 1, 1931. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kent 33, Capital 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 8, 1931. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Blocked Punt Gives Kent 6-0 Win Over Otterbein". Dayton Daily News. November 15, 1931. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kent Whips Hiram". The Sandusky Journal. November 22, 1931. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.