Leo Strang took over for Rees in 1964, and under his tutelage, the Golden Flashes struggled, compiling a 16–21–2 record. Rees retired as Kent State head coach following the 1963 season. Rees would guide the team to its first bowl appearance in the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl. The next season saw the Golden Flashes join the Mid-American Conference. In 1950, the team opened their first true stadium, Memorial Stadium, by defeating Marietta College 57–0. During his tenure, which lasted 18 seasons, the Flashes would post winning seasons in all but 5 of them. In 1946, the program was revived after the conclusion of World War II under head coach Trevor Rees, who would coach the Flashes to their first era of consistent success. The team finished third in both 19, going 3–0 and 2–0 respectively in conference play. During their time in the OAC, the Flashes never won a conference title, but did finish second in 1940 with a 4–0 conference record. Donald Starn, who coached Kent State from 1935–1942, the Flashes would begin to taste success, posting winning seasons in 1938 (6–2), 1940 (8–1), and 1942 (5–3). Kent State joined the Ohio Athletic Conference beginning in the 1931 season, playing in the OAC through the 1950 season except for the 1943–1945 seasons, which were canceled due to American involvement in World War II. Kent State posted their first winning season in 1928, going 4–2–2. The streak finally ended with a 6–6 tie with the Indiana (PA) Normal School in 1925, the game which preceded Kent State's first true victory. The streak began with the second most lopsided loss in school history, an 82–0 loss to Slippery Rock. Following the 7–6 loss to West Liberty, a new shutout streak began which lasted 8 games, in which the Flashes, then known as the "Silver Foxes" went 0–6–2. During that streak, Kent State would suffer the worst loss in school history, a 118–0 loss to Baldwin–Wallace College, also in 1923. Outside the forfeited win in 1920, Kent State would fail to score in their first 14 games, posting a record of 0–13–1 before finally putting points on the board in a 7–6 win against West Liberty in 1923. The team would not record their first true victory until November 14, 1925, a 7–6 win over West Liberty State College. Ignatius College of Cleveland, but the game was not played and counted as a forfeit win for Kent. The final game of the season was a home game scheduled against St. The first Kent State home football game was held November 6, a 7–0 loss to sister school Bowling Green. The team played their first game October 30, 1920, against Ashland College, a 6–0 loss under coach Paul Chandler. While there was hope the team would return for the 1915 season, no team was established until 1920. The team played two practice games against local high schools, but was discontinued by the athletic board and faculty to focus on basketball season. The first attempt to establish a football team was in 1914, one year after the first classes were held on campus and four years after the school was founded in 1910. See also: List of Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Early history (1920–1970) Following the 2022 season, Kenni Burns was selected as head coach for the Golden Flashes. The Golden Flashes played their first game in 1920 and since 1969 have played their home games at Dix Stadium. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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