1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio $ 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Miami (OH) 4 –1 –15 –3 –2
Bowling Green 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Marshall 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Western Michigan 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Kent State 1 –5 –03 –5 –1
Toledo 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Xavier*
T 7–7[6]
October 5at Ohio
L 0–20
October 12Miami (OH)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–30
October 19at Western Michigan
L 12–26
October 26Bowling Green
L 3–18
November 2at Toledo
W 20–0
November 9Louisville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 26–7
November 16Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–14
November 23Dayton*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 23–0
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "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.


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