The 1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an

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team that represented

Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in As ...

in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the

1949 college football season The 1949 college football season finished with four teams that were unbeaten and untied-- Notre Dame, Oklahoma, California, and Army had won all their games at season's end. Notre Dame, however, was the overwhelming choice for national champion ...

. In its fourth season under head coach

Trevor J. Rees Trevor J. Rees (October 22, 1913 – January 2, 1999) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Rees was born on October 22, 1913, in Dover, Ohio. He attended Dover High School (Dover, Ohio), Dover High School, ...

, Kent State compiled a 5–3 record.

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Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons

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