1940 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1940 Kent State Golden Flashes football Ohio Athletic Conference OAC 8–1 4–0 Donald Starn 6th Rockwell Field The 1940 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University during the 1940 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Donald Starn, the Golden Flashes compiled an 8–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 186 to 43.2016 Kent State Football Record Book Kent State University D5 October 4, 2016 http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdfKent State Yearly Results (1940-1944) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse October 4, 2016 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kent_state/1940-1944_yearly_results.php October 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161005125030/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kent_state/1940-1944_yearly_results.php dead It marked their final season at Rockwell Field. Kent State was ranked at No. 265 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule September 21 w y y 1940 Bluffton Beavers Bluffton Rockwell Field Kent, OH 37–0 September 28 w y 1940 Assumption Purple Warriors Assumption (ON) Rockwell Field Kent, OH 26–0 October 5 w y 1940 Hiram Terriers Hiram Rockwell Field Kent, OH 26–0 October 12 w 1940 Mount Union Purple Raiders Mount Union Rockwell Field Kent, OH 26–0 October 18 w y 1940 Findlay Oilers Findlay Findlay, OH 13–0 October 26 w y y 1940 Washington & Jefferson Presidents Washington & Jefferson Cameron Stadium Washington, PA 31–0 November 2 w y Bowling Green Bowling Green, OH rivalry 13–0 Crippled Falcons Lose; Brudzinski Indispensible; [sic] Ed Mussill Lost To Team For Rest Of Season The Daily Sentinel-Tribune November 4, 1940 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119093609/crippled-falcons-lose-brudzinski/ Newspapers.com November 9 l y y Akron Rubber Bowl Akron, OH rivalry 7–23 November 16 w y 1940 Baldwin–Wallace Yellow Jackets Baldwin–Wallace Berea, OH 16–7 References Kent State Category:Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Kent State Golden Flashes football