1938 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1938 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1938 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Donald Starn, Kent State compiled a 6–2 record (3–2 against OAC opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 69.^[1] The team opened the season with five consecutive victories, including back-to-back shutouts over Alfred Holbrook (49–0) and Buffalo (54–0).^[1] The team's 54 points scored against Buffalo was the most in school history to that point and also included a school record for most points in a quarter (27 points in the third quarter).^[2] The team then lost two of its last three games, including a 7–3 loss in the 10th match in its rivalry with Bowling Green.^[1]

1938 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	6–2 (3–2 OAC)
Head coach	Donald Starn (4th season)
Home stadium	Rockwell Field
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
John Carroll $	4	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Wooster	4	–	0	–	2			5	–	0	–	3
Ohio Northern	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Capital	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Muskingum	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mount Union	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Kent State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Toledo	0	–	0	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green	2	–	2	–	2			3	–	2	–	3
Case	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
Oberlin	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Kenyon	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Marietta	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Findlay	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Otterbein	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Heidelberg	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Ashland	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Albion*	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 17–0		^[3]
October 1	at Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH	W 22–6		^[4]
October 7	at Findlay	Findlay, OH	W 13–7		^[5]
October 15	Alfred Holbrook*	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 49–0		^[6]
October 22	Buffalo*	Rockwell Field Kent, OH	W 54–0		^[2]
October 28	at John Carroll	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	L 6–27		^[7]
November 5	at Bowling Green	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 7–3	5,000	^[8]^[9]
November 12	Baldwin–Wallace	Rockwell Field, Kent, Ohio	L 6–26		^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. "Kent Runs Up Big Score Against Invading Bisons". The Zanesville Times-Signal. October 23, 1938. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Heavier Kent State Eleven Mows Down Albion, 17-0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1938. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kent State Winner Over Heidelberg Eleven For First Time In Six Years". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 2, 1938. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Kent Tops Findlay". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 8, 1938. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Kent Makes New Record In Beating Holbrook, 49-0". The Zanesville Times-Signal. October 16, 1938. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Hackim, Lincoln (October 29, 1938). "John Carroll Overpowers Kent State, Wins By 27–6". Akron Beacon Journal. p. 10.
8. "Falcons Lose Tough One To Kent 7 To 3: Penalty In Crucial Moment Spells Doom For Bee Gee". The Daily Sentinel-Tribune. November 7, 1938. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kent State Gets "Break" To Defeat Bowling Green". The Zanesville Times-Signal. November 6, 1938. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "B.W. 26, Kent State 6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. AP. November 13, 1938. p. 34.