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1953 Kent State Golden Flashes football
1953 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–2 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (8th season);
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ohio $	5	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Miami (OH)	3	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Kent State	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Toledo	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Reserve	1	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Western Michigan	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Bowling Green	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1953 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1953 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 250 to 103.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Lou Mariano with 816 rushing yards, Don Burke with 577 passing yards, and Gino Gioia with 84 receiving yards.^[3] Fullback Jim Cullom and offensive tackle Al Kilgore were selected as first-team All-MAC players.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Waynesburg*	Waynesburg, PA	W 20–10
September 25	Fort Belvoir*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 6–7
October 3	at Western Reserve	Clarke Field Cleveland, OH	W 27–0
October 9	Baldwin–Wallace*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 14–13
October 17	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–40	10,417	^[5]
October 24	Marshall*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 27–7
October 31	at Bowling Green	University Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	W 41–7
November 7	Akron*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 54–19
November 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 40–0		^[6]
*Non-conference game