1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1949 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 5–3 record.

1949 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (2–0 OAC)
Head coach	Trevor J. Rees (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1949 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Muskingum $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kent State	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Heidelberg	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Denison	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wooster	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Otterbein	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mount Union	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wittenberg	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Capital	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Akron	0	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Marietta	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kenyon	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23		Western Reserve*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 20–23
September 30		Mount Union	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 13–11
October 7		at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 6–34
October 14		Central Michigan*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 26–12
October 29		Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 27–0
November 5		at Bowling Green*	Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 6–19	6,898
November 12		Akron	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 47–0
November 18	9:00 p.m.	at Northern Illinois*	Dekalb Township High School football field DeKalb, IL	W 21–19	3,000
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time