| 1963Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 3–5–1 (1–5 MAC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Ohio $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was anAmerican football team that representedKent State University in theMid-American Conference (MAC) during the1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coachTrevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 107.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Bill Asbury with 349 rushing yards, Ron Mollric with 293 passing yards, and Tom Zuppke with 122 receiving yards.[3]
On October 23, 1963, Trevor Rees announced his resignation as Kent State's head football coach, effective at the end of the 1963 season. He compiled a 92–63–5 in 18 years as Kent State's coach, but at the time of his announcement, his teams had gone 5–17–1 since the start of the 1961 season.[4][5] After Rees announced his resignation, the team won three of four games to conclude the 1963 season.[2]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | atXavier* | T 7–7 | 7,844 | [6] | |
| October 5 | atOhio | L 0–20 | 9,200 | ||
| October 12 | Miami (OH) |
| L 8–30 | 11,200 | |
| October 19 | atWestern Michigan | L 12–26 | 10,000 | ||
| October 26 | Bowling Green |
| L 3–18 | 10,000 | |
| November 2 | atToledo | W 20–0 | 4,200 | ||
| November 9 | Louisville* |
| W 26–7 | 6,123 | |
| November 16 | Marshall |
| L 8–14 | 3,500 | |
| November 23 | Dayton* |
| W 23–0 | 3,500 | |
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