1962 Kent State

3–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Mid-American Conference), coached by Trevor Rees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1962, game by game: won at Dayton 22–7; lost vs. Xavier 8–9; lost vs. Ohio 0–21; lost at Miami (OH) 14–23; won vs. Marshall 23–14; lost at Bowling Green 6–45; won vs. Toledo 20–18; lost vs. Western Michigan 6–19; lost at Louisville 8–29+15−39Won 22–7 at Dayton+15DaytonLost 8–9 vs. Xavier-1XavierLost 0–21 vs. Ohio-21OhioLost 14–23 at Miami (OH)-9Miami (OH)Won 23–14 vs. Marshall+9MarshallLost 6–45 at Bowling Green-39Bowling GreenWon 20–18 vs. Toledo+2ToledoLost 6–19 vs. Western Michigan-13Western MichiganLost 8–29 at Louisville-21Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 29–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1962.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠185
Coach
Trevor Rees
Elo
1331 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.1 No. 98 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1962 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Bowling Green5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Ohio5–⁠18–⁠3
Miami (OH)3–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Western Michigan3–⁠35–⁠4
Kent State2–⁠43–⁠6
Toledo1–⁠53–⁠6
Marshall0–⁠54–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.