1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1976 Kent State Golden Flashes was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ball State $ 4 1 08 3 0
Kent State 6 2 08 4 0
Ohio 6 2 07 4 0
Western Michigan 6 3 07 4 0
Central Michigan 4 3 07 4 0
Bowling Green 4 3 06 5 0
Miami (OH) 2 4 03 8 0
Toledo 2 6 03 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 02 9 0
Northern Illinois 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Their statistical leaders included Art Best with 1,030 rushing yards, Mike Whaylen with 822 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 415 receiving yards.[1][2] Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: wide receiver Kim Featsent, offensive tackle Tom Jesko, linebacker Jack Lazor, placekicker Paul Marchese, and defensive lineman Mike Zele.[3]

Attack sites in 1976

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Central MichiganW 20–10
September 18OhioL 12–14
September 25at Iowa State*L 7–4732,658
October 2Air Force*W 24–19
October 9Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–12
October 16at Bowling GreenL 13–17
October 23at Virginia Tech*L 14–4237,000[4]
October 30Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 38–13
November 6at Hawaii*W 27–617,447
November 13at Miami (OH)W 24–17
November 20Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–9
November 25Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  2. "1976 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  4. "Flashes do turkey trot...in the wrong direction". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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