1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach	Leo Strang (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Toledo +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Ohio +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kent State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Marshall	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Kent State forfeited a conference win over Ohio.

The 1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 against conference opponents, finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 144. ^[1] Kent State defeated Ohio in conference play, by a score of 21–14, on September 30, but later forfeited that victory because an ineligible player, junior end Ted Chester, had played in the game for the Golden Flashes. Chester has also played the previous week, in 35–0 victory over Northern Illinois, but the Huskies refused to accept a forfeit. ^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 891 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 1,029 passing yards, and Will Perry with 601 receiving yards. ^[3] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive tackle Jim Corrigall, halfback Don Fitzgerald, and defensive back Lou Harris. ^[4]

Strang resigned as Kent State's head football coach on November 21, 1967 after closing out the season with successive wins over Louisville, Marshall, and Xavier. He compiled a 16–21–2 record in four seasons as Kent State's head coach, a .436 win-loss percentage. ^[2] Only one other Kent coach, with an equal or longer tenure, has posted a better win-loss percentage than Leo Strang since 1967. ^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Buffalo *	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–30
September 23	Northern Illinois *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 35–0	14,100	[6]
September 30	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 21–14 (forfeit)	18,565	[7]
October 7	Miami (OH)	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 7–21
October 14	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–16
October 21	Bowling Green	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 6–7
October 28	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 13–14
November 4	Louisville *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 28–21
November 11	Marshall	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 41–2
November 18	at Xavier *	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 31–19	8,294	[8]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Football Standings; Final Mid-American Conference". The Times Recorder . Zanesville, Ohio. November 25, 1967. p. 3B. Retrieved August 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
2. Dietrich, Phil (November 21, 1967). "Strang Quits As Kent State Coach". Akron Beacon Journal . Akron, Ohio. p. B2. Retrieved August 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
3. 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
4. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
5. 2023 Kent State Football Record Book, Kent State University, 2023, pp. 2-5. https://kentstatesports.com/documents/2023'8/28/2023_Football_record_book.pdf Retrieval September 3, 2024.
6. "Kent State Slams No. Illinois 35–0". Star Tribune . Associated Press. September 24, 1967. p. 4S. Retrieved December 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kent State Trips Ohio U. 21-14". Times Recorder . Zanesville, Ohio. United Press International. October 1, 1967. p. 1D. Retrieved August 29, 2024– via Newspapers.com .
8. "XU ends campaignwith 'freek show;' Kent winner, 31–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "1967 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
10. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.