1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Miami (OH) 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
Bowling Green 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Toledo 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Western Michigan 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Kent State 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Marshall 0 –6 –00 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Dave Puddington, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 101. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Don Nottingham with 727 rushing yards, Steve Trustdorf with 773 passing yards, and Doug Smith with 247 receiving yards. [3] [4] Defensive tackle Jim Corrigall was selected as a first-team All-MAC player. [5]

Puddington was hired as Kent State's head football coach in December 1967. He had been the head football coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1962 to 1967. [6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Dayton *
L 10–2413,888 [7]
September 21 Buffalo *
L 13–2116,488 [8]
September 28 Ohio
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–3115,000 [9]
October 5at Miami (OH)
L 0–2414,622 [10]
October 12 Western Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–149,000 [11]
October 19at Bowling Green
L 7–3016,214 [12]
October 26 Toledo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 12–2814,500 [13]
November 2at Louisville *
L 9–238,000 [14]
November 9at Marshall
W 36–125,000 [15]
November 16 Xavier *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–23 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

[17]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1968 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. ↑ "1968 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  6. ↑ "WU Coach to Kent State: Puddington Quits". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . December 13, 1967. p. 5D.
  7. ↑ "Flyers defeat Flashes". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 15, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Buffalo beats Kent despite record act". The Indianapolis Star. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bobcats claw Kent State". The Tampa Tribune-Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Miami throttles Kent State, 24–0". The Blade. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Western powers by Kent State, 14–0". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Bowling Green wins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Rockets outclass Kent State, 28–12". The Blade. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Kent State loses 8th in row, 23–9". The Plain Dealer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Kent easy winner in losers bowl". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 26, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Final defeat is saddest". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1968 Kent State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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