1969 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1969 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record5–5 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1968
1970  →
1969 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo $ 5 –0 –011 –0 –0
Bowling Green 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
Miami (OH) 2 –3 –07 –3 –0
Ohio 2 –3 –05 –4 –1
Kent State 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
Western Michigan 1 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Dave Puddington, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–5 record (1–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 198 to 166. [1] [2] The 1969 season also marked the team's first year in the new Memorial Stadium, later named Dix Stadium. The stadium opened September 13 with a win over the Dayton Flyers, though was not fully completed until 1970.

The team's statistical leaders included Don Nottingham with 990 rushing yards, Steve Trustdorf with 442 passing yards, and Bob Fello with 222 receiving yards. [3] [4] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: center Fred Blosser, linebacker Jim Corrigall, and running back Don Nottingham. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 131:30 p.m. Dayton *
W 24–148,172 [6]
September 201:50 p.m.at Ohio
L 0–3517,062 [7]
September 278:00 p.m.at Xavier *
W 23–78,881 [8]
October 4at Buffalo *
W 17–88,368 [9]
October 111:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
L 13–3310,900 [10]
October 18 Bowling Green
L 0–717,628 [11]
October 25at Toledo
L 17–4314,931 [12]
November 1 Louisville *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–62,000 [13]
November 8 Marshall *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 20–314,244 [14]
November 15 Miami (OH)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 17–14> 1,000 [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1969 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. ↑ "1969 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. ↑ "Kent State wins 24–14 over Dayton". The Times Recorder. September 14, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Bryant ignites explosive Bobcats". The Blade. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Flashes 'outfight' Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Flashes' Bowersox is super". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Soph leads WMU over Kent, 33–13". Battle Creek Enquirer & News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Falcons shut out punchless Kent, 7–0 – or did they?". The Blade. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Toledo crushes Kent St., 43–17". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Kent State raps faltering U of L". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Kent is upset by Marshall". The Plain Dealer. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 19, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Weather only fit for Kent St. as Miami falls, 17–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Schedule/Results (1969 Kent State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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