1969 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1969 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–5 (1–4 MAC)
Head coach	Dave Puddington (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 Toledo $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Bowling Green	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ohio	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Kent State	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 13	Dayton *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 24–14
September 20	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 0–35
September 27	at Xavier *	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 23–7	[6]
October 4	at Buffalo *	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 17–8
October 11	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 13–33
October 18	Bowling Green	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 17–43
October 25	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 17–43
November 1	Louisville *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 35–6
November 8	Marshall *	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	L 20–31
November 15	Miami (OH)	Memorial Stadium Kent, OH	W 17–14
*Non-conference game

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. "Flashes 'outfight' Xavier". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 28, 1969. Retrieved May 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.