1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
←  1975
1977  →
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

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.

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

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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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