1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Charley Molnar (4th season)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  1996
1998  
1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x$  7 1   10 3  
Miami (OH)  6 2   8 3  
Ohio  6 2   8 3  
Bowling Green  3 5   3 8  
Kent State  3 5   3 8  
Akron  2 7   2 9  
West Division
Toledo x  7 1   9 3  
Western Michigan  6 2   8 3  
Ball State  4 4   5 6  
Eastern Michigan  4 5   4 7  
Central Michigan  1 7   2 9  
Northern Illinois  0 8   0 11  
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Corrigall, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 490 to 337. [1] [2]

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The team's statistical leaders included running back Astron Whatley with 876 rushing yards, quarterback Jose Davis with 2,707 passing yards, and wide receiver Eugene Baker with 1,549 receiving yards. [3] [4] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Whatley, Baker, offensive guard Bob Hallen, and offensive tackle Steve Zahursky. [5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at Ohio L 7–31
September 67:00 p.m.at No. 9 Youngstown State *L 23–4417,974
September 133:30 p.m. Marshall L 17–4211,021
September 20at Eastern Michigan W 41–38
October 42:00 p.m. UCF *
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 43–5910,584
October 11 Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 26–62
October 18at Western Michigan L 27–50
October 25 Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 60–37
November 1 Bowling Green
W 29–20
November 8at Akron L 35–45
November 22at Navy *L 29–62
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 6 Jose Davis So
TE 46 Jason Gavadza Redshirt.svg  So
QB 13 Todd Goebbel Jr
TE 82 Dan Goodspeed Jr
C 66 Bob Hallen Sr
QB 18Brian Magrell Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 10Jon Rapella Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 19Zach Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-01-30

References

  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. "1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17-D19.
  4. "1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.