1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
Central Michigan 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Ball State 4 –2 –09 –2 –0
Bowling Green 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Ohio 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Toledo 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Northern Illinois 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Kent State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Western Michigan 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Fitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 202.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dan Watkins with 916 rushing yards, Greg Kokal with 1,754 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 563 receiving yards.[3][4] Defensive back Cedric Brown was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]

Dennis Fitzgerald was hired as Kent State's head football coach in January 1975. Fitzgerald had been Kent State's defensive coordinator under Don James, who resigned in December 1974.[6][7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Northeast Louisiana*
W 31–298,000[8]
September 20Virginia Tech*
W 17–1113,871[9]
September 27at Ohio
L 21–23
October 4at Northern Illinois
L 15–38
October 11at Western Michigan
W 22–17
October 18vs. Bowling Green
L 9–35
October 25Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–17
November 1at West Virginia*
L 13–3829,670
November 8Marshall*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 30–21
November 15No. 16 Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 8–27
November 22at Toledo
L 28–33
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1975 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. ↑ "1975 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. ↑ "Fitzgerald Named Kent Grid Coach". Akron Beacon Journal. January 9, 1975. p. E1.
  7. ↑ "Kent Choice A Formality". Akron Beacon Journal. January 10, 1975. p. A11.
  8. ↑ "Kent State is pressed, but hangs on to win". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 14, 1975. p. D1. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kokal leads Kent". Dayton Daily News. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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