1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1975 record 4–7 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach Dennis Fitzgerald (1st year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#12/16 Miami (OH) $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 4 – 1 – 1     8 – 2 – 1
Ball State 4 – 2 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Ohio 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Kent State 1 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Western Michigan 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' 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]

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.
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