1977 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1977 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1977 record 6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach Dennis Fitzgerald (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Ron Blackledge (1st year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dennis Fitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 241 to 200.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Roper with 630 rushing yards, Mike Whalen with 534 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 549 receiving yards.[3][4] 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.[5]

Dennis Fitzgerald resigned as Kent State's head coach in March 1978 to accept a position as an assistant coach at Syracuse. In three years as Kent State's head coach, he compiled an 18-16 record.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1977 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. ↑ "1977 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. ↑ "Kent State Names Blackledge". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 5, 1978. p. B3.
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