1978 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1978 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1978 record 4–7 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach Ron Blackledge (1st year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1978 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Ball State $ 8 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 8 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Miami 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 248 to 158.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Delaney with 440 rushing yards, Tom Delaney with 400 passing yards, and Mike Moore with 250 receiving yards.[3][4] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: linebacker Jack Lazor and defensive linemen Mike McKibben and Mike Zele.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1978 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. ↑ "1978 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
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