1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1979 record 1–10 (1–8 MAC)
Head coach Ron Blackledge (2nd year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Central Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 1     10 – 0 – 1
Toledo 7 – 1 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Miami 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Bowling Green 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against MAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 298 to 127.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included J.C. Stafford with 497 rushing yards, Jeff Morrow with 1,284 passing yards, and Mike Moore with 334 receiving yards.[3][4] Punter Jeff Morrow was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1979 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. ↑ "1979 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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