1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1981 record 3–8 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach Ed Chlebek (1st year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Miami 6 – 1 – 1     8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 3 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 2 – 6 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0     0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–8 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 172 to 144.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ron Pittman with 648 rushing yards, Bill Willows with 913 passing yards, and Todd Feldman with 470 receiving yards.[3][4] Two Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Charlie Grandjean and linebacker Russ Hedderly.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1981 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ↑ "1981 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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