1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
| 1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (2–3 MAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Fitzgerald (4th season) |
| Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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| No. 10 Miami (OH) $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–4 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents 254 to 161.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Larry Poole with 1,070 rushing yards, Greg Kokal with 1,265 passing yards, and Ken Dooner with 451 receiving yards.[3][4] Six Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Cedric Brown, tight end Ken Dooner, defensive end Marvin Elliott, defensive lineman Larry Faulk, running back Larry Poole, and center Henry Waszczuk.[5]
After the season on December 23, James resigned and departed for the University of Washington in Seattle.[6][7] He was credited with turning a "mediocre" Kent State program into a MAC power in four years;[8] their 9–2 record in 1973 was the best in program history.[9]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | at Central Michigan* | W 21–14 | 16,825–18,325 | [10][11] | |
| September 14 | at Syracuse* | W 20–14 | 20,798 | [12] | |
| September 21 | Ohio | L 0–20 | 15,267 | [13] | |
| September 28 | at Eastern Michigan* | W 13–0 | 12,000 | [14] | |
| October 5 | Western Michigan |
| W 28–6 | 11,357 | [15] |
| October 12 | at Bowling Green | L 10–26 | 10,493 | [16] | |
| October 19 | Utah State* |
| L 24–27 | 9,722 | [17] |
| October 26 | Akron* |
| W 51–14 | 15,200 | [18] |
| November 2 | at Marshall* | W 35–7 | 9,121 | [19] | |
| November 9 | at No. 13 Miami (OH) | L 17–19 | 7,400 | [20] | |
| November 16 | Toledo |
| W 35–14 | 7,400 | [21] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "1974 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
- ^ "1974 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
- ^ "Kent State coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
- ^ "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
- ^ "James: Challenge excites me". Akron Beacon Journal. (Ohio). December 24, 1974. p. B4.
- ^ "Rose Bowl in James' plans at UW". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 13.
- ^ "Kent Survives, 21–14". The Lansing State Journal. September 8, 1974. p. C1.
- ^ "Final 1874 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ "Kent State dumps Orange". Star Gazette. September 15, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Record FG Helps Kent Sink EMU". Detroit Free Press. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent offense too much for Western". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 6, 1974. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BG dims Flashes MAC title hopes". Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio. October 13, 1974. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ags Grind Out 27-24 Win Over Kent State". The Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ray Yannucci (October 27, 1974). "Kokal, Dooner Set Records In Flashes' Rout Of Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Strat Douthat (November 3, 1974). "Kent State Stomps Thundering Herd". The Raleigh Register. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poole paces Kent State". The Journal News. November 17, 1974. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent 35 Toledo 14". News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. November 17, 1974. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
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