1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 7–4 (2–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dennis Fitzgerald (4th season) |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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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1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 7–4 (2–3 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dennis Fitzgerald (4th season) |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
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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