1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1973 record 9–2 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach Don James (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Dick Scesniak (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator Dennis Fitzgerald (3rd year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15/17 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Kent State 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Ohio 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 300 to 131.[1][2] Nick Saban was a graduate assistant on James' staff during the 1973 season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 15 Louisville* Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio W 10–3  
September 22 at Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio W 35–7  
September 29 at San Diego State* San Diego Stadium • San Diego L 9–17  
October 6 at Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan W 39–15  
October 13 Bowling Green Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio W 21–7  
October 20 Eastern Michigan Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio W 34–20  
October 27 at Utah State* Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah W 27–16  
November 3 Marshall* Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio W 35–3  
November 10 Miami (OH) Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio L 10–20  
November 17 at Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio W 52–16  
November 24 Central Michigan Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio W 28–7  
*Non-conference game.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Gerald TinkerWide Receiver2 44 Atlanta Falcons
Jack Lambert Linebacker246 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1973 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kent State University – 1973". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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