1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team information
American college football season
1973Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
9–2 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Don James (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator
Dick Scesniak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Fitzgerald (3rd season)
Home stadium
Dix Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 15 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
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, a defensive back for the Golden Flashes the previous three seasons, was a graduate assistant on James' staff during the 1973 season.
The team included brothers Larry Poole, a tailback, and Tommie Poole, a defensive tackle.[3]
Don James was credited with turning a "mediocre" Kent State program into a MAC power in his four years as head coach.[4] The team's 9–2 record in 1973 was the best in program history.[5]
^"2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^"1973 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^Cite error: The named reference Bro was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"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.
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