1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team information
American college football season
1974Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
7–4 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Don James (4th season)
Offensive coordinator
Dick Scesniak (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Dennis Fitzgerald (4th season)
Home stadium
Dix Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
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
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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]
^"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.
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