1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football team information
American college football season
1975Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference
Mid-American Conference
Record
4–7 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach
Dennis Fitzgerald (1st season)
Home stadium
Dix Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Mid-American Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 12 Miami (OH) $
6
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Central Michigan
4
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
Ball State
4
–
2
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Bowling Green
4
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Ohio
3
–
3
–
1
5
–
5
–
1
Toledo
4
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Northern Illinois
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Kent State
1
–
6
–
0
4
–
7
–
0
Western Michigan
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Fitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (1–6 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 202.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Dan Watkins with 916 rushing yards, Greg Kokal with 1,754 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 563 receiving yards.[3][4] Defensive back Cedric Brown was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]
Dennis Fitzgerald was hired as Kent State's head football coach in January 1975. Fitzgerald had been Kent State's defensive coordinator under Don James, who resigned in December 1974.[6][7]
^"2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^"1975 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
^"1975 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
^"Fitzgerald Named Kent Grid Coach". Akron Beacon Journal. January 9, 1975. p. E1.
^"Kent Choice A Formality". Akron Beacon Journal. January 10, 1975. p. A11.
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