1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Ohio + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kent State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Marshall 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 144.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 891 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 1,029 passing yards, and Will Perry with 601 receiving yards.[3] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive tackle Jim Corrigall, halfback Don Fitzgerald, and defensive back Lou Harris.[4]

Leo Strang resigned as Kent State's head football coach on November 21, 1967. He compiled a 16–21–2 record in four seasons as Kent State's head coach.[5]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Buffalo*
L 6–30
September 23Northern Illinois*
W 35–014,100[6]
September 30at Ohio
W 21–14
October 7Miami (OH)
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–21
October 14at Western Michigan
L 7–16
October 21Bowling Green
L 6–7
October 28at Toledo
L 13–14
November 4Louisville*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 28–21
November 11Marshall
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 41–2
November 18at Xavier*
W 31–198,294[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1967 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  5. ^ "Strang Quits As Kent State Coach". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2.
  6. ^ "Kent State Slams No. Illinois 35–0". Star Tribune. Associated Press. September 24, 1967. p. 4S. Retrieved December 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "XU ends campaignwith 'freek show;' Kent winner, 31–19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 19, 1967. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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