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1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record8–4 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ball State $ 4 1 0 8 3 0
Kent State 6 2 0 8 4 0
Ohio 6 2 0 7 4 0
Western Michigan 6 3 0 7 4 0
Central Michigan 4 3 0 7 4 0
Bowling Green 4 3 0 6 5 0
Miami (OH) 2 4 0 3 8 0
Toledo 2 6 0 3 8 0
Eastern Michigan 1 5 0 2 9 0
Northern Illinois 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1976 Kent State Golden Flashes was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.

Their statistical leaders included Art Best with 1,030 rushing yards, Mike Whaylen with 822 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 415 receiving yards.[1][2] Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: wide receiver Kim Featsent, offensive tackle Tom Jesko, linebacker Jack Lazor, placekicker Paul Marchese, and defensive lineman Mike Zele.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Central MichiganW 20–10
September 18OhioL 12–14
September 25at Iowa State*L 7–4732,658
October 2Air Force*W 24–19
October 9Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–12
October 16at Bowling GreenL 13–17
October 23at Virginia Tech*L 14–4237,000[4]
October 30Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 38–13
November 6at Hawaii*W 27–617,447
November 13at Miami (OH)W 24–17
November 20Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–9
November 25Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 42–0
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

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1976 Kent State Golden Flashes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Art Best Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 89 Mike McKibben So
DT 81 Mike Zele So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  2. ^ "1976 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  4. ^ "Flashes do turkey trot...in the wrong direction". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.