Kent State Football Team History
Kent State Golden Flashes
 
	
		|  | Kent State University Kent, OH
 Founded: 1910
 Stadium: Dix Stadium
 Capacity: 30,520
 Colors: Blue & Gold
 Coach: Don James
 Conference: Mid-American-
 
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| 1971 Season Highlights |  | Don James enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kent State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1971 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 11 | @
North Carolina State | 23 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 18 | @
Cincinnati | 20 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 25 | @
Ohio | 21 | 37 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 2 | vs.
Iowa State | 14 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Western Michigan | 0 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Bowling Green State | 33 | 46 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 23 | @ Xavier | 24 | 13 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Northern Illinois | 7 | 26 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Marshall | 21 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 0 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Toledo | 6 | 41 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1971 Season Totals |  | Record | 3-8 |  | Points Scored | 169 |  | Scoring Average | 15.4 |  | Points Allowed | 304 |  | Defense Average | 27.6 |  | Opponents Record | 56-40 |  | Conference Record | 0-5 |  | Home Record | 1-4 |  | Away Record | 2-4 |  | 
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| 1971 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1971 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1971 All Mid-American Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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