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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: Ron Blackledge
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1920  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Ron Blackledge enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Eastern Kentucky  14   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Akron  13   15   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Ball State  10   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Ohio  13   43   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Western Michigan  18   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Bowling Green State  17   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Eastern Michigan  10   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Central Michigan  21   44   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Northern Illinois  0   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Miami Ohio  8   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Toledo  3   29   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average11.5
  Points Allowed298
  Defense Average27.1
  Opponents Record54-41
  Conference Record1-8
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Michigan 10-0-1291133 8-0-1229101  Herb Deromedi
Toledo 7-3-1213190 7-1-1199110  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Western Michigan 6-5186127 5-4142103  Elliot Uzelac
Ball State 6-5272191 4-4200152  Dwight Wallace
Ohio 6-5238174 4-4166143  Brian Burke
Miami Ohio 6-5223142 3-413290  Thomas Tom Reed
Bowling Green 4-7194265 3-5139180  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Eastern Michigan 2-8-1113236 1-6-165181  Mike Stock
Kent State 1-10127298 1-8100266  Ron Blackledge
Northern Illinois 5-5-1177206   Pat Culpepper

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.