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: Dick Scesniak Conference: Mid-American-
1983 Season Highlights
Dick Scesniak enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kent State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Akron
6
13
L
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Syracuse
10
22
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Northern Illinois
7
38
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Central Michigan
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Miami Ohio
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Ball State
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Ohio
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Toledo
34
37
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Eastern Michigan
37
13
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Western Michigan
13
21
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Bowling Green State
3
38
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 157
Scoring Average 14.3
Points Allowed 260
Defense Average 23.6
Opponents Record 62-49
Conference Record 1-8
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.