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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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.