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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: Ed Chlebek
Conference: Mid-American-

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1920  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 Ed Chlebek enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Western Michigan  17   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Akron  17   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Iowa State  19   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Miami Ohio  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Northern Illinois  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Ball State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Central Michigan  3   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Bowling Green State  7   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Eastern Michigan  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Toledo  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Ohio  7   20   L       
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored144
  Scoring Average13.1
  Points Allowed172
  Defense Average15.6
  Opponents Record52-56
  Conference Record3-6
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1981 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Toledo 9-3270170Won  27-258-121386  Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Central Michigan 7-4223131 7-219795  Herb Deromedi
Miami Ohio 8-2-1199154 6-1-115288  Thomas Tom Reed
Western Michigan 6-5206170 5-4182146  Elliot Uzelac
Bowling Green 5-5-1155132 5-3-114884  Dennis E. Denny Stolz
Ohio 5-6228257 5-4202219  Brian Burke
Kent State 4-7144172 3-6108138  Ed Chlebek
Ball State 4-7157218 2-6112156  Dwight Wallace
Northern Illinois 3-8160217   Bill Mallory
Eastern Michigan 0-1188338 0-974296  Mike Stock

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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