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: Dennis Fitzgerald Conference: Mid-American-
1976 Season Highlights
Dennis Fitzgerald enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kent State.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Central Michigan
20
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Ohio
12
14
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Iowa State
7
47
L
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Air Force
24
19
W
@ Cleveland, OH
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Western Michigan
24
12
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Bowling Green State
13
17
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Virginia Tech
14
42
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Eastern Michigan
38
13
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Hawaii
27
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Miami Ohio
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Toledo
35
9
W
Thu., Nov. 25 vs.
Northern Illinois
42
0
W
1976 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 280
Scoring Average 23.3
Points Allowed 206
Defense Average 17.2
Opponents Record 51-70
Conference Record 6-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.