1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
The 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 300 to 131.[1][2] Nick Saban was a graduate assistant on James' staff during the 1973 season.
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
1973 record | 9–2 (4–1 MAC) |
Head coach | Don James (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dennis Fitzgerald (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Miami $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 15 | Louisville* | W 10–3 | |
September 22 | at Ohio | W 35–7 | |
September 29 | at San Diego State* |
| L 9–17 |
October 6 | at Western Michigan | W 39–15 | |
October 13 | Bowling Green |
| W 21–7 |
October 20 | Eastern Michigan |
| W 34–20 |
October 27 | at Utah State* |
| W 27–16 |
November 3 | Marshall* |
| W 35–3 |
November 10 | Miami (OH) |
| L 10–20 |
November 17 | at Toledo | W 52–16 | |
November 24 | Central Michigan |
| W 28–7 |
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- Reference:[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Gerald Tinker | Wide Receiver | 2 | 44 | Atlanta Falcons |
Jack Lambert | Linebacker | 2 | 46 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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References
- "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- "1973 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- "Kent State University – 1973". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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