1965 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

1965 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 5–4–1 (3–2–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Leo Strang (2nd season)

Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1966 ->

1965 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Bowling Green \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Miami (OH) \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Western Michigan | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Kent State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Marshall | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Toledo | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Ohio | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1965 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 144 to 114.[1][2] The season marked Kent's first winning season in a half-decade, its first as a major college program, and its longest unbeaten streak since 1956 that was not surpassed until 1973.[3][4]

The team's statistical leaders included Willie Asbury with 998 rushing yards, Ron Mollric with 407 passing yards, and Billy Blunt with 337 receiving yards.[5] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: halfback Willie Asbury, offensive tackle Jon Brooks, defensive back Pat Gucciardo, and offensive guard Ed Musbach.[6] Asbury ,who went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was the MAC Offensive Player of the Year.[7]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| at Xavier*|

* Xavier Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 14–21| 12,235| [8]
September 25| Dayton*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 14–6| |
October 2| at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| W 27–10| |
October 9| Miami (OH)|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 24–13| |
October 16| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| T 10–10| |
October 23| Bowling Green|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH (rivalry)

| L 6–7| 19,000|
October 30| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 3–7| |
November 6| at Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| L 6–21| 30,323|
November 13| Marshall|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 33–13| |
November 20| Louisville*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 7–6| |

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D6. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. ^ "1965 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. ^ 2023 Kent State Football Record Book, Kent State University, 2023, pp. 7-8, 10, kentstatesports.com/documents/2023/8/28/2023_Football_record_book.pdf Retrieved September 3, 2024.
4. ^ 1965 Kent State Media Guide, Kent State University, 1965, p.10 (Kent became a major college program in 1962).
5. ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
6. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D41–D42.
7. ^ Kent State 2023 Football Record Book, supra, pp. 43, 48.
8. ^ "Kent loses opener to Xavier, 21–14". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 19, 1965. Retrieved May 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues|

* Rockwell Field (1920–1940)
* Memorial Stadium (1941–1968)
* Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Akron: Wagon Wheel
* Bowling Green: Anniversary Award

Culture & lore|

* The Marching Golden Flashes

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

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