1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football

MAC champion

Tangerine Bowl, L 18–21 vs. Tampa

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 6–5–1 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach|

* Don James (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Dick Scesniak (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Dennis Fitzgerald (2nd season)
Home stadium| Dix Stadium

Seasons

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1973 ->

1972 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Kent State $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 1
Bowling Green | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Western Michigan | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Miami (OH) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Toledo | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ohio | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Golden Flashes offense scored 191 points while the defense allowed 196 points. Led by head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes participated in the Tangerine Bowl. Future college head coaches Nick Saban (Alabama) and Gary Pinkel (Missouri) played on the team, along with future Pittsburgh Steelers and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Jack Lambert.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 9| at Akron*|

* Rubber Bowl
* Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)

| T 13–13| 25,121|
September 16| at Louisville*|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Louisville, KY

| L 0–34| |
September 23| Ohio|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 37–14| |
September 30| San Diego State*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 0–14| 5,421| [1]
October 7| Western Michigan|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 12–13| |
October 14| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)

| W 14–10| |
October 21| Xavier*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 26–16| 15,487| [2]
October 28| at Northern Illinois*|

* Huskie Stadium
* DeKalb, IL

| L 7–28| |
November 4| at Marshall*|

* Fairfield Stadium
* Huntington, WV

| W 16–14| |
November 11| at Miami (OH)|

* Miami Field
* Oxford, OH

| W 21–10| |
November 18| Toledo|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 27–9| |
December 29| vs. Tampa|

* Tangerine Bowl
* Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)

| L 18–21| 20,062|

* *Non-conference game

## Kent State players in the NFL

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* Linebacker Jack Lambert went on to a career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[3] Running Back Larry Poole also played a number of years in the NFL with Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Houston.

## References

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1. ^ "San Diego 14, Kent State 0". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. October 1, 1972. p. 6-E. Retrieved March 16, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Kent wins, Matsko has big game". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 22, 1972. Retrieved January 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Jack Lambert". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.

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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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Mid-American Conference football champions

* Cincinnati (1947)
* Miami (OH) (1948)
* Cincinnati (1949)
* Miami (OH) (1950)
* Cincinnati (1951)
* Cincinnati (1952)
* Ohio (1953)
* Miami (OH) (1954)
* Miami (OH) (1955)
* Bowling Green (1956)
* Miami (OH) (1957)
* Miami (OH) (1958)
* Bowling Green (1959)
* Ohio (1960)
* Bowling Green (1961)
* Bowling Green (1962)
* Ohio (1963)
* Bowling Green (1964)
* Bowling Green & Miami (OH) (1965)
* Miami (OH) & Western Michigan (1966)
* Ohio & Toledo (1967)
* Ohio (1968)
* Toledo (1969)
* Toledo (1970)
* Toledo (1971)
* Kent State (1972)
* Miami (OH) (1973)
* Miami (OH) (1974)
* Miami (OH) (1975)
* Ball State (1976)
* Miami (OH) (1977)
* Ball State (1978)
* Central Michigan (1979)
* Central Michigan (1980)
* Toledo (1981)
* Bowling Green (1982)
* Northern Illinois (1983)
* Toledo (1984)
* Bowling Green (1985)
* Miami (OH) (1986)
* Eastern Michigan (1987)
* Western Michigan (1988)
* Ball State (1989)
* Central Michigan & Toledo (1990)
* Bowling Green (1991)
* Bowling Green (1992)
* Ball State (1993)
* Central Michigan (1994)
* Toledo (1995)
* Ball State (1996)
* Marshall (1997)
* Marshall (1998)
* Marshall (1999)
* Marshall (2000)
* Toledo (2001)
* Marshall (2002)
* Miami (OH) (2003)
* Toledo (2004)
* Akron (2005)
* Central Michigan (2006)
* Central Michigan (2007)
* Buffalo (2008)
* Central Michigan (2009)
* Miami (OH) (2010)
* Northern Illinois (2011)
* Northern Illinois (2012)
* Bowling Green (2013)
* Northern Illinois (2014)
* Bowling Green (2015)
* Western Michigan (2016)
* Toledo (2017)
* Northern Illinois (2018)
* Miami (OH) (2019)
* Ball State (2020)
* Northern Illinois (2021)
* Toledo (2022)
* Miami (OH) (2023)
* Ohio (2024)

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