1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Record| 4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach|

* Ed Chlebek (1st season)

Home stadium| Dix Stadium

Seasons

<- 1980

1982 ->

1981 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Toledo $  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Miami (OH) | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Central Michigan | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Bowling Green | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Western Michigan | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Ohio | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Kent State | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Ball State | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Northern Illinois | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Eastern Michigan | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 172 to 144.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ron Pittman with 648 rushing yards, Bill Willows with 913 passing yards, and Todd Feldman with 470 receiving yards.[3][4] Two Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Charlie Grandjean and linebacker Russ Hedderly.[5]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 12| Western Michigan|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 17–20| | [6]
September 19| Akron*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH (rivalry)

| W 17–6| 13,169| [7]
September 26| at Iowa State*|

* Cyclone Stadium
* Ames, IA

| L 19–28| 50,594| [8]
October 3| at Miami (OH)|

* Miami Field
* Oxford, OH

| L 13–20| 20,080| [9]
October 10| Northern Illinois|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 31–10| 21,053| [10]
October 17| at Ball State|

* Ball State Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| W 17–7| | [11]
October 24| at Central Michigan|

* Perry Shorts Stadium
* Mount Pleasant, MI

| L 3–24| | [12]
October 31| at Bowling Green|

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

| L 7–13| | [13]
November 7| Eastern Michigan|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| W 13–7| 10,342| [14]
November 14| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| L 0–17| | [15]
November 21| Ohio|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| L 7–20| 3,000| [16]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. ^ "1981 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
4. ^ "1981 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
5. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
6. ^ "Western Michigan 20, Kent State 17". St. Petersburg Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Kent State stops Akron, 17–6". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Crutch leads the way as Cyclones roll, 28–19". The Gazette. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Miami nips Kent by TD". The Lima News. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Kent State cages Huskies". The Dispatch. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Boise is busy in BSU defeat". Chronicle Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "CMU flashes past Kent State with ease". The Grand Rapids Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Turnovers lead to Kent State loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Kent State edges Eastern Michigan". The Plain Dealer. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Toledo loses quarterback, ramps Kent". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Ohio University downs Flashes in finale, 20–7". The Plain Dealer. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 - 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

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