1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against MAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 298 to 127.[1][2]

1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1979 record1–10 (1–8 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Central Michigan $ 8 0 1  10 0 1
Toledo 7 1 1  7 3 1
Western Michigan 5 4 0  6 5 0
Ball State 4 4 0  6 5 0
Ohio 4 4 0  6 5 0
Northern Illinois 3 3 1  5 5 1
Miami 3 4 0  6 5 0
Bowling Green 3 5 0  4 7 0
Eastern Michigan 1 6 1  2 8 1
Kent State 1 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included J.C. Stafford with 497 rushing yards, Jeff Morrow with 1,284 passing yards, and Mike Moore with 334 receiving yards.[3][4] Punter Jeff Morrow was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8Eastern Kentucky (Div. I-AA)*L 14–17
September 15at AkronL 13–15
September 22Ball StateL 10–35
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "1979 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. "1979 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.


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