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1977 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (5–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Blackledge (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Ball State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kent State 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Toledo 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dennis Fitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–5 record (5–4 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 241 to 200.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Roper with 630 rushing yards, Mike Whalen with 534 passing yards, and Kim Featsent with 549 receiving yards.[3][4] Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: wide receiver Kim Featsent, offensive tackle Tom Jesko, linebacker Jack Lazor, placekicker Paul Marchese, and defensive lineman Mike Zele.[5]

Dennis Fitzgerald resigned as Kent State's head coach in March 1978 to accept a position as an assistant coach at Syracuse. In three years as Kent State's head coach, he compiled an 18–16 record.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Illinois State*
W 33–147,796[7]
September 17at No. 12 Colorado*
L 0–4246,164[8]
September 24Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 13–12[9]
October 1at Ohio
W 44–23[10]
October 8at Western Michigan
W 20–16[11]
October 15Bowling Green
L 10–14[12]
October 22at Eastern Michigan
W 29–13[13]
October 29Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 18–21[14]
November 5Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 10–49[15]
November 12Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–255,421[16]
November 19at Toledo
W 23–126,782[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1977 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. ^ "1977 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. ^ "Kent State Names Blackledge". The Cincinnati Enquirer. April 5, 1978. p. B3.
  7. ^ "Kent State trounces Illinois State, 33–14". The Plain Dealer. September 11, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "CU rips Kent State". The Mercury. September 18, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flashes edge Ball State". Troy Daily News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent State downs Ohio". The Lima News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Kent State downs OhWestern's MAC title hopes fizzle in 20–16 loss to unbeaten Kent St.io". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kent State loses, 14–10, to Falcons". Springfield News-Sun. October 16, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Home still sweet for KSU coach". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 23, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Northern Illinois nicks Kent State". The Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1977. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "CMU keeps MAC hopes alive, blasts Kent St". The Saginaw News. November 6, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ John Seaburn (November 13, 1977). "Kent falls; only foes give 'toot'". The Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Flashes flash big smiles after victory over Toledo". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 20, 1977. Retrieved April 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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