1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team - Wikipedia

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1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (1–8 MAC)
Head coach	Ron Blackledge (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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 (OH)	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 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]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Eastern Kentucky*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–17	11,045	^[6]
September 15	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 13–15	21,645	^[7]
September 22	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 10–35	4,000	^[8]
September 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–43		^[9]
October 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 18–13		^[10]
October 13	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 17–28		^[11]
October 20	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 10–14		^[12]
October 27	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–44	3,500	^[13]
November 3	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0–25	15,365	^[14]
November 10	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 8–35		^[15]
November 17	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 3–29	16,879	^[16]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "1979 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
^ "1979 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
^ "Kent victim of mistakes". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Zips foil conversion, trip KSU". The Plain Dealer. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cardinals bust loose behind Bornholdt, 35–10". Palladium-Item. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kent State falls". The Daily Oklahoman. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morrow's TD pass rallies Kent State to 18–13 victory". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowling Green 28, Kent State 17". The Indianapolis Star. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hurons come from behind, 14–10". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "CMU rolls in 4th, drubs Kent State". The Muskegon Chronicle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Northern tops Kent by 25–0". The Rock Island Argus. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "91-yard pass play helps Miami wallop Kent". The Plain Dealer. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "At 1–10, Blackledge not relieved it's over". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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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