| 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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MAC champion | |
Tangerine Bowl, L 18–21 vs. Tampa | |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 6–5–1 (4–1 MAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Dick Scesniak (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dennis Fitzgerald (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at Akron* | T 13–13 | 25,121 | ||
| September 16 | 8:00 p.m. | at Louisville* | L 0–34 | 20,122 | ||
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | Ohio | W 37–14 | 8,215 | ||
| September 30 | 1:30 p.m. | San Diego State* |
| L 0–14 | 5,415–5,421 | [1] |
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Western Michigan |
| L 12–13 | 7,738 | |
| October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | at Bowling Green | W 14–10 | 20,507 | ||
| October 21 | 1:30 p.m. | Xavier* |
| W 26–16 | 15,487–15,497 | [2] |
| October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Northern Illinois* | L 7–28 | 12,126 | ||
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Marshall* | W 16–14 | 12,425 | ||
| November 11 | at Miami (OH) | W 21–10 | 7,165 | |||
| November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Toledo |
| W 27–9 | 20,715 | |
| December 29 | vs. Tampa | L 18–21 | 20,062 | |||
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Kent State players in the NFL
[edit]- Linebacker Jack Lambert went on to a career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[4] Running Back Larry Poole also played a number of years in the NFL with Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Houston.
References
[edit]- ^ "San Diego 14, Kent State 0". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. October 1, 1972. p. 6-E. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent wins, Matsko has big game". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 22, 1972. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Kent State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
- ^ "Jack Lambert". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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