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1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Scesniak (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Fitzgerald (4th season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Miami (OH) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
Ohio 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Toledo 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kent State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Western Michigan 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–4 record (2–3 against MAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents 254 to 161.

The team's statistical leaders included Larry Poole with 1,070 rushing yards, Greg Kokal with 1,265 passing yards, and Ken Dooner with 451 receiving yards. Six Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Cedric Brown, tight end Ken Dooner, defensive end Marvin Elliott, defensive lineman Larry Faulk, running back Larry Poole, and center Henry Waszczuk.

After the season on December 23, James resigned and departed for the University of Washington in Seattle. He was credited with turning a "mediocre" Kent State program into a MAC power in four years; their 9–2 record in 1973 was the best in program history.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Central Michigan*W 21–1416,825–18,325
September 14at Syracuse*W 20–1420,798
September 21OhioL 0–2015,267
September 28at Eastern Michigan*W 13–012,000
October 5Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 28–611,357
October 12at Bowling GreenL 10–2610,493
October 19Utah State*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 24–279,722
October 26Akron*W 51–1415,200
November 2at Marshall*W 35–79,121
November 9at No. 13 Miami (OH)L 17–197,400
November 16Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–147,400
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. "1974 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. "1974 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 coach is Huskies' choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. December 23, 1974. p. 19.
  7. "UW: Kent State's James". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 12.
  8. "James: Challenge excites me". Akron Beacon Journal. (Ohio). December 24, 1974. p. B4.
  9. "Rose Bowl in James' plans at UW". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. December 24, 1974. p. 13.
  10. "Kent Survives, 21–14". The Lansing State Journal. September 8, 1974. p. C1.
  11. "Final 1874 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  12. "Kent State dumps Orange". Star Gazette. September 15, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Kent Attack Dies Without Kokal". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 22, 1974. pp. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Record FG Helps Kent Sink EMU". Detroit Free Press. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Kent offense too much for Western". Battle Creek Enquirer. October 6, 1974. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "BG dims Flashes MAC title hopes". Journal News. Hamilton, Ohio. October 13, 1974. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Ags Grind Out 27-24 Win Over Kent State". The Herald Journal. Logan, Utah. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. Ray Yannucci (October 27, 1974). "Kokal, Dooner Set Records In Flashes' Rout Of Zips". Akron Beacon Journal. pp. D1, D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. Strat Douthat (November 3, 1974). "Kent State Stomps Thundering Herd". The Raleigh Register. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Poole paces Kent State". The Journal News. November 17, 1974. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. "Kent 35 Toledo 14". News Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. November 17, 1974. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
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