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1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 5 1 0 9 1 0
Ohio + 5 1 0 6 4 0
Miami (OH) 4 2 0 6 4 0
Western Michigan 4 2 0 5 4 0
Bowling Green 2 4 0 6 4 0
Kent State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Marshall 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1967 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1967 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–6 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 195 to 144.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 891 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 1,029 passing yards, and Will Perry with 601 receiving yards.[3] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive tackle Jim Corrigall, halfback Don Fitzgerald, and defensive back Lou Harris.[4]

Leo Strang resigned as Kent State's head football coach on November 21, 1967. He compiled a 16–21–2 record in four seasons as Kent State's head coach.[5]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1967 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. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  5. ^ "Strang Quits As Kent State Coach". Akron Beacon Journal. p. B2.