1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo $ 8 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 6 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Western Michigan 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Ohio 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kent State 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ball State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northern Illinois 2 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1981 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 172 to 144.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Ron Pittman with 648 rushing yards, Bill Willows with 913 passing yards, and Todd Feldman with 470 receiving yards.[3][4] Two Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive back Charlie Grandjean and linebacker Russ Hedderly.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Western Michigan
L 17–20[6]
September 19Akron*
W 17–613,169[7]
September 26at Iowa State*
L 19–2850,594[8]
October 3at Miami (OH)
L 13–2020,080[9]
October 10Northern Illinoisdagger
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 31–1021,053[10]
October 17at Ball State
W 17–7[11]
October 24at Central Michigan
L 3–24[12]
October 31at Bowling Green
L 7–13[13]
November 7Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 13–710,342[14]
November 14at Toledo
L 0–17[15]
November 21Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–203,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1981 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ^ "1981 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. ^ "Western Michigan 20, Kent State 17". St. Petersburg Times. September 13, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kent State stops Akron, 17–6". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Crutch leads the way as Cyclones roll, 28–19". The Gazette. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami nips Kent by TD". The Lima News. October 4, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kent State cages Huskies". The Dispatch. October 11, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Boise is busy in BSU defeat". Chronicle Tribune. October 18, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "CMU flashes past Kent State with ease". The Grand Rapids Press. October 25, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Turnovers lead to Kent State loss". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Kent State edges Eastern Michigan". The Plain Dealer. November 8, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Toledo loses quarterback, ramps Kent". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Ohio University downs Flashes in finale, 20–7". The Plain Dealer. November 22, 1981. Retrieved November 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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