1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Dave Puddington, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 101.[1][2]

1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 Ohio $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Miami (OH) 5 1 0 7 3 0
Bowling Green 3 2 1 6 3 1
Toledo 3 2 1 5 4 1
Western Michigan 2 4 0 3 6 0
Kent State 1 5 0 1 9 0
Marshall 0 6 0 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Don Nottingham with 727 rushing yards, Steve Trustdorf with 773 passing yards, and Doug Smith with 247 receiving yards.[3][4] Defensive tackle Jim Corrigall was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]

Puddington was hired as Kent State's head football coach in December 1967. He had been the head football coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1962 to 1967.[6]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at Dayton*L 10–24
September 21Buffalo*L 13–21
September 28Ohio
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–31
October 5at Miami (OH)L 0–24
October 12Western Michigan
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–14
October 19at Bowling GreenL 7–30
October 26Toledo
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 12–28
November 2at Louisville*L 9–23
November 9at MarshallW 36–12
November 16Xavier*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 7–23[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1968 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. ^ "1968 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. ^ "WU Coach to Kent State: Puddington Quits". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 13, 1967. p. 5D.
  7. ^ "Final defeat is saddest". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.