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Kent State Football Team History


Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State University
 Kent, OH
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Capacity: 30,520
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jim Corrigall
Conference: Mid-American-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1920  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Jim Corrigall enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Aug. 28  @ Ohio  7   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Youngstown State  23   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Marshall  17   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Eastern Michigan  41   38   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Central Florida  43   59   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Miami Ohio  26   62   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Western Michigan  27   50   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Central Michigan  60   37   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Bowling Green State  29   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Akron  35   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Navy  29   62   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored337
  Scoring Average30.6
  Points Allowed490
  Defense Average44.5
  Opponents Record54-47
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record1-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Mid-American-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Marshall 10-3484259Lost  31-347-1287134  Bob Pruett
Miami Ohio 8-3412226 5-2270141  Randy Walker
Ohio 8-3301177 5-2189123  Jim Grobe
Kent State 3-8337490 3-4207280  Jim Corrigall
Bowling Green 3-8191341 2-5124181  Gary Blackney

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.