1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1973 record	9–2 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach	Don James (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Scesniak (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Fitzgerald (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

1973 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#15/17 Miami (OH) $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Kent State	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Bowling Green	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ohio	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 against MAC opponents), finished in second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 300 to 131.^[1][2] Nick Saban was a graduate assistant on James' staff during the 1973 season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 15	Louisville*		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	W 10–3
September 22	at Ohio		Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio	W 35–7
September 29	at San Diego State*		San Diego Stadium • San Diego	L 9–17
October 6	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan	W 39–15
October 13	Bowling Green		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	W 21–7
October 20	Eastern Michigan		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	W 34–20
October 27	at Utah State*		Romney Stadium • Logan, Utah	W 27–16
November 3	Marshall*		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	W 35–3
November 10	Miami (OH)		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	L 10–20
November 17	at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio	W 52–16
November 24	Central Michigan		Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio	W 28–7
*Non-conference game.

• Reference:^[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Gerald Tinker	Wide Receiver	2	44	Atlanta Falcons
Jack Lambert	Linebacker	2	46	Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1973 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
3. "Kent State University – 1973". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
4. "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.