1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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MAC Champions
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Tangerine Bowl vs. Tampa, L 18–21
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| 1972 record | 6–5–1 (4–1 MAC) |
| Head coach | Don James |
| Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
The 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 1972 college football season. The Golden Flashes offense scored 191 points while the defense allowed 196 points. Led by head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes participated in the Tangerine Bowl. Future college head coaches Nick Saban (Alabama) and Gary Pinkel (Missouri) played on the team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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| September 9 | at Akron* | Rubber Bowl • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | T 13–13 | ||||||
| September 16 | at Louisville* | Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY | L 0–34 | ||||||
| September 23 | Ohio | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 37–14 | ||||||
| September 30 | San Diego State* | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 0–14 | ||||||
| October 7 | Western Michigan | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | L 12–13 | ||||||
| October 14 | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | W 14–10 | ||||||
| October 21 | Xavier* | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 26–16 | ||||||
| October 28 | at Northern Illinois* | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | L 7–28 | ||||||
| November 4 | at Marshall* | Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, WV | W 16–14 | ||||||
| November 11 | at Miami (OH) | Miami Field • Oxford, OH | W 21–10 | ||||||
| November 18 | Toledo | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | W 27–9 | ||||||
| December 29 | vs. Tampa | Tangerine Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) | L 18–21 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
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Team players in the NFL
- Linebacker Jack Lambert went on to a career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers.[2]
