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
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

The 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 1973 college football season. The Golden Flashes offense scored 300 points while the defense allowed 131 points. Led by head coach Don James, the Golden Flashes were not ranked.

Schedule

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

Reference:^[1]

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

↑ "Kent State University – 1973". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
↑ "1974 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2012.

Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron (Wagon Wheel) Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015