1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1972 Kent State Golden Flashes football
MAC champion
Tangerine Bowl, L 18–21 vs. Tampa
Conference	Mid-American Conference
1972 record	6–5–1 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach	Don James (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Dick Scesniak (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Fitzgerald (2nd year)
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^#	Site	Result
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.

↑ "Kent State University – 1972". College Football Reference. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
↑ "Jack Lambert". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 6, 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 Statistical leaders

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 2016

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