1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Miami (OH) + 5 1 0 9 1 0
Western Michigan + 5 1 0 7 3 0
Bowling Green 4 2 0 6 3 0
Ohio 3 3 0 5 5 0
Kent State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Toledo 1 5 0 2 7 1
Marshall 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against MAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 211 to 161.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Don Fitzgerald with 1,245 rushing yards, Ron Swartz with 879 passing yards, and Billy Blunt with 287 receiving yards.[3] Five Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: defensive end Don Abbott, offensive guard Jon Brooks, halfback Don Fitzgerald, defensive back Lou Harris, and linebacker Bill Landis.[4]

Don Fitzgerald set NCAA Division 1 football records for most rushes in a game (47) and in a season (296).[5] He finished second in the nation in total yards and set the MAC rushing record with 749 yards in 6 conference games.[6]

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D7. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1966 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Record Book, p. D17-D19.
  4. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  5. ^ 1967 Kent State Football Media Guide, Kent State University, 1967, p. 31.
  6. ^ Id.