1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against MAC opponents), finished in tenth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 298 to 127.^[1][2]

1979 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	1–10 (1–8 MAC)
Head coach	Ron Blackledge (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	8	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Toledo	7	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Western Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Ohio	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Miami (OH)	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Bowling Green	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Kent State	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The team's statistical leaders included J.C. Stafford with 497 rushing yards, Jeff Morrow with 1,284 passing yards, and Mike Moore with 334 receiving yards.^[3][4] Punter Jeff Morrow was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Eastern Kentucky*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–17	11,045	[6]
September 15	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 13–15	21,645	[7]
September 22	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 10–35	4,000	[8]
September 29	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 13–43		[9]
October 6	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 18–13		[10]
October 13	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 17–28		[11]
October 20	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 10–14		[12]
October 27	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–44	3,500	[13]
November 3	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 0–25	15,365	[14]
November 10	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 8–35		[15]
November 17	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 3–29	16,879	[16]
*Non-conference game