1983 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern Illinois $ 8 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Toledo 7 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Bowling Green 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Ball State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Miami (OH) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 3 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kent State 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 9 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1983 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Scesniak, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 260 to 157.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included O.D. Underwood with 531 rushing yards, Stu Rayburn with 1,461 passing yards, and Ken Hughes with 575 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Akron*
L 6–1337,111[5]
September 10at Syracuse*
L 10–2224,605[6]
September 24Northern Illinois
L 7–388,321[7]
October 1at Central Michigan
L 7–1323,163[8]
October 8at Miami (OH)
L 7–2724,975[9]
October 15Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 13–177,300[10]
October 22Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 20–214,000[11]
October 29at Toledo
L 34–3719,473[12]
November 5Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 37–13[13]
November 12Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 13–214,100[14]
November 19at Bowling Green
L 3–3811,100[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "1983 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ^ "1983 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Akron hands Kent 14th loss in row". The Plain Dealer. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "5 field goals lift Syracuse". Omaha World-Herald. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Weak Kent State stumbles to 16th straight loss 38–7". St. Petersburg Times. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mistake-prone CMU holds on to beat Kent". The Saginaw News. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami overcomes mistakes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ball State tops Kent State". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flashes prove Murphy's Law one more time". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Toledo just another almost in Kent streak". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Kent State beats EMU to end 21-game losing streak". Detroit Free Press. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Faulkner, defense victory keys for Broncos". The Kalamazoo Gazette. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "A good day for records, bad day for Kent". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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