1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football
1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	3–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Corrigall (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Charley Molnar (4th season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Marshall x$	7	–	1	10	–	3
Miami (OH)	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ohio	6	–	2	8	–	3
Bowling Green	3	–	5	3	–	8
Kent State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Akron	2	–	7	2	–	9
West Division
Toledo x	7	–	1	9	–	3
Western Michigan	6	–	2	8	–	3
Ball State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	5	4	–	7
Central Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	9
Northern Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11
Championship: Marshall 34, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Jim Corrigall, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–8 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 490 to 337.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included running back Astron Whatley with 876 rushing yards, quarterback Jose Davis with 2,707 passing yards, and wide receiver Eugene Baker with 1,549 receiving yards.^[3]^[4] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Whatley, Baker, offensive guard Bob Hallen, and offensive tackle Steve Zahursky.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 28		at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 7–31
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 23–44	17,974
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 17–42	11,021
September 20		at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 41–38
October 4	2:00 p.m.	UCF*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 43–59	10,584
October 11		Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 26–62
October 18		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 27–50
October 25		Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 60–37
November 1		Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 29–20
November 8		at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 35–45
November 22		at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 29–62
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`6`	Jose Davis	So
TE	`46`	Jason Gavadza	So
QB	`13`	Todd Goebbel	Jr
TE	`82`	Dan Goodspeed	Jr
C	`66`	Bob Hallen	Sr
QB	`18`	Brian Magrell	Jr
QB	`10`	Jon Rapella	Fr
QB	`19`	Zach Williams	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Jim Corrigall

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lee Gissendaner (graduate assistant)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1998-01-30

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ "1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17-D19.
^ "1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.

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[1] "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

[2] "1997 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] "1997 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

[5] 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.

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1997 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Schedule

Roster

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