The 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State Golden Flashes

Kent State University's intercollegiate athletic teams are known as the Golden Flashes or simply as the Flashes. The university fields sixteen varsity athletic teams, all of whom play in the Mid-American Conference and in the NCAA's Division I...

 football team represented Kent State University

Kent State University

Kent State University is a public research university located in Kent, Ohio, United States. The university has eight campuses around the northeast Ohio region with the main campus in Kent being the largest...

 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

Nick Saban

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 (Alabama Crimson Tide) and Gary Pinkel

Gary Pinkel

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 (Missouri Tigers

Missouri Tigers

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) would play on the team.

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Team Players in the NFL

• Linebacker Jack Lambert would go on to a career in the National Football League with the Pittsburgh Steelers.