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1975 Kent State

4–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dennis Fitzgerald.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1975, game by game: won at UL Monroe 31–29; won vs. Virginia Tech 17–11; lost at Ohio 21–23; lost at Northern Illinois 15–38; won at Western Michigan 22–17; lost vs. Bowling Green 9–35; lost vs. Central Michigan 8–17; lost at West Virginia 13–38; won vs. Marshall 30–21; lost vs. No. 16 Miami (OH) 8–27; lost at Toledo 28–33+9−26Won 31–29 at UL Monroe+2UL MonroeWon 17–11 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechLost 21–23 at Ohio-2OhioLost 15–38 at Northern Illinois-23Northern Illino…Won 22–17 at Western Michigan+5Western MichiganLost 9–35 vs. Bowling Green-26Bowling GreenLost 8–17 vs. Central Michigan-9Central MichiganLost 13–38 at West Virginia-25West VirginiaWon 30–21 vs. Marshall+9MarshallLost 8–27 vs. No. 16 Miami (OH)-19No. 16 Miami (OH)Lost 28–33 at Toledo-5Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13atUL MonroeW 31–⁠2962%
Sep 20vsVirginia TechW 17–⁠1169%
Sep 27atOhioL 21–⁠2349%
Oct 4atNorthern IllinoisL 15–⁠3868%
Oct 11atWestern MichiganW 22–⁠1776%
Oct 18vsBowling GreenL 9–⁠3540%
Oct 25vsCentral MichiganL 8–⁠1775%
Nov 1atWest VirginiaL 13–⁠3827%
Nov 8vsMarshallW 30–⁠2182%
Nov 15vs16Miami (OH)L 8–⁠2722%
Nov 22atToledoL 28–⁠3351%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Toledo 33–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
202–⁠289
Coach
Dennis Fitzgerald
Elo
1411 −132 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 90 of 132; offense No. 62, defense No. 108
SRS
−10.0 No. 108 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 7Larry “Abdul Salaam” Faulk DENew York Jets

1975 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Miami (OH)6–⁠011–⁠112
Central Michigan4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Ball State4–⁠29–⁠2
Bowling Green4–⁠28–⁠3
Toledo4–⁠45–⁠6
Ohio3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Northern Illinois2–⁠33–⁠8
Kent State1–⁠64–⁠7
Western Michigan0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.