1980 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1980
| team = Kent State Golden Flashes
| sport = football
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 3–8
| conf_record = 3–6
| head_coach = Ron Blackledge
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Dix Stadium
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{{1980 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1980 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–8 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 279 to 159.{{cite web|title=2016 Kent State Football Record Book|publisher=Kent State University|page=D7|accessdate=October 4, 2016|url=http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdf}}{{cite web|title=1980 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 4, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1980-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included Ron Pittman with 485 rushing yards, Pat Gladfelter with 745 passing yards, and Darren Brown with 419 receiving yards.2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.{{cite web|title=1980 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 4, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1980.html}} Defensive back Charlie Grandjean was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Fairfield Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 7–17
| attend = 18,051
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-mistakes-are-ke/139739260/|work=The Akron Beacon Journal|title=Mistakes are Kent's undoing|date=September 14, 1980|accessdate=January 28, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 3–31
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Perry Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 6–21
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 15–14
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 21–28
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| score = 3–24
| gamename = rivalry
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 35–12
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| opponent = Northern Illinois
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 14–35
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Ball State
| site_stadium = Ball State Stadium
| site_cityst = Muncie, IN
| score = 7–34
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Miami Field
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 14–49
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 34–14
| attend =
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References
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