▁represented ▁Kent ▁State ▁University ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Mid - American ▁Conference ▁( MA C ) ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁college ▁football ▁season . ▁In ▁their ▁third ▁and ▁final ▁season ▁under ▁head ▁coach ▁Dave ▁P ud d ington , ▁the ▁Golden ▁Flash es ▁compiled ▁a ▁ 3 – 7 ▁record ▁( 1 – 4 ▁against ▁MAC ▁oppon ents ), ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁MAC , ▁and ▁were ▁out sc ored ▁by ▁all ▁oppon ents ▁by ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 2 2 ▁to ▁ 1 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁team ' s ▁statistical ▁leaders ▁included ▁full back ▁Don ▁Not ting ham ▁with ▁ 7 9 8 ▁r ushing ▁yards ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁points ▁scored , ▁quarter back ▁Steve ▁Bro der ick ▁with ▁ 7 5 7 ▁passing ▁yards , ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Mur rey ▁with ▁ 1 6 5 ▁receiving ▁yards . ▁Center ▁Fred ▁Bl os ser ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁a ▁first - team ▁All - MA C ▁player . ▁Other ▁notable ▁players ▁on ▁the ▁team ▁included ▁Nick ▁S aban , ▁Gary ▁P inkel , ▁John ▁Mat sko , ▁and ▁line back er ▁Jim ▁Cor rig all ▁( l ater ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Kent ▁State ). ▁ ▁The ▁Kent ▁State ▁shoot ings ▁of ▁May ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁focused ▁attention ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁Kent ▁State ▁football ▁team , ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁academic ▁year ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 0