The 1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.
In their first season under head coach Dave Puddington, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9 record (1–5 against MAC opponents), finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 101.
[3][4] Defensive tackle Jim Corrigall was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.
[5] Puddington was hired as Kent State's head football coach in December 1967.
He had been the head football coach at Washington University in St. Louis from 1962 to 1967.