Kent State Football Team History
Kent State Golden Flashes
 
	
		|  | Kent State University Kent, OH
 Founded: 1910
 Stadium: Dix Stadium
 Capacity: 30,520
 Colors: Blue & Gold
 Coach: Dean Pees
 Conference: Mid-American-East
 
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| 2001 Season Highlights |  | Dean Pees enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kent State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2001 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 1 | @
Iowa | 0 | 51 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 8 | vs. Bucknell | 38 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 22 | @
West Virginia | 14 | 34 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 29 | @
Akron | 10 | 14 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Bowling Green State | 7 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Northern Illinois | 44 | 34 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 20 | vs.
Buffalo | 35 | 13 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Ohio | 24 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Marshall | 21 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Ball State | 31 | 18 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 24 | vs.
Miami Ohio | 24 | 20 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 2001 Season Totals |  | Record | 6-5 |  | Points Scored | 248 |  | Scoring Average | 22.5 |  | Points Allowed | 281 |  | Defense Average | 25.5 |  | Opponents Record | 47-56 |  | Conference Record | 5-2 |  | Home Record | 4-1 |  | Away Record | 2-4 |  | 
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| 2001 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 2001 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2001 All Mid-American Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.