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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: Paul Haynes
Conference: Mid-American-East

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1920 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

Paul Haynes enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kent State.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Penn State	13	33	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. North Carolina A&T	36	39	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Monmouth	27	7	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Alabama	0	48	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Akron	27	31	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Buffalo	44	20	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Miami Ohio	14	18	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Ohio	10	14	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Central Michigan	27	24	W
Tue., Nov. 8	vs. Western Michigan	21	37	L
Tue., Nov. 15	@ Bowling Green State	7	42	L
Fri., Nov. 25	vs. Northern Illinois	21	31	L

2016 Season Totals
Record	3-9
Points Scored	247
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	344
Defense Average	28.7
Opponents Record	70-49
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	2-4

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Mid-American-East Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ohio	8-6	368	317	Lost 23-28	6-3	198	163	Frank Solich
Miami Ohio	6-7	297	309	Lost 16-17	6-2	199	168	Chuck Martin
Akron	5-7	329	403		3-5	169	242	Terry Bowden
Bowling Green	4-9	326	490		3-6	265	269	Mike Jinks
Kent State	3-9	247	344		2-6	171	217	Paul Haynes
Buffalo	2-10	198	388		1-7	142	273	Lance Leipold

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Mid-American Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.