2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2013 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (1st year)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319)

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4		5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0		12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1		10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3		7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7		1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 PM	Liberty*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	20,790
September 7	12:00 PM	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 22–41	22,758
September 14	7:00 PM	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 13–45	89,113
September 21	3:30 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PN	BTN	L 0–34	92,371
September 28	7:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 32–14	15,503
October 5	3:30 PM	No. 23 Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TWCS	L 24–38	18,773
October 12	3:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	16,861
October 19	3:00 PM	at South Alabama*	Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL		L 21–38	14,351
October 26	3:30 PM	Buffalo	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TWCS	L 21–41	14,197
November 2	3:30 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	TWCS	L 7–16	20,239
November 13	8:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 24–6	8,573
November 19	8:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 44–13	17,181
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Game Summaries

Liberty

Liberty at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	3	7	0	10
• Golden Flashes	7	0	0	10	17

Date: August 29
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Game start: 6:00pm EST
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	Kent State, 38–10

Bowling Green

Bowling Green at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	7	17	10	7	41
Golden Flashes	8	14	0	0	22

Date: September 7
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Television network: ESPN Plus

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–55–6	2012	Kent State, 31–24

LSU

Kent State at #8 LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	0	13
• #8 Tigers	21	10	0	14	45

Date: September 14
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Penn State

Kent State at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 21
Location: Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2010	Penn State, 24–0

Western Michigan

Kent State at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Flashes	7	8	0	0	15
Broncos	0	7	0	0	7

Date: September 28
Location: Waldo Stadium
Kalamazoo, MI
Referee: Rod Snodgrass
Television network: ESPN3

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–33–1	2012	Kent State, 41–24

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–17	2012	Northern Illinois, 44–37

Ball State

Kent State at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 12
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2012	Kent State, 45–43

South Alabama

Kent State at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 19
Location: Ladd-Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	Kent State, 33–25

Buffalo

Buffalo at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 26
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2012	Kent State, 23–7

Akron

Kent State at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Zips	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 2
Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
Akron, OH

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–30–2	2012	Kent State, 35–24

Miami [OH]

Miami [OH] at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 13
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Television network: ESPN2 or U

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–46	2012	Kent State, 48–32

Ohio

Kent State at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 19
Location: Peden Stadium
Athens, OH
Television network: ESPN2 or U

Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–38–2	2012	Kent State, 28–6

References

↑ Telich, John (December 17, 2012). "Paul Haynes Named Kent State's Head Football Coach". WJW. Cleveland. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron (Wagon Wheel) Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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