2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2016 record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Ben Needham (1st as DC 3rd Overall year)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319)

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		8	–	5
Miami (OH) x		6	–	2		6	–	6
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
No. 12 Western Michigan xy$%		8	–	0		13	–	0
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	5
Central Michigan		3	–	5		6	–	6
Ball State		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 13–33	94,378
September 10	6:00 PM	No. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 36–39 ^4OT	13,540
September 17	3:30 PM	Monmouth*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 27–7	14,265
September 24	12:00 PM	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 0–48	101,821
October 1	3:30 PM	Akron	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	L 27–31	20,167
October 8	3:30 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 44–20	20,532
October 15	2:30 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 14–18	15,160
October 22	1:00 PM	Ohio	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 10–14	8,429
October 29	12:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	W 27–24	9,236
November 8	7:30 PM	No. 14 Western Michigan	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN2	L 21–37	4,536
November 15	7:00 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPNU	L 7–42	13,612
November 25	12:00 PM	Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	CBSSN	L 21–31	4,450
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	10	0	0	13
Nittany Lions	6	10	10	7	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2013	PSU, 34–0

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#23 (FCS) Aggies	0	0	10	7	22	39
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	0	19	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	0	7	7
Golden Flashes	3	10	7	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
#1 Crimson Tide	21	20	7	0	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	ALA, 48–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	7	14	31
Golden Flashes	7	10	0	10	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–32–2	2015	AKR, 20–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	10	7	17	44
Bulls	0	3	3	14	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–11	2015	UB, 18–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	0	14
RedHawks	0	3	9	6	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–47	2015	KENT, 20–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	7	7	0	0	14
Golden Flashes	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–41–2	2015	OHIO, 27–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	10	27
Chippewas	0	10	14	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–23	2015	CMU, 27–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Broncos	3	10	8	16	37
Golden Flashes	14	0	0	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–33–1	2013	KENT, 32–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	7	14	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–58–6	2015	BGSU, 48–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	10	14	31
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2014	NIU, 17–14

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

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