2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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.

2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2016 record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBen Needham (1st as DC 3rd Overall season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
(Capacity: 25,319)
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 –2     8 –6  
Miami x  6 –2     6 –7  
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. 15 Western Michigan xy$  8 –0     13 –1  
Toledo  6 –2     9 –4  
Northern Illinois  5 –3     5 –7  
Eastern Michigan  4 –4     7 –6  
Central Michigan  3 –5     6 –7  
Ball State  1 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmat Penn State*
BTNL 13–3394,378
September 106:00 pmNo. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*
ESPN3L 36–39 4OT13,540
September 173:30 pmMonmouth*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3W 27–714,265
September 2412:00 pmat No. 1 Alabama*
SECNL 0–48101,821
October 13:30 pmAkron
ESPN3L 27–3120,167
October 83:30 pmat Buffalo
ESPN3W 44–2020,532
October 152:30 pmat Miami (OH)
ESPN3L 14–1815,160
October 221:00 pmOhio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3L 10–148,429
October 2912:00 pmat Central Michigan
CBSSNW 27–249,236
November 87:30 pmNo. 14 Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN2L 21–374,536
November 157:00 pmat Bowling Green
ESPNUL 7–4213,612
November 2512:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
CBSSNL 21–314,450
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

at Penn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 10 0 0 13
Nittany Lions 6 10 10 7 33
See also: 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

North Carolina A&T
1 2 3 4OT Total
#23 (FCS) Aggies 0 0 10 722 39
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 019 36
See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Monmouth
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 0 7 7
Golden Flashes 3 10 7 7 27
See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

at Alabama
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
#1 Crimson Tide 21 20 7 0 48
See also: 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Akron
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 3 7 7 14 31
Golden Flashes 7 10 0 10 27
See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)

at Buffalo
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 10 10 7 17 44
Bulls 0 3 3 14 20
See also: 2016 Buffalo Bulls football team

at Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 7 0 14
RedHawks 0 3 9 6 18
See also: 2016 Miami RedHawks football team

Ohio
1 2 3 4 Total
Bobcats 7 7 0 0 14
Golden Flashes 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

at Central Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 10 27
Chippewas 0 10 14 0 24
See also: 2016 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

Western Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Broncos 3 10 8 16 37
Golden Flashes 14 0 0 7 21
See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team

at Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 0 0 7
Falcons 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award

Northern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 0 10 14 31
Golden Flashes 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

References
  1. "2016 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 8, 2016.


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