View source for 1983 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1983
| team = Kent State Golden Flashes
| sport = football
| image = 
| image_size = 
| conference = [[Mid-American Conference]]
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 1–8
| head_coach = [[Dick Scesniak]]
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = [[John O'Grady (American football)|John O'Grady]]
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme = 
| def_coach = 
| dc_year = 
| def_scheme = 
| captain = 
| stadium = [[Dix Stadium]]
}}
{{1983 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The '''1983 Kent State Golden Flashes football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Kent State University]] in the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) during the [[1983 NCAA Division I-A football season]]. In their first season under head coach [[Dick Scesniak]], the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record (1–8 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 260 to 157.<ref>{{cite web|title=2016 Kent State Football Record Book|publisher=Kent State University|page=D8|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1983 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1983-schedule.html}}</ref>

The team's statistical leaders included O.D. Underwood with 531 rushing yards, Stu Rayburn with 1,461 passing yards, and Ken Hughes with 575 receiving yards.<ref>2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1983 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1983.html}}</ref>

==Schedule==
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1983
| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1983 Akron Zips football team|Akron]]
| site_stadium = [[Rubber Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]]
| score = 6–13
| gamename = [[Wagon Wheel (trophy)|rivalry]]
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = [[1983 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]
| site_stadium = [[Carrier Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| score = 10–22
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1983 Northern Illinois Huskies football team|Northern Illinois]]
| site_stadium = [[Dix Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Kent, Ohio|Kent, OH]]
| score = 7–38
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Central Michigan Chippewas football team|Central Michigan]]
| site_stadium = [[Perry Shorts Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant, MI]]
| score = 7–13
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Miami Redskins football team|Miami (OH)]]
| site_stadium = [[Yager Stadium (Miami University)|Yager Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford, OH]]
| score = 7–27
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1983 Ball State Cardinals football team|Ball State]]
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 13–17
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1983 Ohio Bobcats football team|Ohio]]
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 20–21
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Toledo Rockets football team|Toledo]]
| site_stadium = [[Glass Bowl]]
| site_cityst = [[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo, OH]]
| score = 34–37
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = w
| opponent = [[1983 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team|Eastern Michigan]]
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 37–13
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = [[1983 Western Michigan Broncos football team|Western Michigan]]
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 13–21
| attend = 
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = [[1983 Bowling Green Falcons football team|Bowling Green]]
| site_stadium = [[Doyt Perry Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Bowling Green, Ohio|Bowling Green, OH]]
| score = 3–38
| gamename = [[Anniversary Award|rivalry]]
| attend = 
}}
}}

==References==
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