2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Pratt (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Temple x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					7	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Akron		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$		8	–	0					12	–	2
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					7	–	6
Western Michigan		4	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	10
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Doug Martin and played their homes game at Dix Stadium. The team finished with a record of 5–7 (4–4 MAC).

Before the season

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2009)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Dri Archer RB	Venice, FL	Venice Senior HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Tyler Arend OL	Paulding, OH	Paulding HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	5.53	Jan 12, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Luke Batton LB	Macedonia, OH	Nordonia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.69	Oct 17, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Anthony Bowman RB	Scottsdale, AZ	Scottsdale	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Dana Brown DT	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SHS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	5	Jan 8, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Edward Cazenave WR	Dallas, GA	East Paulding HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jan 31, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Freddy Cortez K	Fort Meade, FL	Fort Meade HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Mike Daniels DB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.6	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Jacob Dooley LB	Mason, OH	William Mason HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Zack Gonosz DB	Dallas, GA	East Paulding HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Tyshon Goode ATH	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 22, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Danny Gress LB	Clayton, OH	Northmont HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.75	Jun 1, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Devonte Helms LB	Oxon Hill, MD	Potomac HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	-	Jan 8, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Spencer Keith QB	Little Rock, AR	Pulaski Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.65	Feb 12, 2009
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Garrick Piggott WR	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Feb 3, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Max Plunkett OL	Kettering, OH	Archbishop Alter HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.5	Dec 7, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Darius Polk DB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.6	Jan 8, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Fabrice Pratt DB	Miami, FL	Miami Sunset Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Jun 3, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
C.J. Steward LB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.56	Jan 8, 2009
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Bryan Wagner OL	Mantua, OH	Crestwood HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	5	Apr 6, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jeff Walker WR	Akron, OH	Coventry HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.5	Dec 15, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Kent Walker LB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.48	Dec 22, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Brian Winters OL	Hudson, OH	Hudson HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	317 lb (144 kg)	-	Dec 25, 2008
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114   Rivals: 62
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kent State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Football Recruiting: Kent State". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Kent State Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 18–0	16,481
September 12	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 7–34	25,165
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Iowa State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN360	L 14–34	15,808
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 29–19	15,235
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 15–31	27,047
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	FSN	L 35–36	15,211
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 28–6	2,401
October 24	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 20–11	17,968
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 26–14	15,206
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	FSN	L 20–28	20,802
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 13–47	21,046
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 6–9	15,131
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

As of 2009-07-22
Wide receivers 3 Derek McBryde - Senior 5 Tyshon Goode - Freshman 8 Mathew Hurdle - Freshman 9 Phil Garner - Senior 12 Sam Kirkland - Sophomore 13 Leneric Muldrow - Junior 15 Kendrick Pressley - Sophomore 16 Mark Woodson - Senior 17 Ed Cazenave - Freshman 20 Arthur Beck - Senior 26 Jameson Konz - Senior 82 Chris Gordon - Sophomore 83 Daamon Cooper - Freshman 85 Aaron Robinson - Junior 87 Jeff Walker - Freshman Offensive line 50 Matt Conroy - Senior 55 Chris Anzevino - Sophomore 61 Josh Kline - Freshman 64 Seamus Garvey - Freshman 65 Kent Cleveland - Freshman 66 Brian Winters - Freshman 69 Michael Fay - Sophomore 70 Tyler Arend - Freshman 71 Charles Laster - Sophomore 73 Aaron Cooper - Junior 75 Dante Campbell - Senior 76 Mike Roder - Senior 77 Max Plunkett - Freshman 78 Pat Reedy - Junior Tight ends 24 Jonathan Simpson - Junior 81 Justin Thompson - Sophomore 84 Lester Troutman - Senior 87 Nick Masters - Junior		Quarterbacks X Julian Edelman - Senior 2 Sal Battles - Sophomore 5 Jon Brown - Senior 7 Anthony Magazu - Senior 11 Spencer Keith - Freshman 14 Giorgio Morgan - Sophomore Running backs 6 Eugene Jarvis - Senior 10 Andre Flowers - Junior 22 Jacquise Terry - Sophomore 25 Anthony Bowman - Junior 28 Dri Archer - Freshman 32 Alan Vanderink - Junior 36 Norman Wolfe - Sophomore Defensive line 20 Quinton Rainey - Junior 49 Monte Simmons - Junior 52 Dana Brown - Freshman 54 DeVonte' Helms - Freshman 60 Jhordan Haye- Sophomore 67 Aaron Hull - Senior 74 Sam Frist - Senior 77 Lee Stalker - Sophomore 89 Chris Favazzo - Sophomore 91 Ryan Jude - Freshman 92 Andrew Christopher - Freshman 93 Ishmaa'ily Kitchen - Sophomore 94 Kevin Hogan - Senior 97 Zach Williams - Junior		Linebackers 3 Will Johnson - Junior 4 C.J. Steward - Freshman 11 Cobrani Mixon - Junior 30 Luke Batton - Freshman 34 Ryan Hidalgo - Sophomore 35 Dorian Wood - Junior 42 Joshua Stover - Freshman 44 Byron Tyson - Sophomore 51 Anthony Mirando - Senior 53 Kyle Reese - Sophomore 56 Howard Bowens - Junior 57 Jake Dooley - Freshman 58 Danny Gress - Freshman 59 Kent Walker - Freshman 90 Joe Tymoszczuk - Junior 96 Marc Lechlitner - Sophomore Defensive backs 1 Darius Polk - Freshman 2 Josh Pleasant - Sophomore 4 Mark Follen - Freshman 7 Fabrice Pratt - Freshman 8 Adam Richey - Senior 12 Kenneth Watley. Jr. - Sophomore 14 Sidney Saulter - Freshman 18 Garrick Piggott - Freshman 19 Mike Daniels - Freshman 20 Leon Green - Freshman 21 Danny Sadler - Senior 23 Chris Gilbert - Sophomore 25 Brian Hummer - Sophomore 27 Greg Keys - Senior 29 B.G Walters - Senior 31 Brian Lainhart - Junior 33 Calvin Taylor - Junior 37 Kirk Belgrave - Senior 38 Dan Hartman - Junior 39 Corey Cox - Junior 43 J.J. Pankewicz - Sophomore Punters 46 Matt Rinehart - Sophomore 47 Jake Kilroy - Senior Kickers 41 Will Kandray - Junior 45 Freddy Cortez - Freshman 98 Nate Reed - Senior Long snappers 62 Trip Ison - Freshman 63 Alex Thomasson - Sophomore 68 Vinny Matarazzo - Junior Other Players 15 Zack Gonosz - Freshman
† Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.

See also: American football positions

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Doug Martin	Head coach	6th
Craig Aukerman	Linebackers coach	1st
Matt Edwards	Defensive ends coach	4th
Larry McDaniel	Interior defensive linemen coach	7th
Jerry McManus	Assistant head coach Running backs coach	5th
Richard McNutt	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Reno Ferri	Recruiting coordinator Running backs coach	6th
A.J. Pratt	Offensive coordinator Wide receivers coach	10th
Pete Rekstis	Defensive coordinator Safeties coach	6th
Terry Tilghman	Offensive line coach	4th
Zane Vance	Recruiting coordinator Tight ends coach	6th
Joe Coniglio	Defensive graduate assistant	1st

Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	2	0	7	9	18

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 04:36 KENT Hogan Safety 2-0 KENT

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

• 07:49 KENT Flowers 5-yard run (Cortez kick) 9-0 KENT

4th Quarter

• 11:57 KENT Jarvis 4-yard run (Cortez kick) 16-0 KENT
• 03:42 KENT Team Safety 18-0 KENT

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	7	7
Eagles	14	10	10	0	34

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	10	7	0	34
Golden Flashes	7	0	0	7	14

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 11:56 ISU Mahoney 20-yard field goal 3-0 ISU
• 08:45 KENT Archer 44-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 3-7 KENT
• 04:57 ISU Williams 22-yard pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick) 10-7 ISU
• 02:52 ISU Arnaud 9-yard run (Mahoney kick) 17-7 ISU

2nd Quarter

• 12:42 ISU Arnaud 3-yard run (Mahoney kick) 24-7 ISU
• 01:49 ISU Mahoney 37-yard field goal 27-7 ISU

3rd Quarter

• 10:10 ISU Robinson 15-yard run (Mahoney kick) 34-7 ISU

4th Quarter

• 06:43 KENT McBryde 8-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 34-14 ISU

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	7	6	3	19
Golden Flashes	6	13	7	3	29

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 4:48 MIAMI Cook 28-yard field goal 3-0 MIAMI
• 4:34 KENT Bowman 92-yard kickoff return (Cortez kick failed) 3-6 KENT

2nd Quarter

• 13:18 KENT Archer 28-yard run (Cortez kick) 3-13 KENT
• 7:49 KENT Cortez 37-yard field goal 3-16 KENT
• 2:35 KENT Cortez 42-yard field goal 3-19 KENT
• 0:04 MIAMI Rogers 9-yard pass from Dysert (Cook kick) 10-19 KENT

3rd Quarter

• 5:54 KENT Konz 56-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 10-26 KENT
• 2:52 MIAMI Merriweather 1-yard run (Dysert pass failed) 16-26 KENT

4th Quarter

• 1:19 Cortez 34-yard field goal 19-26 KENT

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	0	6	2	15
Bears	7	14	7	3	31

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	17	0	19	36
Golden Flashes	14	0	14	7	35

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 13:12 KENT Kirkland 86-yard run (Cortez kick) 0-7 KENT
• 03:12 KENT Rainey 82-yard blocked field goal return (Cortez kick) 0-14 KENT

2nd Quarter

• 12:14 BGSU Hodges 11-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 7-12 KENT
• 07:10 BGSU Barnes 8-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 14-14
• 01:45 BGSU Norsic 21-yard field goal 17-14 BGSU

3rd Quarter

• 10:58 KENT Archer 3-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 17-21 KENT
• 03:44 KENT Terry 12-yard run (Cortez kick) 17-28 KENT

4th Quarter

• 13:37 BGSU Barnes 2-yard pass from Sheehan (Sheehan pass failed) 23-28 KENT
• 12:08 KENT Terry 3-yard run (Cortez kick) 23-35 KENT
• 04:29 BGSU Barnes 45-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 30-35 KENT
• 00:05 BGSU Sheehan 9-yard run (Sheehan rush failed) 36-35 BGSU

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	6	0	0	0	6

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	3	3	14	20
Bobcats	3	0	0	8	11

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

• 7:40 OHIO Weller 22-yard field goal 0-3 OHIO

2nd Quarter

• 4:44 KENT Cortez 30-yard field goal 3-3

3rd Quarter

• 5:14 KENT Cortez 26-yard field goal 6-3 KENT

4th Quarter

• 10:14 KENT Goode 3-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 13-3 KENT
• 7:02 KENT Goode 15-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 20-3 KENT
• 2:18 OHIO Brazill 87-yard punt return (Caldwell pass from Jones) 20-11 KENT

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Flashes	3	10	7	6	26

Scoring summary

1st quarter

• 8:57 KENT Cortez 24-yard field goal 0-3 KENT

2nd Quarter

• 11:22 WMU Ponder 2-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 7-3 WMU
• 8:17 KENT Cortez 39-yard field goal 7-6 WMU
• 2:36 KENT Goode 34-yard pass from Spencer (Cortez kick) 7-13 KENT

3rd Quarter

• 12:01 KENT Goode 19-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 7-20 KENT

4th Quarter

• 8:31 WMU Arnheim 9-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 14-20 KENT
• 5:35 KENT Terry 15-yard run (Keith pass failed) 14-26 KENT

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	10	0	7	20
Zips	7	7	7	7	28

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	3	13
Owls	0	9	24	14	47

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls					0
Golden Flashes					0