2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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 2–9, 1–6 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Buffalo being cancelled due to inclement weather.
Schedule
August 306:00 PMOhio
ESPN3L 14–17 22,754 September 62:00 PMSouth Alabama*
- Dix Stadium
- Kent, OH
ESPN3L 13–23 15,355 September 1312:00 PMat No. 22 Ohio State*
ABC/ESPN2L 0–66 104,404 September 273:30 PMat Virginia*
ESPN3L 13–45 33,526 October 45:00 PMat Northern Illinois
ESPN3L 14–17 15,620 October 112:00 PMMassachusetts
- Dix Stadium
- Kent, OH
ESPN3L 17–40 12,451
October 183:30 PMArmy*
- Dix Stadium
- Kent, OH
ESPN3W 39–17 18,114 October 252:30 PMat Miami (OH)
ESPN3L 3–10 22,792 November 48:00 PMToledo
- Dix Stadium
- Kent, OH
ESPNUL 20–30 7,471 November 128:00 PMat Bowling Green
ESPN2L 20–30 8,417
|- |-bgcolor="#F2F2F2" | November 19 | 8:00 PM | at Buffalo* | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPNU | Cancelled[a] | |-
November 281:00 PMAkron
- Dix Stadium
- Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)
ESPN3W 27–24 5,118
- Schedule source:[1]
- ^[a] Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Buffalo, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the Buffalo, New York region.[2] Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m.[3] Later it was announced that the two schools cancelled the game and would not reschedule.[4]
Player death
Starting center Jason Bitsko, 21 years old and a fourth-year junior, was found unresponsive in his off-campus apartment by local paramedics and police on the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2014, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Foul play is not suspected; the investigating police believe he died of an undiagnosed, and as yet undetermined, medical issue. He was praised as an exemplary athlete by Head Kent State Football Coach Paul Haynes and Kent State University's Athletic Director.[5]
References
- ^ "2014 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Alexander, Elton (November 19, 2014). "Kent State Football Game Postponed in Buffalo; Further Plans Pending". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "UB's Football Game Against Kent State Tentatively Scheduled for Friday at 1 pm". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "UB Football Game Against Kent State Cancelled and Will Not Be Rescheduled". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ Jackson, Zac (August 22, 2014). "Bitsko Leaves Lasting Impression on Friends, Teammates". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2014.