List of Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[1] The Kent State fielded their first team in 1920 coached by Paul G. Chandler and are currently coached by Paul Haynes. They complete in the Mid-American Conference and the East division. They were previously a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1932 through 1950.
Seasons
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| Season | Coach | Conference | Conference Results[4][5] | Season Results[6] | Bowl/Playoff result | Final Ranking | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties[7] | AP[8] | Coaches'[9] | ||||
| Kent State Golden Flashes | ||||||||||||
| 1920 | Paul G. Chandler | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1921 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1922 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1923 | Frank Harsh | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1924 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1925 | Merle E. Wagoner | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1926 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1927 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1928 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1929 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1930 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1931 | Independent | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1932 | OAC | 18th | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1933 | Joe Begala | OAC | T–9th | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1934 | OAC | 11th | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1935 | Donald Starn | OAC | 16th | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A |
| 1936 | OAC | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1937 | OAC | 9th | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1938 | OAC | T–8th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1939 | OAC | 13th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1940 | OAC | 2nd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1941 | OAC | T–12th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1942 | OAC | 7th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1943 | Kent State did not play football during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons because of World War II | |||||||||||
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| 1945 | ||||||||||||
| 1946 | Trevor J. Rees | OAC | 9th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A |
| 1947 | OAC | T–5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1948 | OAC | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1949 | OAC | 3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | N/A | |
| 1950 | OAC | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1951 | MAC | 3rd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | MAC | T–4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1953 | MAC | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1954^ | MAC | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1954 Refrigerator Bowl vs. Delaware, 7–19 | — | — | |
| 1955 | MAC | T–2nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1956 | MAC | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1957 | MAC | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | MAC | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | MAC | T–4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | MAC | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1961 | MAC | 7th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | MAC | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | MAC | T–6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | Leo Strang | MAC | 6th | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | MAC | T–3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | MAC | 5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | MAC | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | Dave Puddington | MAC | 6th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | MAC | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1970 | MAC | T–5th | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Don James | MAC | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1972‡^ | MAC | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | Lost 1972 Tangerine Bowl vs. Tampa, 18–21 | — | — | |
| 1973 | MAC | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | MAC | T–4th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Dennis Fitzgerald | MAC | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1976 | MAC | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | MAC | 6th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Ron Blackledge | MAC | 8th | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1979 | MAC | 10th | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | MAC | T–8th | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Ed Chlebek | MAC | 7th | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1982 | MAC | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Dick Scesniak | MAC | 9th | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1984 | MAC | T–8th | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | MAC | 9th | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Glen Mason | MAC | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1987 | MAC | T–2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Dick Crum | MAC | 7th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | MAC | 9th | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | MAC | T–7th | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Pete Cordelli | MAC | 9th | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | MAC | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | MAC | 10th | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Jim Corrigall | MAC | 8th | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | MAC | 10th | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | MAC | 10th | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | MAC | T–4th (East) | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Dean Pees | MAC | 6th (East) | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | MAC | 6th (East) | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | MAC | 7th (East) | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | MAC | T–3rd (East) | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | MAC | 6th (East) | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | MAC | 4th (East) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Doug Martin | MAC | 4th (East) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2005 | MAC | 6th (East) | 0 | 8 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | MAC | 2nd (East) | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | MAC | 7th (East) | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | MAC | T–4th (East) | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | MAC | 4th (East) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | MAC | 4th (East) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Darrell Hazell | MAC | 3rd (East) | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 2012# | MAC | 1st (East) | 8 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | — | Lost 2012 MAC Championship Game vs. Northern Illinois, 37–44 Lost 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl vs. Arkansas State, 13-17 |
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| 2013 | Paul Haynes | MAC | 5th (East) | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | MAC | 7th (East) | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | MAC | T-5th (East) | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | MAC | 5th (East) | 2 | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | MAC | 6th (East) | 1 | 7 | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | 341 | 550 | 28 | (only includes regular season games) | |||||
| 33 | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | (only includes Ohio Athletic Conference games) | ||||||
| 162 | 315 | 4 | — | — | — | (only includes Mid-American Conference games) | ||||||
| — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | (only includes bowl games; 2 appearances) | ||||||
| 195 | 347 | 14 | 341 | 552 | 28 | (all games) | ||||||
| ♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion | ||||||||||||
See also
Notes
- ^ The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ The yellow color is used only when Kent State reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
- ^ The blue color is used only when Kent State receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
- ^ http://www.mac-sports.com/Portals/20/2012%20MAC%20History%20and%20Records.pdf
- ^ http://static.psbin.com/f/q/y2ru55fb9eua4b/FBAll_Time_Standings.pdf
- ^ http://static.psbin.com/b/i/zj84k6tpi6dn5e/FALL_ASRB_08_football_2012.pdf
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
- ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.
- ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.