2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2016 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Miami (OH) 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

The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represents Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fourth-year head coach Paul Haynes and play their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Schedule

September 33:30 PMat Penn State*

• Beaver Stadium
• University Park, PA

BTNL 13–33 94,378 September 106:00 PMNo. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

ESPN3L 36–39 ^4OT13,540 September 173:30 PMMonmouth*

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

ESPN3W 27–7 14,265 September 2412:00 PMat No. 1 Alabama*

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

SECNL 0–48 101,821 October 13:30 PMAkron

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)

ESPN3L 27–31 20,167 October 83:30 PMat Buffalo

• UB Stadium
• Amherst, NY

ESPN3W 44–20 20,532 October 152:30 PMat Miami (OH)

• Yager Stadium
• Oxford, OH

ESPN3L 14–18 15,160 October 221:00 PMOhio

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

ESPN3L 10–14 8,429 October 2912:00 PMat Central Michigan

• Kelly/Shorts Stadium
• Mount Pleasant, MI

CBSSNW 27–24 9,236 November 87:30 PMNo. 14 Western Michigan

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

ESPN2   November 157:00 PMat Bowling Green

• Doyt Perry Stadium
• Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)

ESPN2/ESPNU   November 25Northern Illinois

• Dix Stadium
• Kent, OH

 

Schedule Source:

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	2013	PSU, 34–0

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#23 (FCS) Aggies	0	0	10	7	22	39
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	0	19	36

See also: 2016 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	ALA, 48–7

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)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–32–2	2015	AKR, 20–0

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–11	2015	UB, 18–17

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–47	2015	KENT, 20–14

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–41–2	2015	OHIO, 27–0

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–23	2015	CMU, 27–14

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos					0
Golden Flashes					0

See also: 2016 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–33–1	2013	KENT, 32–14

at Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes					0
Falcons					0

See also: 2016 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–58–6	2015	BGSU, 48–0

Northern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies					0
Golden Flashes					0

See also: 2016 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2014	NIU, 17–14