The Kent State Golden Flashes are the athletic teams that represent Kent State University. The university fields 19 varsity athletic teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level with football competing in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kent State is a full member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and has been part of the MAC East division since it was created in 1998. Official school colors are Kent State Blue and Kent State Gold.
The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Golden Flashes played their first game in 1920 and since 1969 have played their home games at Dix Stadium. Following the 2022 season, Kenni Burns was selected as head coach for the Golden Flashes.
Douglas Franklin Martin is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the Offensive coordinator for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He is the former head football coach of the New Mexico State Aggies. He played college football at Kentucky for coach Fran Curci and Jerry Claiborne from 1981 to 1984. He then served as the head coach of the Kent State Golden Flashes (2004–2010).
The 1963 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their 18th season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–5–1 record, finished in sixth place in the MAC and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 122 to 107.
The 1964 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Leo Strang, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–5–1 record, finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 121 to 87.
The 1968 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Dave Puddington, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9 record, finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 230 to 101.
The 1975 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dennis Fitzgerald, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record, finished in sixth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 289 to 202.
The 1978 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record, finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 248 to 158.
The 1980 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Ron Blackledge, the Golden Flashes compiled a 3–8 record, finished in eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 279 to 159.
The 1989 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record, finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 377 to 179.
The 1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record, finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 177.
The 1991 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Pete Cordelli, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record, finished in a tie for ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 307 to 159.
The 1995 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Corrigall, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–9–1 record, finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 390 to 128.
The 1996 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Corrigall, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record, finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 492 to 255.
The 2000 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 1–10 record, finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 359 to 128.
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, finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 260 to 157.
The 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.
The 1941 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1941 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Donald Starn, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–5–1 record. It was their first season at the new Athletic Field, which replaced their original home of Rockwell Field.
The 1950 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1950 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Trevor J. Rees, Kent State compiled a 5–4 record. The season marked the opening of Memorial Stadium, which was built around the field where the team had been playing since 1941.
Kenni Burns is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head coach for the Kent State Golden Flashes football team and the former running backs coach and assistant head coach for Minnesota Golden Gophers football.
