1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989  →
1988 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Michigan $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan 5 –2 –16 –3 –1
Ball State 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
Central Michigan 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Ohio 4 –3 –14 –6 –1
Toledo 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kent State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Bowling Green 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
Miami (OH) 0 –7 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 250. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Eric Wilkerson with 1,325 rushing yards, Patrick Young with 650 passing yards, and Fermin Olivera with 180 receiving yards. [3] [4] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: center Chip Curtis, defensive back Jamie Howell, defensive lineman Bert Weidner, and tailback Eric Wilkerson. [5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3 Youngstown State *
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 34–313,500 [6]
September 10 Akron *
W 32–1223,500 [7]
September 17at Eastern Michigan
L 14–2116,478 [8]
September 24at Kentucky *
L 14–3847,989 [9]
October 1at Central Michigan
L 7–31 [10]
October 8 Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 20–3117,500 [11]
October 15at Western Michigan
W 45–2817,204 [12]
October 22 Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 14–2115,100 [13]
October 29at Toledo
L 28–3516,937 [14]
November 5 Bowling Green
W 31–195,300 [15]
November 12at Miami (OH)
W 17–1119,455 [16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1988 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ↑ "1988 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  6. ↑ "Big second half carries Flashes to 34–3 victory". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 4, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Kent State overpowers Akron 32–12". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 29, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Fosters lift EMU to 21–14 victory". The Grand Rapids Press. September 18, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Kentucky overpowers Kent, 38–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Hood's 3 TDs lift CMU". The Flint Journal. October 2, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Kent's losing streak at four". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Kent State brings Broncos to reality". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Ohio U. masters Kent again, 21–14". The Plain Dealer. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Toledo tops Kent, wins 4th in a row". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Flashes slip past Falcons". The Plain Dealer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ Seaburn, John (November 13, 1988). "Kent's Wilkerson goes out in style". The Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 1, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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