1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ←  1989 1991  →

1990 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Toledo +	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Central Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Ball State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Miami (OH)	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green	2	–	4	–	2			3	–	5	–	2
Eastern Michigan	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Kent State	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Ohio	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

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 (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 177. ^{[1] [2]}

The team's statistical leaders included Marcus Haywood with 672 rushing yards, Joe Dalpra with 1,533 passing yards, and Shawn Barnes with 483 receiving yards. ^{[3] [4]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 West Virginia *	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, West Virginia	L 24–35	52,346	[5]
September 8		Akron *	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 10–38
September 22		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 10–37
September 29		Cincinnati *	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 24–27
October 6		Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 0–42
October 13		at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	L 0–31
October 20		Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 44–15
October 27	4:30 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 14–28	21,670
November 3		Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	L 16–20
November 10		at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 10–31
November 17		Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 25–24
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
2. "1990 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. "1990 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
5. "Kent State impressive despite loss to No. 25 West Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.