2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record39 (17 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$  7 1   11 2  
UCF  6 2   7 5  
Miami (OH)  5 3   7 5  
Ohio  4 4   4 8  
Akron  3 5   4 8  
Kent State  1 7   3 9  
Buffalo  0 8   1 11  
West Division
Toledo xy  7 1   9 5  
Northern Illinois x  7 1   8 4  
Bowling Green  6 2   9 3  
Ball State  4 4   6 6  
Western Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Central Michigan  2 6   4 8  
Eastern Michigan  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Pees.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 pm New Hampshire * ESPN+ W 34–716,073
September 712:00 pmat No. 8 Ohio State *L 17–5198,689
September 132:00 pm Cal Poly *
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 37–348,410
September 212:00 pmat Miami (OH) L 20–2715,042
September 282:00 pmat Northern Illinois L 6–1316,302
October 52:00 pm Marshall
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 21–4215,337
October 192:00 pm Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–5010,250
October 261:00 pmat Buffalo W 16–125,102
November 22:00 pm Bowling Green
L 14–457,165
November 912:00 pmat Connecticut *L 21–6315,332
November 166:00 pmat Central Florida L 6–327,354
November 232:00 pm Akron
L 10–483,278
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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