2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record4–8 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dix Stadium
(Capacity: 20,500)
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Buffalo x$  5 3   8 6  
Bowling Green  4 4   6 6  
Temple  4 4   5 7  
Ohio  3 5   4 8  
Akron  3 5   5 7  
Kent State  3 5   4 8  
Miami (OH)  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Ball State x  8 0   12 2  
Central Michigan  6 2   8 5  
Western Michigan  6 2   9 4  
Northern Illinois  5 3   6 7  
Toledo  2 6   3 9  
Eastern Michigan  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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 fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. Kent State finished the season with a 4–8 record (MAC: 3–5). [1]

Kent State lost to Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the season-opener, the second-annual FirstMerit Patriot Bowl, 21–0. Against Iowa State of the Big 12, the Golden Flashes suffered two blocked punts and surrendered four fumbles in a 48–28 loss. They beat Division I FCS opponent, Delaware State, handily, 24–3. Without their featured running back, Eugene Jarvis, they also lost to Louisiana–Lafayette, undefeated Ball State, and Akron. Against the latter, Kent State led 21–10 at half time, but missed a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and surrendered a touchdown, which forced overtime. In second overtime, the Flashes lost by missing a 23-yard field goal. In the season finale, they upset eventual MAC champions, Buffalo, 24–21. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmvs. Boston College * ESPNU L 21–010,788
September 66:00 pmat Iowa State *L 48–2849,805
September 132:00 pm Delaware State *W 24–38,529
September 206:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette L 44–2718,241
September 2712:00 pmat Ball State ESPN+ L 41–2020,437
October 412:00 pm Akron
ESPN+L 30–27 2OT18,536
October 112:30 pm Ohio Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
FSN L 26–1916,825
October 253:30 pmat Miami (OH) ONN W 54–2114,460
November 12:00 pmat Bowling Green L 45–3010,411
November 128:00 pm Temple
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN360 W 41–386,886
November 187:00 pm Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 42–142,267
November 282:00 pmat Buffalo FSNW 24–2113,754
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. Kent State 2008 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 268, 2009.