2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Jon Heacock (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
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2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by first-year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:21 pm	at No. 2 Alabama *	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SEC Network	L 7–48	101,821
September 10	7:00 pm	Louisiana–Lafayette *	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 12–20	10,386
September 17	7:00 pm	at Kansas State *	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS	FCS	L 0–37	50,483
September 24	3:30 pm	South Alabama *	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 33–25	13,352
October 1	2:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		L 10–17	17,155
October 8	3:30 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 10–40	14,251
October 15	3:30 pm	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 3–9	15,245
October 29	1:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 27–15	10,152
November 4	6:00 pm	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN2	W 24–21	10,132 [2]
November 12	2:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Akron, OH		W 35–3	19,889
November 19	1:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 28–22	12,944
November 25	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 16–34	16,368
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "2011 Football Schedule: Kent State University Athletics". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
2. "Central Michigan Chippewas vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. November 4, 2011.