2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brian Rock (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  2010
2012  
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
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

[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:21 pmat No. 2 Alabama * SEC Network L 7–48101,821
September 107:00 pm Louisiana–Lafayette *L 12–2010,386
September 177:00 pmat Kansas State * FCS L 0–3750,483
September 243:30 pm South Alabama *
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 33–2513,352
October 12:00 pmat Ohio L 10–1717,155
October 83:30 pmat Northern Illinois L 10–4014,251
October 153:30 pm Miami (OH) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 3–915,245
October 291:00 pm Bowling Green
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 27–1510,152
November 46:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN2 W 24–2110,132 [2]
November 122:00 pmat Akron W 35–319,889
November 191:00 pm Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 28–2212,944
November 2512:00 pmat Temple L 16–3416,368

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.