2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorBrian George (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Bowling Green x$  7 1   10 4  
Ohio  5 3   8 5  
Akron  5 3   8 5  
Buffalo  3 5   5 7  
Kent State  2 6   3 9  
Miami (OH)  2 6   3 9  
UMass  2 6   3 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy  6 2   8 6  
Western Michigan x  6 2   8 5  
Toledo x  6 2   10 2  
Central Michigan x  6 2   7 6  
Ball State  2 6   3 9  
Eastern Michigan  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant

The 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 pmat Illinois * BTN L 3–5236,693
September 126:00 pm Delaware State * ESPN3 W 45–1315,091
September 1912:00 pmat Minnesota *BTNL 7–1052,823
September 263:30 pm Marshall *
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ASN L 29–36 2OT15,424
October 33:30 pm Miami (OH) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3W 20–1410,991
October 103:00 pmat No. 24 Toledo ESPN3L 7–3823,118
October 173:30 pmat Massachusetts ESPN3W 15–1015,217
October 241:00 pm Bowling Green
ESPN3L 0–4814,739
November 57:00 pm Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3L 17–1810,379
November 108:00 pmat Ohio ESPNUL 0–2715,654
November 188:00 pm Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNUL 14–278,742
November 2712:00 pmat Akron ASNL 0–2016,391
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source: [1]

Game summaries

At Illinois

1234Total
Golden Flashes00033
Fighting Illini28107752

Delaware State

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Hornets060713
Golden Flashes16209045

At Minnesota

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Golden Flashes00707
Golden Gophers370010

Marshall

1234OT2OTTotal
Thundering Herd70787736
Golden Flashes67637029

Miami (OH)

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RedHawks0001414
Golden Flashes677020

At Toledo

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Golden Flashes70007
#24 Rockets7177738

At Massachusetts

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Golden Flashes0103215
Minutemen0100010

Bowling Green

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Falcons141710748
Golden Flashes00000

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls6001218
Golden Flashes0107017

At Ohio

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Golden Flashes00000
Bobcats7310727

Central Michigan

1234Total
Chippewas1737027
Golden Flashes0140014

At Akron

1234Total
Golden Flashes00000
Zips773320

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References

  1. "2015 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.