2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
| 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| East Division | |
| 2014 record | 2–9 (1–6 MAC) |
| Head coach | Paul Haynes (2nd year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Brian Rock (4th year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian George (2nd year) |
| Home stadium |
Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319) |
| 2014 Mid-American Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo x | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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 2–9, 1–6 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Buffalo being cancelled due to inclement weather.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| August 30 | 6:00 PM | Ohio | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 22,754 | |||
| September 6 | 2:00 PM | South Alabama* | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | L 13–23 | 15,355 | |||
| September 13 | 12:00 PM | at No. 22 Ohio State* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC/ESPN2 | L 0–66 | 104,404 | |||
| September 27 | 3:30 PM | at Virginia* | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | L 13–45 | 33,526 | |||
| October 4 | 5:00 PM | at Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 15,620 | |||
| October 11 | 2:00 PM | Massachusetts | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | L 17–40 | 12,451 | |||
| October 18 | 3:30 PM | Army* |
Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPN3 | W 39–17 | 18,114 | |||
| October 25 | 2:30 PM | at Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 3–10 | 22,792 | |||
| November 4 | 8:00 PM | Toledo | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH | ESPNU | L 20–30 | 7,471 | |||
| November 12 | 8:00 PM | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award) | ESPN2 | L 20–30 | 8,417 | |||
| November 19 | 8:00 PM | at Buffalo* | UB Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPNU | Cancelled[a] | ||||
| November 28 | 1:00 PM | Akron | Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 5,118 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||
- Schedule Source:[1]
- ^[a] Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Buffalo, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the Buffalo, New York region.[2] Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m.[3] Later it was announced that the two schools just cancelled the game and will not reschedule.[4]
Player death
Starting center Jason Bitsko, 21 years old and a fourth-year junior, was found unresponsive in his off-campus apartment by local paramedics and police on the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2014, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Foul play is not suspected; the investigating police believe he died of an undiagnosed, and as yet undetermined, medical issue. He was praised as an exemplary athlete by Head Kent State Football Coach Paul Haynes and Kent State University's Athletic Director.[5]
References
- ↑ "2014 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ↑ Alexander, Elton (November 19, 2014). "Kent State Football Game Postponed in Buffalo; Further Plans Pending". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ↑ "UB's Football Game Against Kent State Tentatively Scheduled for Friday at 1 pm". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ "UB Football Game Against Kent State Cancelled and Will Not Be Rescheduled". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ↑ Jackson, Zac (August 22, 2014). "Bitsko Leaves Lasting Impression on Friends, Teammates". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2014.