2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2015 record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (3rd year)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319)

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
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		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 As of December 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:00 PM	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–52	36,693
September 12	6:00 PM	Delaware State*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 45–13	15,091
September 19	12:00 PM	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 7–10	52,823
September 26	3:30 PM	Marshall*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ASN	L 29–36 ^2OT	15,424
October 3	3:30 PM	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 20–14	10,991
October 10	3:00 PM	at No. 24 Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 7–38	23,118
October 17	3:30 PM	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 15–10	15,217
October 24	1:00 PM	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN3	L 0–48	14,739
November 5	7:00 PM	Buffalo	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 17–18	10,379
November 10	8:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 0–27	15,654
November 18	8:00 PM	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 14–27	8,742
November 27	12:00 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ASN	L 0–20	16,391
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	3	3
Fighting Illini	28	10	7	7	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	0	7	13
Golden Flashes	16	20	9	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2008	KENT, 24–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	7	0	7
Golden Gophers	3	7	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2006	MINN, 44–0

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	8	7	7	36
Golden Flashes	6	7	6	3	7	0	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–17	2004	MARSH, 27–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	14	14
Golden Flashes	6	7	7	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–47	2014	M–OH, 10–3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	0	0	0	7
#24 Rockets	7	17	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–24	2014	TOL, 30–20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	2	15
Minutemen	0	10	0	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	MASS, 40–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	17	10	7	48
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–57–6	2014	BGSU, 30–20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	0	0	12	18
Golden Flashes	0	10	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–10	2013	BUFF, 41–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	3	10	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–40–2	2014	OHIO, 17–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	17	3	7	0	27
Golden Flashes	0	14	0	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–22	2011	KENT, 24–21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Zips	7	7	3	3	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–31–2	2014	KENT, 27–24

Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron (Wagon Wheel) Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

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