American college football season
The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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 fifth place in the East Division.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Penn State* | | BTN | L 13–33 | 94,378 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T* | | ESPN3 | L 36–39 4OT | 13,540 |
September 17 | 3:30 pm | Monmouth* | | ESPN3 | W 27–7 | 14,265 |
September 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Alabama* | | SECN | L 0–48 | 101,821 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Akron | | ESPN3 | L 27–31 | 20,167 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | at Buffalo | | ESPN3 | W 44–20 | 20,532 |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | L 14–18 | 15,160 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Ohio | | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 8,429 |
October 29 | 12:00 pm | at Central Michigan | | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 9,236 |
| 7:30 pm | No. 14 Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | L 21–37 | 4,536 |
| 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | | ESPNU | L 7–42 | 13,612 |
| 12:00 pm | Northern Illinois | | CBSSN | L 21–31 | 4,450 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries[edit]
At Penn State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Nittany Lions | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |
North Carolina A&T[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
#23 (FCS) Aggies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 36 |
Monmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Golden Flashes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
At Alabama[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#1 Crimson Tide | 21 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 48 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Zips | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |
At Buffalo[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
Bulls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
At Miami (OH)[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
At Central Michigan[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Western Michigan[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#14 Broncos | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
Golden Flashes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
At Bowling Green[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Northern Illinois[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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