2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
2008 record4–8 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
(Capacity: 20,500)
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Buffalo x$   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Bowling Green   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ohio   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Akron   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Kent State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Miami   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Ball State x   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Central Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Michigan   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Toledo   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. Kent State finished the season with a 4–8 record (MAC: 3–5).[1]

Kent State lost to Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the season-opener, the second-annual FirstMerit Patriot Bowl, 21–0. Against Iowa State of the Big 12, the Golden Flashes suffered two blocked punts and surrendered four fumbles in a 48–28 loss. They beat Division I FCS opponent, Delaware State, handily, 24–3. Without their featured running back, , they also lost to Louisiana–Lafayette, undefeated Ball State, and Akron. Against the latter, Kent State led 21–10 at half time, but missed a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and surrendered a touchdown, which forced overtime. In second overtime, the Flashes lost by missing a 23-yard field goal. In the season finale, they upset eventual MAC champions, Buffalo, 24–21.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 pmvs. Boston College*
  • Cleveland Browns Stadium
  • Cleveland, OH (FirstMerit Patriot Bowl)
ESPNUL 21–010,788
September 66:00 pmat Iowa State*
L 48–2849,805
September 132:00 pmDelaware State*
W 24–38,529
September 206:00 pmat Louisiana–Lafayette
L 44–2718,241
September 2712:00 pmat Ball State
ESPN+L 41–2020,437
October 412:00 pmAkron
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)
ESPN+L 30–27 2OT18,536
October 112:30 pmOhiodagger
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
FSNL 26–1916,825
October 253:30 pmat Miami (OH)
ONNW 54–2114,460
November 12:00 pmat Bowling Green
L 45–3010,411
November 128:00 pmTemple
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN360W 41–386,886
November 187:00 pmNorthern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 42–142,267
November 282:00 pmat Buffalo
FSNW 24–2113,754

References[]

  1. ^ Kent State 2008 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
  2. ^ Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 268, 2009.
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