2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2013 record4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Rock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian George (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
(Capacity: 25,319)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1     10 4  
Buffalo   6 2     8 5  
Ohio   4 4     7 6  
Akron   4 4     5 7  
Kent State   3 5     4 8  
UMass   1 7     1 11  
Miami   0 8     0 12  
West Division
Northern Illinois x   8 0     12 2  
Ball State   7 1     10 3  
Toledo   5 3     7 5  
Central Michigan   5 3     6 6  
Eastern Michigan   1 7     2 10  
Western Michigan   1 7     1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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.[1] They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 pmLiberty*ESPN3W 17–1020,790
September 712:00 pmBowling Green
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)
ESPN+L 22–4122,758
September 147:00 pmat No. 8 LSU*ESPNUL 13–4589,113
September 213:30 pmat Penn State*BTNL 0–3492,371
September 287:00 pmat Western MichiganESPN3W 32–1415,503
October 53:30 pmNo. 23 Northern Illinoisdagger
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
TWCSL 24–3818,773
October 123:00 pmat Ball StateESPN3L 24–2716,861
October 193:00 pmat South Alabama*L 21–3814,351
October 263:30 pmBuffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
TWCSL 21–4114,197
November 23:30 pmat Akron
TWCSL 7–1620,239
November 138:00 pmMiami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNUW 24–68,573
November 198:00 pmat OhioESPN2W 44–1317,181
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries[]

Liberty[]

Liberty at Kent State
1 234Total
Flames 0 370 10
• Golden Flashes 7 0010 17
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Bowling Green[]

Bowling Green at Kent State
1 234Total
• Falcons 7 17107 41
Golden Flashes 8 1400 22
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Television network: ESPN Plus
Sources:

LSU[]

Kent State at #8 LSU
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 1030 13
• #8 Tigers 21 10014 45
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Penn State[]

Kent State at Penn State
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Nittany Lions 0 000 0
Sources:

Western Michigan[]

Kent State at Western Michigan
1 234Total
• Golden Flashes 7 800 15
Broncos 0 700 7
Sources:

Northern Illinois[]

Northern Illinois at Kent State
1 234Total
Huskies 0 000 0
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
Sources:

Ball State[]

Kent State at Ball State
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Cardinals 0 000 0
Sources:



South Alabama[]

Kent State at South Alabama
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Jaguars 0 000 0
Sources:

Buffalo[]

Buffalo at Kent State
1 234Total
Bulls 0 000 0
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
  • Date: October 26
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
Sources:

Akron[]

Kent State at Akron
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Zips 0 000 0
  • Date: November 2
  • Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
    Akron, OH
Sources:



Miami [OH][]

Miami [OH] at Kent State
1 234Total
RedHawks 0 000 0
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
  • Date: November 13
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Television network: ESPN2 or U
Sources:



Ohio[]

Kent State at Ohio
1 234Total
Golden Flashes 0 000 0
Bobcats 0 000 0
Sources:



References[]

  1. ^ Telich, John (December 17, 2012). "Paul Haynes Named Kent State's Head Football Coach". WJW. Cleveland. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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