2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Ben Needham (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	6	–	2	8	–	6
Miami (OH) x	6	–	2	6	–	7
Akron	3	–	5	5	–	7
Bowling Green	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Buffalo	1	–	7	2	–	10
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$	8	–	0	13	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	5	–	7
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	7	–	6
Central Michigan	3	–	5	6	–	7
Ball State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 13–33	94,378
September 10	6:00 pm	No. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 36–39	13,540
September 17	3:30 pm	Monmouth*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 27–7	14,265
September 24	12:00 pm	at No. 1 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 0–48	101,821
October 1	3:30 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	L 27–31	20,167
October 8	3:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 44–20	20,532
October 15	2:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 14–18	15,160
October 22	1:00 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 10–14	8,429
October 29	12:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	CBSSN	W 27–24	9,236
November 8	7:30 pm	No. 14 Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN2	L 21–37	4,536
November 15	7:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPNU	L 7–42	13,612
November 25	12:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	L 21–31	4,450
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	10	0	0	13
Nittany Lions	6	10	10	7	33

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#23 (FCS) Aggies	0	0	10	7	22	39
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	0	19	36

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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	10	7	17	44
Bulls	0	3	3	14	20

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	10	27
Chippewas	0	10	14	0	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Broncos	3	10	8	16	37
Golden Flashes	14	0	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	0	0	7
Falcons	7	14	7	14	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	10	14	31
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	7	21

v t e 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 NFL draftees
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