2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	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 (OH)		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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	Liberty*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	20,790
September 7	12:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 22–41	22,758
September 14	7:00 pm	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 13–45	89,113
September 21	3:30 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PN	BTN	L 0–34	92,371
September 28	7:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 32–14	15,503
October 5	3:30 pm	No. 23 Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	TWCS	L 24–38	18,773
October 12	3:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	16,861
October 19	3:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 21–38	14,351
October 26	3:30 pm	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	TWCS	L 21–41	14,197
November 2	3:30 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	TWCS	L 7–16	20,239
November 13	8:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 24–6	8,573
November 19	8:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 44–13	17,181
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Liberty at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 3 7 0 10 • Golden Flashes 7 0 0 10 17 Date: August 29 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Game start: 6:00pm EST Game attendance: 20,790 Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Bowling Green at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 7 17 10 7 41 Golden Flashes 8 14 0 0 22 Date: September 7 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Television network: ESPN Plus Sources:

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Kent State at #8 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 10 3 0 13 • #8 Tigers 21 10 0 14 45 Date: September 14 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Sources:

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Kent State at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Nittany Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 21 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Sources:

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Kent State at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Flashes 7 8 0 0 15 Broncos 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 28 Location: Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Referee: Rod Snodgrass Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

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Northern Illinois at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 5 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Sources:

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Kent State at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 12 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Sources:

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Kent State at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Sources:

Buffalo at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Sources:

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Kent State at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Zips 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Akron, OH Sources:

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Miami [OH] at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 13 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Television network: ESPN2 or U Sources:

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Kent State at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Peden Stadium Athens, OH Television network: ESPN2 or U Sources:

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