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1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football
1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (1st season);
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Mid-American football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Western Michigan $	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Eastern Michigan	5	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Ball State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Ohio	4	–	3	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Toledo	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kent State	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Bowling Green	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Miami (OH)	0	–	7	–	1	0	–	10	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 250.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Eric Wilkerson with 1,325 rushing yards, Patrick Young with 650 passing yards, and Fermin Olivera with 180 receiving yards.^[3]^[4] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: center Chip Curtis, defensive back Jamie Howell, defensive lineman Bert Weidner, and tailback Eric Wilkerson.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Youngstown State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 34–3
September 10	Akron*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 32–12
September 17	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 14–21
September 24	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 14–38	47,989	^[6]
October 1	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–31
October 8	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 20–31
October 15	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	W 45–28
October 22	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 14–21
October 29	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	L 28–35
November 5	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	W 31–19
November 12	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	W 17–11
*Non-conference game

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "1988 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
^ "1988 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
^ "Kentucky overpowers Kent, 38–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.