1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Toledo + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Ball State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Western Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Bowling Green 2 – 4 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
Eastern Michigan 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Kent State 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Ohio 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1990 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record (2–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for seventh place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 328 to 177.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Marcus Haywood with 672 rushing yards, Joe Dalpra with 1,533 passing yards, and Shawn Barnes with 483 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 p.m.at No. 25 West Virginia*
L 24–3552,346[5]
September 8Akron*
L 10–38
September 22at Western Michigan
L 10–37
September 29Cincinnati*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 24–27
October 6Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–42
October 13at Ball State
L 0–31
October 20Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 44–15
October 274:30 p.m.at Toledo
L 14–2821,670
November 3Bowling Green
L 16–20
November 10at Miami (OH)
L 10–31
November 17Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 25–24
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1990 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ^ "1990 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Kent State impressive despite loss to No. 25 West Virginia". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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