List of Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).[a] The Kent State fielded their first team in 1920 coached by Paul G. Chandler and are currently coached by Sean Lewis. They complete in the Mid-American Conference and the East division. They were previously a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1932 through 1950.

Seasons

Legend

  † National Champions
  ‡ Conference Champions
  # Division Champions
  ^ Bowl game berth[b]
  * Playoff berth[c]

Season Coach Conference Conference Results[1][2] Season Results[3] Post-season result Final Ranking
Finish Wins Losses Ties Wins Losses Ties[d] AP[e] Coaches'[f]
Kent State Golden Flashes
1920 Paul G. Chandler Independent — — — — 1 2 0 —
1921 — — — — 0 2 1 —
1922 — — — — 0 7 — —
1923 Frank Harsh — — — — 0 5 0 —
1924 — — — — 0 4 0 —
1925 Merle E. Wagoner — — — — 1 1 3 —
1926 — — — — 2 6 0 —
1927 — — — — 1 5 1 —
1928 — — — — 4 2 2 —
1929 — — — — 1 7 1 —
1930 — — — — 3 3 1 —
1931 — — — — 3 4 0 —
1932 Ohio Athletic Conference 18th 5 2 0 5 2 0 —
1933 Joe Begala T–9th 2 2 3 2 2 3 —
1934 11th 2 3 3 2 2 3 —
1935 Donald Starn 16th 2 5 0 3 5 0 —
1936 6th 4 2 0 5 4 0 —
1937 9th 3 3 1 3 4 4 —
1938 T–8th 3 2 0 6 2 0 —
1939 13th 1 3 1 3 4 1 —
1940 2nd 4 0 0 8 1 0 —
1941 12th 1 3 0 2 5 1 —
1942 7th 1 1 0 5 2 0 —
1943 Kent State did not play football during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons because of World War II
1944
1945
1946 Trevor J. Rees Ohio Athletic Conference 9th 1 1 0 6 2 0 —
1947 T–5th 2 1 0 4 4 0 —
1948 3rd 3 0 0 6 2 1 —
1949 3rd 2 0 0 5 3 0 —
1950 7th 2 1 0 5 4 0 —
1951 Mid-American Conference 3rd 2 1 0 4 3 2 —
1952 T–4th 2 2 0 5 4 0 —
1953 3rd 3 1 0 7 2 0 —
1954^ 2nd 7 1 0 8 2 0 Lost Refrigerator Bowl to Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, 7–19
1955 T–2nd 4 1 1 6 2 1 —
1956 3rd 4 2 0 7 2 0 —
1957 7th 1 5 0 3 6 0 —
1958 2nd 5 1 7 2 0 0 —
1959 T–4th 3 3 0 5 3 0 —
1960 3rd 4 2 0 6 3 0 —
1961 7th 1 5 0 2 8 0 —
1962 5th 2 4 0 3 6 0 —
1963 T–6th 1 5 0 3 5 1 —
1964 Leo Strang 6th 1 4 1 3 3 1 —
1965 T–3rd 3 2 1 5 4 1 —
1966 5th 2 4 0 4 6 0 —
1967 6th 1 5 0 4 6 0 —
1968 Dave Puddington 6th 1 5 0 1 9 0 —
1969 T–5th 1 4 0 5 5 0 —
1970 T–5th 1 4 0 3 7 0 —
1971 Don James 6th 0 5 0 3 8 0 —
1972‡^ 1st 4 1 0 6 5 1 Lost Tangerine Bowl to Tampa Spartans, 18–21
1973 2nd 4 1 0 9 2 0 —
1974 T–4th 2 3 0 7 4 0 —
1975 Dennis Fitzgerald 8th 1 6 0 4 7 0 —
1976 T–2nd 6 2 0 8 4 0 —
1977 6th 5 4 0 6 5 0 —
1978 Ron Blackledge 8th 2 6 0 4 7 0 —
1979 10th 1 8 0 1 10 0 —
1980 T–8th 3 6 0 3 8 0 —
1981 Ed Chlebek 7th 3 6 0 4 7 0 —
1982 10th 0 9 0 0 11 0 —
1983 Dick Scesniak 9th 1 8 0 1 10 0 —
1984 T–8th 3 6 0 4 7 0 —
1985 9th 2 6 0 3 8 0 —
1986 Glen Mason T–2nd 5 3 0 5 6 0 —
1987 T–2nd 5 3 0 7 4 0 —
1988 Dick Crum 7th 3 5 0 5 6 0 —
1989 9th 0 8 0 0 11 0 —
1990 T–7th 2 6 0 2 9 0 —
1991 Pete Cordelli 9th 1 7 0 1 10 0 —
1992 8th 2 7 0 2 9 0 —
1993 10th 0 9 0 0 11 0 —
1994 Jim Corrigall 8th 2 7 0 2 9 0 —
1995 10th 0 7 1 1 9 1 —
1996 10th 1 7 — 2 9 — —
1997 T–4th (East) 3 5 — 3 8 — —
1998 Dean Pees 6th (East) 0 8 — 0 11 — —
1999 6th (East) 2 6 — 2 9 — —
2000 7th (East) 1 7 — 1 10 — —
2001 T–3rd (East) 5 3 — 6 5 — —
2002 6th (East) 1 7 — 3 9 — —
2003 4th (East) 4 4 — 5 7 — —
2004 Doug Martin 4th (East) 4 4 — 5 6 — —
2005 6th (East) 0 8 — 1 10 — —
2006 2nd (East) 5 3 — 6 6 — —
2007 7th (East) 1 7 — 3 9 — —
2008 T–4th (East) 3 5 — 4 8 — —
2009 4th (East) 4 4 — 5 7 — —
2010 4th (East) 4 4 — 5 7 — —
2011 Darrell Hazell 3rd (East) 4 4 — 5 7 — —
2012#^ 1st (East) 8 0 — 11 3 — Lost MAC Championship Game to Northern Illinois Huskies, 37–44
Lost GoDaddy.com Bowl to Arkansas State Red Wolves, 13–17
2013 Paul Haynes 5th (East) 3 5 — 4 8 — —
2014 7th (East) 1 6 — 2 9 — —
2015 T-5th (East) 2 6 — 3 9 — —
2016 5th (East) 2 6 — 3 9 — —
2017 6th (East) 1 7 — 2 10 — —
2018 Sean Lewis 6th (East) 1 7 — 2 10 — —
2019 T-2nd (East) 5 3 — 7 6 — Won Frisco Bowl over Utah State Aggies, 51–41
2020 T-2nd (East) 3 1 — 3 1 — —
2021 1st (East) 6 2 — 7 7 — Lost MAC Championship Game to Northern Illinois Huskies, 23-41
Lost Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to Wyoming Cowboys, 38-52
2022 T-4th (East) 4 4 — 5 7 — —
Total — — — 364 585 28 (only includes regular season games)
33 32 10 — — — (only includes Ohio Athletic Conference games)
180 325 4 — — — (only includes Mid-American Conference games)
— — — 1 5 0 (only includes post-season games; 6 appearances)
200 350 14 349 559 28 (all games)
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ The yellow color is used only when Kent State reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  3. ^ The blue color is used only when Kent State receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
  4. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
  5. ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.
  6. ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://static.psbin.com/f/q/y2ru55fb9eua4b/FBAll_Time_Standings.pdf[permanent dead link] [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ http://static.psbin.com/b/i/zj84k6tpi6dn5e/FALL_ASRB_08_football_2012.pdf Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]