American college football season
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 * BTN L 13–3394,378 September 10 6:00 pm No. 23 (FCS ) North Carolina A&T * ESPN3 L 36–39 4OT 13,540 September 17 3:30 pm Monmouth * ESPN3 W 27–714,265 September 24 12:00 pm at No. 1 Alabama * SECN L 0–48101,821 October 1 3:30 pm Akron ESPN3 L 27–3120,167 October 8 3:30 pm at Buffalo ESPN3 W 44–2020,532 October 15 2:30 pm at Miami (OH) ESPN3 L 14–1815,160 October 22 1:00 pm Ohio ESPN3 L 10–148,429 October 29 12:00 pm at Central Michigan CBSSN W 27–249,236 7:30 pm No. 14 Western Michigan ESPN2 L 21–374,536 7:00 pm at Bowling Green ESPNU L 7–4213,612 12:00 pm Northern Illinois CBSSN L 21–314,450 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
At Penn State
Total
Golden Flashes
3
10
0
0
13
Nittany Lions
6
10
10
7
33
Total
#23 (FCS ) Aggies
0
0
10
7 22
39
Golden Flashes
3
7
7
0 19
36
Monmouth
Total
Hawks
0
0
0
7
7
Golden Flashes
3
10
7
7
27
At Alabama
Total
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
0
0
#1 Crimson Tide
21
20
7
0
48
Akron
Total
Zips
3
7
7
14
31
Golden Flashes
7
10
0
10
27
At Buffalo
Total
Golden Flashes
10
10
7
17
44
Bulls
0
3
3
14
20
Total
Golden Flashes
0
7
7
0
14
RedHawks
0
3
9
6
18
Ohio
Total
Bobcats
7
7
0
0
14
Golden Flashes
0
3
7
0
10
At Central Michigan
Total
Golden Flashes
3
7
7
10
27
Chippewas
0
10
14
0
24
Western Michigan
Total
#14 Broncos
3
10
8
16
37
Golden Flashes
14
0
0
7
21
At Bowling Green
Total
Golden Flashes
0
7
0
0
7
Falcons
7
14
7
14
42
Northern Illinois
Total
Huskies
7
0
10
14
31
Golden Flashes
0
7
7
7
21
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