1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharley Molnar (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall xy$ 7–1  12–1 
Miami (OH) x 7–1  10–1 
Bowling Green 5–3  5–6 
Ohio 5–3  5–6 
Akron 3–6  4–7 
Kent State 0–8  0–11 
West Division
Toledo x 6–2  7–5 
Western Michigan 5–3  7–4 
Central Michigan 5–3  6–5 
Eastern Michigan 3–6  3–8 
Northern Illinois 2–6  2–9 
Ball State 1–7  1–10 
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 149.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Demarlo Rozier with 621 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 2,046 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 685 receiving yards.[3][4]

This was the last winless season for Kent State until 2024.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at No. 19 Georgia*
L 3–5686,003[5]
September 12Youngstown State (I-AA)*
L 10–24
September 19at Navy*
L 24–38
September 26at Central Michigan
L 7–4621,984[6]
October 3Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 17–26
October 10Akron
L 16–45
October 17at Marshall
L 7–4223,481
October 24at Bowling Green
L 21–42
October 31Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 23–48
November 14at Miami (OH)
L 0–56
November 21Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 21–31
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ↑ "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Georgia hammers Kent St". The Plain Dealer. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "CMU crushes Kent". Lansing State Journal. September 27, 1998. p. 9C – via Newspapers.com.
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