2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2013 record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (1st year)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319)

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Buffalo		6	–	2					8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					7	–	6
Akron		4	–	4					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7					1	–	11
Miami		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Ball State		7	–	1					10	–	3
Toledo		5	–	3					7	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Michigan		1	–	7					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first 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.^[1] They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 PM	Liberty*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	20,790
September 7	12:00 PM	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 22–41	22,758
September 14	7:00 PM	at #8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 13–45	89,113
September 21	3:30 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PN	BTN	L 0–34	92,371
September 28	7:00 PM	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 32–14	15,503
October 5	3:30 PM	#23 Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TWCS	L 24–38	18,773
October 12	3:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	16,861
October 19	3:00 PM	at South Alabama*	Ladd-Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL		L 21–38	14,351
October 26	3:30 PM	Buffalo	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	TWCS	L 21–41	14,197
November 2	3:30 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH	TWCS	L 7–16	20,239
November 13	8:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 24–6	8,573
November 19	8:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 44–13	17,181
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game Summaires

Liberty

Liberty at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 3 7 0 10 • Golden Flashes 7 0 0 10 17 Date: August 29 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Game start: 6:00pm EST Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2004	Kent State, 38–10

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Bowling Green

Bowling Green at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total • Falcons 7 17 10 7 41 Golden Flashes 8 14 0 0 22 Date: September 7 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Television network: ESPN Plus Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–55–6	2012	Kent State, 31–24

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LSU

Kent State at #8 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 10 3 0 13 • #8 Tigers 21 10 0 14 45 Date: September 14 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

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Penn State

Kent State at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Nittany Lions 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 21 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2010	Penn State, 24–0

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Western Michigan

Kent State at Western Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total • Golden Flashes 7 8 0 0 15 Broncos 0 7 0 0 7 Date: September 28 Location: Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI Referee: Rod Snodgrass Television network: ESPN3 Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–33–1	2012	Kent State, 41–24

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Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 5 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–17	2012	Northern Illinois, 44–37

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Ball State

Kent State at Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 12 Location: Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–19	2012	Kent State, 45–43

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South Alabama

Kent State at South Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Jaguars 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2011	Kent State, 33–25

Buffalo

Buffalo at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–9	2012	Kent State, 23–7

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Akron

Kent State at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Zips 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 2 Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field Akron, OH Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
23–30–2	2012	Kent State, 35–24

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Miami [OH]

Miami [OH] at Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 0 0 0 0 Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 13 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Television network: ESPN2 or U Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–46	2012	Kent State, 48–32

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Ohio

Kent State at Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0 Bobcats 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 19 Location: Peden Stadium Athens, OH Television network: ESPN2 or U Sources:

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
25–38–2	2012	Kent State, 28–6

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References

1. Telich, John (December 17, 2012). "Paul Haynes Named Kent State's Head Football Coach". WJW (Cleveland). Retrieved December 17, 2012.