1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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]

1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at No. 19 Georgia*
L 3–56
September 12Youngstown State*
L 10–24
September 19at Navy*
L 24–38
September 26at Central Michigan
L 7–46
October 3Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 17–26
October 10Akron
L 16–45
October 17at Marshall
L 7–42
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.


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