2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football
2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees (5th season);
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$	7	–	1	11	–	2
UCF	6	–	2	7	–	5
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	4	–	8
Akron	3	–	5	4	–	8
Kent State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Buffalo	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Northern Illinois x	7	–	1	8	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	9	–	3
Ball State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Western Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Central Michigan	2	–	6	4	–	8
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Pees.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	New Hampshire*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 34–7	16,073
September 7	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 17–51	98,689
September 13	2:00 pm	Cal Poly*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 37–34	8,410
September 21	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 20–27	15,042
September 28	2:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 6–13	16,302
October 5	2:00 pm	Marshall	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 21–42	15,337
October 19	2:00 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 0–50	10,250
October 26	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 16–12	5,102
November 2	2:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 14–45	7,165
November 9	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 21–63	15,332
November 16	6:00 pm	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 6–32	7,354
November 23	2:00 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 10–48	3,278
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Kent State Golden Flashes football
Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron: Wagon Wheel Bowling Green: Anniversary Award
Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025