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 |
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September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Penn State* | | BTN | L 13–33 | 94,378 |
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 27–7 | 14,265 |
September 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Alabama* | | SECN | L 0–48 | 101,821 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Akron | | ESPN3 | L 27–31 | 20,167 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | at Buffalo | | ESPN3 | W 44–20 | 20,532 |
October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | L 14–18 | 15,160 |
October 22 | 1:00 pm | Ohio | | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 8,429 |
October 29 | 12:00 pm | at Central Michigan | | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 9,236 |
| 7:30 pm | No. 14 Western Michigan | | ESPN2 | L 21–37 | 4,536 |
| 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | | ESPNU | L 7–42 | 13,612 |
| 12:00 pm | Northern Illinois | | CBSSN | L 21–31 | 4,450 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
At Penn State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
Nittany Lions
|
6
|
10
|
10
|
7 |
33 |
North Carolina A&T
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
#23 (FCS) Aggies
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
7 | 22 |
39 |
Golden Flashes
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 | 19 |
36 |
Monmouth
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hawks
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
Golden Flashes
|
3
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
27 |
At Alabama
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
#1 Crimson Tide
|
21
|
20
|
7
|
0 |
48 |
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Zips
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
10 |
27 |
At Buffalo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
10
|
10
|
7
|
17 |
44 |
Bulls
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
14 |
20 |
At Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
RedHawks
|
0
|
3
|
9
|
6 |
18 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
At Central Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
Chippewas
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
0 |
24 |
Western Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#14 Broncos
|
3
|
10
|
8
|
16 |
37 |
Golden Flashes
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
At Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Falcons
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
14 |
42 |
Northern Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Huskies
|
7
|
0
|
10
|
14 |
31 |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
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