2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBrian George (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Bowling Green x$   7 1     10 4  
Ohio   5 3     8 5  
Akron   5 3     8 5  
Buffalo   3 5     5 7  
Kent State   2 6     3 9  
Miami (OH)   2 6     3 9  
UMass   2 6     3 9  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy   6 2     8 6  
Western Michigan x   6 2     8 5  
Toledo x   6 2     10 2  
Central Michigan x   6 2     7 6  
Ball State   2 6     3 9  
Eastern Michigan   0 8     1 11  
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:00 pmat Illinois*BTNL 3–5236,693
September 126:00 pmDelaware State*ESPN3W 45–1315,091
September 1912:00 pmat Minnesota*BTNL 7–1052,823
September 263:30 pmMarshall*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ASNL 29–36 2OT15,424
October 33:30 pmMiami (OH) 
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3W 20–1410,991
October 103:00 pmat No. 24 ToledoESPN3L 7–3823,118
October 173:30 pmat MassachusettsESPN3W 15–1015,217
October 241:00 pmBowling Green
ESPN3L 0–4814,739
November 57:00 pmBuffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3L 17–1810,379
November 108:00 pmat OhioESPNUL 0–2715,654
November 188:00 pmCentral Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNUL 14–278,742
November 2712:00 pmat AkronASNL 0–2016,391
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

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At Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 3 3
Fighting Illini 28 10 7 7 52

Delaware State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 0 6 0 7 13
Golden Flashes 16 20 9 0 45

At Minnesota

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 7 0 7
Golden Gophers 3 7 0 0 10

Marshall

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Thundering Herd 7 0 7 877 36
Golden Flashes 6 7 6 370 29

Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 0 0 14 14
Golden Flashes 6 7 7 0 20

At Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 7 0 0 0 7
#24 Rockets 7 17 7 7 38

At Massachusetts

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 10 3 2 15
Minutemen 0 10 0 0 10

Bowling Green

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1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 14 17 10 7 48
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 0 0 12 18
Golden Flashes 0 10 7 0 17

At Ohio

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
Bobcats 7 3 10 7 27

Central Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Chippewas 17 3 7 0 27
Golden Flashes 0 14 0 0 14

At Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
Zips 7 7 3 3 20

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 10, 2015.