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Kent State Football Team History


Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State University
 Kent, OH
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Capacity: 30,520
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Glen Mason
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1920  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Glen Mason enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kent State.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Toledo  18   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Akron  7   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Kentucky  12   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Eastern Michigan  20   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Central Michigan  33   30   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Florida  9   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Ball State  17   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Bowling Green State  15   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Ohio  17   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Miami Ohio  24   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Western Michigan  7   27   L       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored179
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed288
  Defense Average26.2
  Opponents Record55-54
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Mid-American- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Miami Ohio 8-4346228Lost  7-377-2280134  Tim Rose
Toledo 7-4216197 6-3186160  Dan Simrell
Ball State 6-5199201 5-4180178  Paul Schudel
Bowling Green 5-6148222 5-4141143  Moe Ankney
Kent State 5-6179288 5-3151182  Glen Mason
Eastern Michigan 6-5222228 4-5180190  Jim Harkema
Central Michigan 5-5258284 4-4218221  Herb Deromedi
Western Michigan 4-7183257 3-5143149  Jack Harbaugh
Ohio 1-10196329 1-8182286  Cleve Bryant
Northern Illinois 2-9144308   Jerry Pettibone

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Mid-American Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.