2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football
2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (1st season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$	7	–	1	10	–	4
Buffalo	6	–	2	8	–	5
Ohio	4	–	4	7	–	6
Akron	4	–	4	5	–	7
Kent State	3	–	5	4	–	8
UMass	1	–	7	1	–	11
Miami (OH)	0	–	8	0	–	12
West Division
Northern Illinois x	8	–	0	12	–	2
Ball State	7	–	1	10	–	3
Toledo	5	–	3	7	–	5
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	6
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	2	–	10
Western Michigan	1	–	7	1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 47, Northern Illinois 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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.^[1] They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	Liberty*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 17–10	20,790
September 7	12:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	L 22–41	22,758
September 14	7:00 pm	at No. 8 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 13–45	89,113
September 21	3:30 pm	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PN	BTN	L 0–34	92,371
September 28	7:00 pm	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	W 32–14	15,503
October 5	3:30 pm	No. 23 Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	TWCS	L 24–38	18,773
October 12	3:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 24–27	16,861
October 19	3:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 21–38	14,351
October 26	3:30 pm	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	TWCS	L 21–41	14,197
November 2	3:30 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	TWCS	L 7–16	20,239
November 13	8:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 24–6	8,573
November 19	8:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN2	W 44–13	17,181
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries[edit]

Liberty[edit]

Liberty at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	3	7	0	10
• Golden Flashes	7	0	0	10	17

Date: August 29
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Game start: 6:00pm EST
Television network: ESPN3

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Bowling Green[edit]

Bowling Green at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Falcons	7	17	10	7	41
Golden Flashes	8	14	0	0	22

Date: September 7
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Television network: ESPN Plus

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LSU[edit]

Kent State at #8 LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	0	13
• #8 Tigers	21	10	0	14	45

Date: September 14
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA

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Penn State[edit]

Kent State at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 21
Location: Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA

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Western Michigan[edit]

Kent State at Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Golden Flashes	7	8	0	0	15
Broncos	0	7	0	0	7

Date: September 28
Location: Waldo Stadium
Kalamazoo, MI
Referee: Rod Snodgrass
Television network: ESPN3

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Northern Illinois[edit]

Northern Illinois at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 5
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH

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Ball State[edit]

Kent State at Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 12
Location: Scheumann Stadium
Muncie, IN

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South Alabama[edit]

Kent State at South Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 19
Location: Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Mobile, AL

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Buffalo[edit]

Buffalo at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 26
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH

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Akron[edit]

Kent State at Akron

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

Date: November 2
Location: InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field
Akron, OH

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Miami [OH][edit]

Miami [OH] at Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 13
Location: Dix Stadium
Kent, OH
Television network: ESPN2 or U

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Ohio[edit]

Kent State at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	0	0	0	0	0

Date: November 19
Location: Peden Stadium
Athens, OH
Television network: ESPN2 or U

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References[edit]

^ Telich, John (December 17, 2012). "Paul Haynes Named Kent State's Head Football Coach". WJW. Cleveland. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

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[1] Telich, John (December 17, 2012). "Paul Haynes Named Kent State's Head Football Coach". WJW. Cleveland. Retrieved December 17, 2012.

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