1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football
1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Charley Molnar (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (1st season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$	7	–	1	12	–	1
Miami (OH) x	7	–	1	10	–	1
Bowling Green	5	–	3	5	–	6
Ohio	5	–	3	5	–	6
Akron	3	–	6	4	–	7
Kent State	0	–	8	0	–	11
West Division
Toledo x	6	–	2	7	–	5
Western Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	4
Central Michigan	5	–	3	6	–	5
Eastern Michigan	3	–	6	3	–	8
Northern Illinois	2	–	6	2	–	9
Ball State	1	–	7	1	–	10
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 149.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Demarlo Rozier with 621 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 2,046 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 685 receiving yards.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at No. 19 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 3–56
September 12	Youngstown State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 10–24
September 19	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 24–38
September 26	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–46
October 3	Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 17–26
October 10	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 16–45
October 17	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–42
October 24	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 21–42
October 31	Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 23–48
November 14	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 0–56
November 21	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
^ "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.