2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference East
2011 record 5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach Darrell Hazell (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator Jon Heacock
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Ohio xy   6 2         10 4  
Temple   5 3         9 4  
Kent State   4 4         5 7  
Bowling Green   3 5         5 7  
Miami   3 5         4 8  
Buffalo   2 6         3 9  
Akron   0 8         1 11  
West
Northern Illinois xy   7 1         10 3  
Toledo x   7 1         9 4  
Western Michigan   5 3         7 6  
Ball State   4 4         6 6  
Eastern Michigan   4 4         6 6  
Central Michigan   2 6         3 9  
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
† – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
As of December 28, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by first year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 12:21 PM at #2 Alabama* Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL SEC Network L 7–48   101,821
September 10 7:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette* Dix StadiumKent, OH L 12–20   10,386
September 17 7:00 PM at Kansas State* Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS FCS L 0–37   50,483
September 24 3:30 PM South Alabama* Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 33–25   13,352
October 1 2:00 PM at Ohio Peden StadiumAthens, OH L 10–17   17,155
October 8 3:30 PM at Northern Illinois Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL L 10–40   14,251
October 15 3:30 PM Miami (OH) Dix Stadium • Kent, OH L 3–9   15,245
October 29 1:00 PM Bowling Green Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 27–15   10,152
November 4 6:00 PM Central Michigan Dix Stadium • Kent, OH ESPN2 W 24–21   10,132[2]
November 12 2:00 PM at Akron InfoCision Stadium – Summa FieldAkron, OH W 35–3   19,889
November 19 1:00 PM Eastern Michigan Dix Stadium • Kent, OH W 28–22   12,944
November 25 12:00 PM at Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 16–34   16,368
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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