2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference East
2010 record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 20,500)

The 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-year head coach Doug Martin, compete in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play. Head coach Doug Martin resigned on November 21 effective at the end of the season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 PM	Murray State*		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 41–10	16,535[1]
September 11	3:30 PM	at Boston College*		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	L 13–26	35,122[2]
September 18	12:00 PM	at #20 Penn State*		Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 0–24	100,610[3]
October 2	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 21–27	17,666[4]
October 9	3:30 PM	Akron		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		W 28–17	24,221
October 16	7:00 PM	at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH		L 21–34	20,048
October 23	3:30 PM	at Bowling Green		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		W 30–6	14,279
October 30	2:00 PM	Ball State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 33–14	15,468[5]
November 6	2:00 PM	Temple		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		L 10–28	15,125[6]
November 13	2:00 PM	Army*		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		L 28–45	17,222[7]
November 20	2:00 PM	at Western Michigan		Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI		L 3–38	8,763[8]
November 26	11:00 AM	Ohio		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 28–6	8,340
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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