# 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Penn State* | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | BTN | L 13–33 | 94,378 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 23 (FCS) North Carolina A&T* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | L 36–39 $^{4OT}$ | 13,540 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | Monmouth* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 27–7 | 14,265 |
| September 24 | 12:00 pm | at No. 1 Alabama* | Bryant–Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL | SECN | L 0–48 | 101,821 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Akron | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN3 | L 27–31 | 20,167 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | at Buffalo | UB StadiumAmherst, NY | ESPN3 | W 44–20 | 20,532 |
| October 15 | 2:30 pm | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN3 | L 14–18 | 15,160 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | Ohio | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 8,429 |
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | at Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI | CBSSN | W 27–24 | 9,236 |
| November 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 14 Western Michigan | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN2 | L 21–37 | 4,536 |
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPNU | L 7–42 | 13,612 |
| November 25 | 12:00 pm | Northern Illinois | Dix StadiumKent, OH | CBSSN | L 21–31 | 4,450 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Penn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Nittany Lions | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 33 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #23 (FCS) Aggies | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 36 |

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |

### At Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #1 Crimson Tide | 21 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 48 |

### Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Zips | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 10 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 44 |
| Bulls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 |

### At Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| RedHawks | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |

### Ohio

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### At Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Chippewas | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |

### Western Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #14 Broncos | 3 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 |
| Golden Flashes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |

### At Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Falcons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Northern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 7 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |