# 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois* | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | BTN | L 3–52 | 36,693 |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | Delaware State* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 45–13 | 15,091 |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | at Minnesota* | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN | BTN | L 7–10 | 52,823 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | Marshall* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ASN | L 29–36 $^{2OT}$ | 15,424 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | Miami (OH) | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 20–14 | 10,991 |
| October 10 | 3:00 pm | at No. 24 Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 23,118 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at Massachusetts | Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumHadley, MA | ESPN3 | W 15–10 | 15,217 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Bowling Green | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Anniversary Award) | ESPN3 | L 0–48 | 14,739 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | L 17–18 | 10,379 |
| November 10 | 8:00 pm | at Ohio | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPNU | L 0–27 | 15,654 |
| November 18 | 8:00 pm | Central Michigan | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPNU | L 14–27 | 8,742 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | at Akron | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ASN | L 0–20 | 16,391 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### At Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Fighting Illini | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Golden Flashes | 16 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 45 |

### At Minnesota

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Gophers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 36 |
| Golden Flashes | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 29 |

### Miami (OH)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Golden Flashes | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### At Toledo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| #24 Rockets | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### At Massachusetts

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| Minutemen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Bowling Green

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulls | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Ohio

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

### Central Michigan

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chippewas | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zips | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |