1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–11 (0–9 MAC)
Head coach	Ed Chlebek (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

1982 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bowling Green $	7	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Western Michigan	5	–	2	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
Miami (OH)	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Ohio	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Toledo	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northern Illinois	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Ball State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Eastern Michigan	1	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–9 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 114.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dana Wright with 363 rushing yards, Walter Kroan with 1,304 passing yards, and Todd Feldman with 519 receiving yards.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 21–30	16,207	[5]
September 18	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 15–23
September 25	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 14–24
October 2	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 0–20
October 9	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 7–44	49,930
October 16	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 3–21
October 23	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 20–31
October 30	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 7–41
November 6	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–9
November 13	Toledo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 0–3
November 20	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 20–24
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
2. "1982 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
3. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
4. "1982 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
5. "Turnovers prove costly as Kent drops opener". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.