2004 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2004 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–6 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2004 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Akron		6	–	2					6	–	5
Marshall		6	–	2					6	–	6
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Ohio		2	–	6					4	–	7
Buffalo		2	–	6					2	–	9
UCF		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy$		7	–	1					9	–	4
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					9	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					4	–	7
Central Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	7
Ball State		2	–	6					2	–	9
Western Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Toledo 35, Miami 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2004 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by first-year head coach Doug Martin.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 pm	at No. 13 Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa	ESPN+	L 7–39	70,397
September 11	7:00 pm	Liberty*	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio		W 38–10	17,459
September 18	7:00 pm	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, New Jersey	FSN	L 21–29	25,415
September 23	7:00 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 19–24	25,186
October 2	1:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, Michigan		L 21–24	12,292
October 9	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, Ohio		L 27–47	18,625
October 16	4:00 pm	Marshall	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio		L 17–27	9,752
October 30	4:00 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio		W 42–16	6,013
November 4	1:30 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, New York		W 33–7	6,454
November 13	4:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio		W 69–17	5,974
November 23	7:00 pm	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida		W 41–24	12,083
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Kent State University Athletics". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.