2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	4–8 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Pratt (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3					8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS 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 fifth-year head coach Doug Martin. Kent State finished the season with a 4–8 record (MAC: 3–5).^[1]

Kent State lost to Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the season-opener, the second-annual FirstMerit Patriot Bowl, 21–0. Against Iowa State of the Big 12, the Golden Flashes suffered two blocked punts and surrendered four fumbles in a 48–28 loss. They beat Division I FCS opponent, Delaware State, handily, 24–3. Without their featured running back, Eugene Jarvis, they also lost to Louisiana–Lafayette, undefeated Ball State, and Akron. Against the latter, Kent State led 21–10 at half time, but missed a 27-yard field goal in the fourth quarter and surrendered a touchdown, which forced overtime. In second overtime, the Flashes lost by missing a 23-yard field goal. In the season finale, they upset eventual MAC champions, Buffalo, 24–21.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:30 pm	vs. Boston College*	Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH (FirstMerit Patriot Bowl)	ESPNU	L 21–0	10,788
September 6	6:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		L 48–28	49,805
September 13	2:00 pm	Delaware State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 24–3	8,529
September 20	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 44–27	18,241
September 27	12:00 pm	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 41–20	20,437
October 4	12:00 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	L 30–27 ^2OT	18,536
October 11	2:30 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	FSN	L 26–19	16,825
October 25	3:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ONN	W 54–21	14,460
November 1	2:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 45–30	10,411
November 12	8:00 pm	Temple	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN360	W 41–38	6,886
November 18	7:00 pm	Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 42–14	2,267
November 28	2:00 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	FSN	W 24–21	13,754
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Kent State 2008 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
2. Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 268, 2009.