List of Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Kent State Golden Flashes football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).^[a] The Kent State fielded their first team in 1920 coached by Paul G. Chandler and are currently coached by Sean Lewis. They complete in the Mid-American Conference and the East division. They were previously a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from 1932 through 1950.

Seasons

Legend
^† National Champions   ^‡ Conference Champions   ^# Division Champions   ^ Bowl game berth[b]   * Playoff berth[c]

Season	Coach	Conference	Conference Results[1][2]				Season Results[3]			Post-season result	Final Ranking
			Finish	Wins	Losses	Ties	Wins	Losses	Ties[d]		AP[e]	Coaches'[f]
Kent State Golden Flashes
1920	Paul G. Chandler	Independent	—	—	—	—	1	2	0	—
1921			—	—	—	—	0	2	1	—
1922			—	—	—	—	0	7	—	—
1923	Frank Harsh		—	—	—	—	0	5	0	—
1924			—	—	—	—	0	4	0	—
1925	Merle E. Wagoner		—	—	—	—	1	1	3	—
1926			—	—	—	—	2	6	0	—
1927			—	—	—	—	1	5	1	—
1928			—	—	—	—	4	2	2	—
1929			—	—	—	—	1	7	1	—
1930			—	—	—	—	3	3	1	—
1931			—	—	—	—	3	4	0	—
1932		Ohio Athletic Conference	18th	5	2	0	5	2	0	—
1933	Joe Begala		T–9th	2	2	3	2	2	3	—
1934			11th	2	3	3	2	2	3	—
1935	Donald Starn		16th	2	5	0	3	5	0	—
1936			6th	4	2	0	5	4	0	—
1937			9th	3	3	1	3	4	4	—
1938			T–8th	3	2	0	6	2	0	—
1939			13th	1	3	1	3	4	1	—
1940			2nd	4	0	0	8	1	0	—
1941			12th	1	3	0	2	5	1	—
1942			7th	1	1	0	5	2	0	—
1943	Kent State did not play football during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons because of World War II
1944
1945
1946	Trevor J. Rees	Ohio Athletic Conference	9th	1	1	0	6	2	0	—
1947			T–5th	2	1	0	4	4	0	—
1948			3rd	3	0	0	6	2	1	—
1949			3rd	2	0	0	5	3	0	—
1950			7th	2	1	0	5	4	0	—
1951		Mid-American Conference	3rd	2	1	0	4	3	2	—
1952			T–4th	2	2	0	5	4	0	—
1953			3rd	3	1	0	7	2	0	—
1954^^			2nd	7	1	0	8	2	0	Lost Refrigerator Bowl to Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens, 7–19
1955			T–2nd	4	1	1	6	2	1	—
1956			3rd	4	2	0	7	2	0	—
1957			7th	1	5	0	3	6	0	—
1958			2nd	5	1	7	2	0	0	—
1959			T–4th	3	3	0	5	3	0	—
1960			3rd	4	2	0	6	3	0	—
1961			7th	1	5	0	2	8	0	—
1962			5th	2	4	0	3	6	0	—
1963			T–6th	1	5	0	3	5	1	—
1964	Leo Strang		6th	1	4	1	3	3	1	—
1965			T–3rd	3	2	1	5	4	1	—
1966			5th	2	4	0	4	6	0	—
1967			6th	1	5	0	4	6	0	—
1968	Dave Puddington		6th	1	5	0	1	9	0	—
1969			T–5th	1	4	0	5	5	0	—
1970			T–5th	1	4	0	3	7	0	—
1971	Don James		6th	0	5	0	3	8	0	—
1972^‡^			1st	4	1	0	6	5	1	Lost Tangerine Bowl to Tampa Spartans, 18–21
1973			2nd	4	1	0	9	2	0	—
1974			T–4th	2	3	0	7	4	0	—
1975	Dennis Fitzgerald		8th	1	6	0	4	7	0	—
1976			T–2nd	6	2	0	8	4	0	—
1977			6th	5	4	0	6	5	0	—
1978	Ron Blackledge		8th	2	6	0	4	7	0	—
1979			10th	1	8	0	1	10	0	—
1980			T–8th	3	6	0	3	8	0	—
1981	Ed Chlebek		7th	3	6	0	4	7	0	—
1982			10th	0	9	0	0	11	0	—
1983	Dick Scesniak		9th	1	8	0	1	10	0	—
1984			T–8th	3	6	0	4	7	0	—
1985			9th	2	6	0	3	8	0	—
1986	Glen Mason		T–2nd	5	3	0	5	6	0	—
1987			T–2nd	5	3	0	7	4	0	—
1988	Dick Crum		7th	3	5	0	5	6	0	—
1989			9th	0	8	0	0	11	0	—
1990			T–7th	2	6	0	2	9	0	—
1991	Pete Cordelli		9th	1	7	0	1	10	0	—
1992			8th	2	7	0	2	9	0	—
1993			10th	0	9	0	0	11	0	—
1994	Jim Corrigall		8th	2	7	0	2	9	0	—
1995			10th	0	7	1	1	9	1	—
1996			10th	1	7	—	2	9	—	—
1997			T–4th (East)	3	5	—	3	8	—	—
1998	Dean Pees		6th (East)	0	8	—	0	11	—	—
1999			6th (East)	2	6	—	2	9	—	—
2000			7th (East)	1	7	—	1	10	—	—
2001			T–3rd (East)	5	3	—	6	5	—	—
2002			6th (East)	1	7	—	3	9	—	—
2003			4th (East)	4	4	—	5	7	—	—
2004	Doug Martin		4th (East)	4	4	—	5	6	—	—
2005			6th (East)	0	8	—	1	10	—	—
2006			2nd (East)	5	3	—	6	6	—	—
2007			7th (East)	1	7	—	3	9	—	—
2008			T–4th (East)	3	5	—	4	8	—	—
2009			4th (East)	4	4	—	5	7	—	—
2010			4th (East)	4	4	—	5	7	—	—
2011	Darrell Hazell		3rd (East)	4	4	—	5	7	—	—
2012^#^			1st (East)	8	0	—	11	3	—	Lost MAC Championship Game to Northern Illinois Huskies, 37–44 Lost GoDaddy.com Bowl to Arkansas State Red Wolves, 13–17
2013	Paul Haynes		5th (East)	3	5	—	4	8	—	—
2014			7th (East)	1	6	—	2	9	—	—
2015		T-5th (East)	2	6	—	3	9	—	—
2016		5th (East)	2	6	—	3	9	—	—
2017		6th (East)	1	7	—	2	10	—	—
2018	Sean Lewis	6th (East)	1	7	—	2	10	—	—
2019		T-2nd (East)	5	3	—	7	6	—	Won Frisco Bowl over Utah State Aggies, 51–41
2020		T-2nd (East)	3	1	—	3	1	—	—
2021		1st (East)	6	2	—	7	7	—	Lost MAC Championship Game to Northern Illinois Huskies, 23-41 Lost Famous Idaho Potato Bowl to Wyoming Cowboys, 38-52
2022		T-4th (East)	4	4	—	5	7	—	—
2023	Kenni Burns	6th (East)	0	8	—	1	11	—	—
2024					—			—	—
Total				—	—	—	364	585	28	(only includes regular season games)
				33	32	10	—	—	—	(only includes Ohio Athletic Conference games)
				180	325	4	—	—	—	(only includes Mid-American Conference games)
				—	—	—	1	5	0	(only includes post-season games; 6 appearances)
				200	350	14	349	559	28	(all games)
♦ Denotes a tie for first place and conference co-champion

See also

• Kent State Golden Flashes

Notes

1. The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. The yellow color is used only when Kent State reaches a bowl but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
3. The blue color is used only when Kent State receives a playoff berth but does not hold a share in the conference title. In any case that Kent State has a share of the conference championship, the green color is used.
4. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible.
5. The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.
6. The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today.

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
2. http://static.psbin.com/f/q/y2ru55fb9eua4b/FBAll_Time_Standings.pdf^{[permanent dead link‍] [bare URL PDF]}
3. http://static.psbin.com/b/i/zj84k6tpi6dn5e/FALL_ASRB_08_football_2012.pdf Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine ^{[bare URL PDF]}