1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Scesniak (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John O'Grady (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

1984 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Toledo $	7	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Bowling Green	7	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan	6	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Ohio	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Northern Illinois	3	–	5	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Miami (OH)	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Ball State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Kent State	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Eastern Michigan	2	–	5	–	2			2	–	7	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Scesniak, the Golden Flashes compiled a 4–7 record (3–6 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for eighth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 199 to 135.^[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Derrick Nix with 720 rushing yards, Stu Rayburn with 1,381 passing yards, and Ken Hughes with 621 receiving yards.^[3][4] Defensive back Derrick Samuels was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Akron*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	W 24–17		[6]
September 8	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–42	56,402	[7]
September 22	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	L 10–24	23,712	[8]
September 29	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 10–14
October 6	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 3–19
October 13	at Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 15–10
October 20	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 19–7
October 27	Toledo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 17–6
November 3	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 18–20
November 10	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 9–13
November 17	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 10–27
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
2. "1984 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. "1984 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
5. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
6. "Nix runs Kent State past Zips 24–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kentucky runs wild over Kent State 42–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kent State loses to Huskies 24–10". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.