2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (4th season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall x   6 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 2  
Miami (OH)   4 – 2     6 – 2     7 – 5  
Bowling Green   4 – 2     5 – 3     8 – 3  
Kent State   3 – 3     5 – 3     6 – 5  
Akron   3 – 3     4 – 4     4 – 7  
Buffalo   1 – 5     1 – 7     3 – 8  
Ohio   0 – 6     1 – 7     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$   4 – 1     5 – 2     10 – 2  
Northern Illinois x   4 – 1     4 – 3     6 – 5  
Ball State x   4 – 1     4 – 3     5 – 6  
Western Michigan   2 – 3     4 – 4     5 – 6  
Central Michigan   1 – 4     2 – 6     3 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 5     1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 281 to 248.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Josh Cribbs with 1,019 rushing yards and 1,516 passing yards and Jurron Kelly with 479 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Iowa*
L 0–5156,091
September 8Bucknell*
W 38–176,872[5]
September 22at West Virginia*
L 14–3447,458
September 29at Akron
L 10–14
October 6at Bowling Green
L 7–2412,539
October 13Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 44–342,973
October 20Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–138,260
October 27at Ohio
W 24–1419,415
November 3Marshall
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 21–4212,607
November 10Ball State
W 31–18
November 24Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–205,264
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "2001 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. ^ "2001 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Housenick, Tom (September 9, 2001). "Mistakes Costly in Bison Loss to Golden Flashes". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.


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