2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State K.svg Mid-American Conference East MAC 4–8 3–5 Doug Martin 5th A. J. Pratt 1st Pete Rekstis 5th Air raid 4–3 Dix Stadium 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).Kent State 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20121013205720/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=3735&year=2008 2012-10-13 , College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009. 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.Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, vol. 15, p. 268, 2009. Schedule 2008 Eastern August 30 7:30 pm l y y Boston College FirstMerit Patriot Bowl Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, OH ESPNU 21–0 10,788 September 6 6:00 pm l y y Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA 48–28 49,805 September 13 2:00 pm w y Delaware State (FCS) Dix Stadium Kent, OH 24–3 8,529 September 20 6:00 pm l y Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field Lafayette, LA 44–27 18,241 September 27 12:00 pm l y Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPN+ 41–20 20,437 October 4 12:00 pm l Akron Battle for the Wagon Wheel Dix Stadium Kent, OH ESPN+ 30–27 2OT 18,536 October 11 2:30 pm l y Ohio Dix Stadium Kent, OH FSN 26–19 16,825 October 25 3:30 pm w y Miami (OH) Yager Stadium Oxford, OH ONN 54–21 14,460 November 1 2:00 pm l y Bowling Green Battle for the Anniversary Award Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH 45–30 10,411 November 12 8:00 pm w Temple Dix Stadium Kent, OH ESPN360 41–38 6,886 November 18 7:00 pm l Northern Illinois Dix Stadium Kent, OH 42–14 2,267 November 28 2:00 pm w y Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY FSN 24–21 13,754 References Kent State Category:Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Kent State Golden Flashes football