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1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–11 (0–9 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bowling Green $ 7 2 0 7 5 0
Western Michigan 5 2 2 7 2 2
Miami (OH) 5 3 0 7 4 0
Central Michigan 5 3 1 6 4 1
Ohio 5 4 0 6 5 0
Toledo 5 4 0 6 5 0
Northern Illinois 5 4 0 5 5 0
Ball State 4 4 0 5 6 0
Eastern Michigan 1 7 1 1 9 1
Kent State 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Central Michigan and Toledo were I-A while the other teams were classified as I-AA for the 1982 season only.

The 1982 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Chlebek, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–9 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 114.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dana Wright with 363 rushing yards, Walter Kroan with 1,304 passing yards, and Todd Feldman with 519 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Marshall*L 21–3016,207[5]
September 18at Northern IllinoisL 15–23
September 25at Western MichiganL 14–24
October 2Miami (OH)L 0–20
October 9at Iowa State*L 7–4449,930
October 16Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 3–21
October 23Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 20–31
October 30Bowling Green
L 7–41
November 6at Eastern MichiganL 7–9
November 13Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 0–3
November 20at OhioL 20–24
  • *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. ^ "1982 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. ^ "1982 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. ^ "Turnovers prove costly as Kent drops opener". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.