1996 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–7 MAC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Junko (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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Ball State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Corrigall, the Golden Flashes compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 492 to 255.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Astron Whatley with 1,132 rushing yards, Todd Goebbel with 2,419 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 1,215 receiving yards.[2][3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | at Miami (OH) | L 6–64 | |||
September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh* | L 14–52 | 24,374 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 Youngstown State* | W 28–12 | 23,158 | |
September 28 | at Nevada* | L 42–63 | 24,430 | ||
October 5 | Akron |
| W 32–17 | ||
October 12 | at Bowling Green | L 24–31 | |||
October 19 | Ohio |
| L 15–24 | ||
October 26 | at Eastern Michigan | L 10–51 | |||
November 2 | Central Michigan |
| L 51–52 | ||
November 9 | at Ball State | L 6–50 | |||
November 16 | at Western Michigan | L 27–76 | |||
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Roster
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Team players in the NFL
[edit]Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
O. J. Santiago | Tight end | 3 | 70 | Atlanta Falcons |
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17-D19.
- ^ "1996 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "1996 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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