1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
| 1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–6 MAC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | John O'Grady (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | Akron* | W 24–17 | [6] | ||
| September 8 | at Kentucky* | L 0–42 | 56,402 | [7] | |
| September 22 | at Northern Illinois | L 10–24 | 23,712 | [8] | |
| September 29 | Central Michigan |
| L 10–14 | ||
| October 6 | Miami (OH) |
| L 3–19 | ||
| October 13 | at Ball State | W 15–10 | |||
| October 20 | at Ohio | W 19–7 | |||
| October 27 | Toledo |
| W 17–6 | ||
| November 3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 18–20 | |||
| November 10 | at Western Michigan | L 9–13 | |||
| November 17 | Bowling Green |
| L 10–27 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ "1984 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
- ^ "1984 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
- ^ "Nix runs Kent State past Zips 24–17". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 2, 1984. Retrieved November 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky runs wild over Kent State 42–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent State loses to Huskies 24–10". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved November 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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