1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 149.^[1][2]

1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (1st season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy$		7	–	1					12	–	1
Miami (OH) x		7	–	1					10	–	1
Bowling Green		5	–	3					5	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	6					4	–	7
Kent State		0	–	8					0	–	11
West Division
Toledo x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	4
Central Michigan		5	–	3					6	–	5
Eastern Michigan		3	–	6					3	–	8
Northern Illinois		2	–	6					2	–	9
Ball State		1	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Marshall 23, Toledo 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The team's statistical leaders included Demarlo Rozier with 621 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 2,046 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 685 receiving yards.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at No. 19 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 3–56
September 12	Youngstown State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 10–24
September 19	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 24–38
September 26	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 7–46
October 3	Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 17–26
October 10	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (rivalry)	L 16–45
October 17	at Marshall	Marshall University Stadium Huntington, WV	L 7–42
October 24	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 21–42
October 31	Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 23–48
November 14	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	L 0–56
November 21	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–31
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
2. "1998 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. "1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.