2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–9, 1–6 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Buffalo being canceled due to inclement weather.

2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	2–9 (1–6 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x		5	–	3					8	–	6
Ohio		4	–	4					6	–	6
Buffalo		3	–	4					5	–	6
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
UMass		3	–	5					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					2	–	10
Kent State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Central Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 51, Bowling Green 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 14–17	22,754
September 6	2:00 pm	South Alabama*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 13–23	15,355
September 13	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN2	L 66-0	104,404
September 27	3:30 pm	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 13–45	33,526
October 4	5:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	ESPN3	L 14–17	15,620
October 11	2:00 pm	Massachusetts	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 17–40	12,451
October 18	3:30 pm	Army*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 39–17	18,114
October 25	2:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN3	L 3–10	22,792
November 4	8:00 pm	Toledo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 20–30	7,471
November 12	8:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN2	L 20–30	8,417
November 28	1:00 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 27–24	5,118
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule source:^[1]

^{^[a]} Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Buffalo, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the Buffalo, New York region.^[2] Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m.^[3] Later it was announced that the two schools cancelled the game and would not reschedule.^[4]

References

1. "2014 Kent State Golden Flashes Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
2. Alexander, Elton (November 19, 2014). "Kent State Football Game Postponed in Buffalo; Further Plans Pending". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
3. "UB's Football Game Against Kent State Tentatively Scheduled for Friday at 1 pm". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
4. "UB Football Game Against Kent State Cancelled and Will Not Be Rescheduled". University at Buffalo Department of Athletics. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.