2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| East
Record| 5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach|

* Doug Martin (7th season)

Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Pete Rekstis (7th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Home stadium| Dix Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Miami (OH) x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Ohio |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Temple |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Kent State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Bowling Green |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Buffalo |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Akron |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
West Division
Northern Illinois x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Toledo |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Western Michigan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Ball State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Central Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

The 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes, led by seventh-year head coach Doug Martin, compete in the East Division of the Mid-American Conference and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play. Head coach Doug Martin resigned on November 21 effective at the end of the season.

## Schedule

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September 2| 7:00 pm| Murray State*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| | W 41–10| 16,535[1]
September 11| 3:30 pm| at Boston College*|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| ESPNU| L 13–26| 35,122[2]
September 18| 12:00 pm| at No. 20 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN2| L 0–24| 100,610[3]
October 2| 1:00 pm| at Miami (OH)|

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

| | L 21–27| 17,666[4]
October 9| 3:30 pm| Akron|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)

| | W 28–17| 24,221
October 16| 7:00 pm| at Toledo|

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

| | L 21–34| 20,048
October 23| 3:30 pm| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)

| | W 30–6| 14,279
October 30| 2:00 pm| Ball State|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| | W 33–14| 15,468[5]
November 6| 2:00 pm| Temple|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| | L 10–28| 15,125[6]
November 13| 2:00 pm| Army*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| | L 28–45| 17,222[7]
November 20| 2:00 pm| at Western Michigan|

* Waldo Stadium
* Kalamazoo, MI

| | L 3–38| 8,763[8]
November 26| 11:00 am| Ohio|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| ESPNU| W 28–6| 8,340

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "Murray State Racers vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
2. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Boston College Golden Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
3. ^ "Kent State vs. Penn State - Box Score - September 18, 2010 - ESPN".
4. ^ "Kent State vs. Miami (OH) - Box Score - October 2, 2010 - ESPN".
5. ^ "Ball State vs. Kent State - Box Score - October 30, 2010 - ESPN".
6. ^ "Temple vs. Kent State - Box Score - November 6, 2010 - ESPN".
7. ^ "Army vs. Kent State - Box Score - November 13, 2010 - ESPN".
8. ^ "Kent State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - November 20, 2010 - ESPN".

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Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues|

* Rockwell Field (1920–1940)
* Memorial Stadium (1941–1968)
* Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Akron: Wagon Wheel
* Bowling Green: Anniversary Award

Culture & lore|

* The Marching Golden Flashes

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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