1989 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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1989 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Dick Crum (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Ball State $	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	2
Eastern Michigan	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Toledo	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan	5	–	2	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Bowling Green	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Western Michigan	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Miami (OH)	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	8	–	1
Ohio	1	–	6	–	1	1	–	9	–	1
Kent State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1989 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in ninth place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 377 to 179.^[1]^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Terry Daniels with 304 rushing yards, Joe Dalpra with 1,089 passing yards, and Andre Palmer with 417 receiving yards.^[3]^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	L 7–30
September 9	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (rivalry)	L 7–40
September 16	at Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 21–28	41,000
September 23	Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 4–26
September 30	at No. 15 NC State*	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 22–42	35,400	^[5]
October 7	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI	L 0–38
October 14	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–23
October 21	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	L 14–37
October 28	Toledo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 42–47
November 4	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)	L 28–51
November 11	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 13–15
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "1989 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
^ "1989 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ "Kent State looks improved, but still falls to Wolfpack". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e 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
Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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