1984 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record4–7 (3–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1984 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Toledo $ 7 1 18 3 1
Bowling Green 7 2 08 3 0
Central Michigan 6 2 18 2 1
Ohio 4 4 14 6 1
Northern Illinois 3 5 14 6 1
Miami (OH) 3 5 04 7 0
Ball State 3 5 03 8 0
Western Michigan 3 6 05 6 0
Kent State 3 6 04 7 0
Eastern Michigan 2 5 22 7 2
  • $ Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Akron*W 24–17
September 8at Kentucky*L 0–4256,402[6]
September 22at Northern IllinoisL 10–24
September 29Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 10–14
October 6Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 3–19
October 13at Ball StateW 15–10
October 20at OhioW 19–7
October 27Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 17–6
November 3at Eastern MichiganL 18–20
November 10at Western MichiganL 9–13
November 17Bowling Green
L 10–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  2. "1984 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. "1984 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  5. 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  6. "Kentucky runs wild over Kent State 42–0". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 9, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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