1986 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1986 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Miami (OH) $ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
Toledo 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Bowling Green 5 –3 –05 –6 –0
Kent State 5 –3 –05 –6 –0
Ball State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Eastern Michigan 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Central Michigan 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
Western Michigan 3 –5 –03 –8 –0
Ohio 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1986 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–6 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 288 to 179.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Patrick Young with 779 rushing yards and 756 passing yards, and Eric Dye with 425 receiving yards.[3][4] Defensive back Stuart Sims was selected as a first-team All-MAC player.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Toledo
W 18–16
September 13Akron*
L 7–17
September 20at Kentucky*
L 12–3754,865[6]
September 27at Eastern Michigan
W 20–16
October 4Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 33–30
October 11at Florida*
L 9–5273,718[7]
October 18at Ball State
L 17–26
October 25Bowling Green
L 15–31
November 1at Ohio
W 17–13
November 8Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–2311,500
November 15at Western Michigan
L 7–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1986 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ↑ "1986 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  6. ↑ "Kent has a big hand in Kentucky's victory". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 21, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Gators filet outmanned Golden Flashes". Florida Today. October 12, 1986. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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