1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1988 Mid-American football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Michigan $ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
Eastern Michigan 5 –2 –16 –3 –1
Ball State 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
Central Michigan 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
Ohio 4 –3 –14 –6 –1
Toledo 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kent State 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Bowling Green 1 –6 –12 –8 –1
Miami (OH) 0 –7 –10 –10 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Crum, the Golden Flashes compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against MAC opponents), finished in seventh place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 256 to 250.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Eric Wilkerson with 1,325 rushing yards, Patrick Young with 650 passing yards, and Fermin Olivera with 180 receiving yards.[3][4] Four Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: center Chip Curtis, defensive back Jamie Howell, defensive lineman Bert Weidner, and tailback Eric Wilkerson.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Youngstown State*
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 34–3
September 10Akron*
W 32–12
September 17at Eastern Michigan
L 14–21
September 24at Kentucky*
L 14–3847,989[6]
October 1at Central Michigan
L 7–31
October 8Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 20–31
October 15at Western Michigan
W 45–28
October 22Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 14–21
October 29at Toledo
L 28–35
November 5Bowling Green
W 31–19
November 12at Miami (OH)
W 17–11
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ↑ "1988 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. ↑ "1988 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. ↑ "Kentucky overpowers Kent, 38–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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