2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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The 2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 281 to 248.[1][2]

DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Headcoach
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2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Colby (4th season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
 2000
2002 
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More information Div, Conf. ...
2001 Mid-American Conference football standings
Div  Conf.Overall
Team W L    W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x 60  80  112 
Miami (OH) 42  62  75 
Bowling Green 42  53  83 
Kent State 33  53  65 
Akron 33  44  47 
Buffalo 15  17  38 
Ohio 06  17  110 
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$ 41  52  102 
Northern Illinois x 41  43  65 
Ball State x 41  43  56 
Western Michigan 23  44  56 
Central Michigan 14  26  38 
Eastern Michigan 05  16  29 
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth.
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Josh Cribbs with 1,019 rushing yards and 1,516 passing yards and Jurron Kelly with 479 receiving yards.[3][4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Iowa*L 0–5156,091
September 8Bucknell (I-AA)*W 38–176,872[5]
September 22at West Virginia*L 14–3447,458
September 29at AkronL 10–14
October 6at Bowling GreenL 7–2412,539
October 13Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 44–342,973
October 20Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 35–138,260
October 27at OhioW 24–1419,415
November 3Marshall
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
L 21–4212,607
November 10at Ball StateW 31–18
November 24Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–205,264
  • *Non-conference game
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