1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1998
| team = Kent State Golden Flashes
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 0–11
| conf_record = 0–8
| head_coach = Dean Pees
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Charley Molnar
| oc_year = 5th
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Greg Colby
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Dix Stadium
}}
{{1998 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 1998 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 0–11 record (0–8 against MAC opponents), finished in last place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 149.{{cite web|title=2016 Kent State Football Record Book|publisher=Kent State University|page=D8|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=http://kentstatesports.com/documents/2016/9/2/FALL_ASRB_football_2016.pdf}}{{cite web|title=1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1998-schedule.html}}
The team's statistical leaders included Demarlo Rozier with 621 rushing yards, Jose Davis with 2,046 passing yards, and Eugene Baker with 685 receiving yards.2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.{{cite web|title=1998 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=October 5, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kent-state/1998.html}}
This was the last winless season for Kent State until 2024.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1998
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Sanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Athens, GA
| score = 3–56
| attend = 86,003
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-georgia-hammers-kent-st/157267800/|work=The Plain Dealer|title=Georgia hammers Kent St.|date=September 6, 1998|accessdate=October 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1998|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 10–24
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| score = 24–38
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| score = 7–46
| attend = 21,984
| source = {{cite news|title=CMU crushes Kent|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|date=September 27, 1998|page=9C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99383047/cmu-crushes-kent/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = l
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 17–26
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–45
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Marshall
| site_stadium = Marshall University Stadium
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| score = 7–42
| attend = 23,481
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Bowling Green
| site_stadium = Doyt Perry Stadium
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, OH
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–42
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 23–48
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| score = 0–56
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 21
| w/l = l
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| score = 21–31
| attend =
}}
}}
References
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