1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1988 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference Mid-American Conference
1988 record 5–6 (3–5 MAC)
Head coach Dick Crum (1st year)
Home stadium Dix Stadium
1988 Mid-American football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Western Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Ball State 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Ohio 4 – 3 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Toledo 4 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Kent State 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Miami 0 – 7 – 1     0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.
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