2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
2002 record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 29,287)

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#24 Marshall x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2		7	–	5
Miami		5	–	3		7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1		9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1		8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2		9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by fourth-year head coach Dean Pees.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 PM	New Hampshire*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 34–7	16,073
September 7	12:00 PM	at No. 8 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH		L 17–51	98,689
September 13	2:00 PM	Cal Poly*	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 37–34	8,410
September 21	2:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		L 20–27	15,042
September 28	2:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL		L 6–13	16,302
October 5	2:00 PM	Marshall	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		L 21–42	15,337
October 19	2:00 PM	Ohio	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		L 0–50	10,250
October 26	1:00 PM	at Buffalo	UB Stadium • Amherst, NY		W 16–12	5,102
November 2	2:00 PM	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 14–45	7,165
November 9	12:00 PM	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, CT		L 21–63	15,332
November 16	6:00 PM	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL		L 6–32	7,354
November 23	2:00 PM	Akron	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 10–48	3,278
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Kent State Golden Flashes football

Venues	Rockwell Field (1920–1940) Memorial Stadium (1941–1968) Dix Stadium (1969–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Akron (Wagon Wheel) Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

Culture & lore	The Marching Golden Flashes

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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