2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37;
	$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria; x – Division champion/co-champions; UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition; Rankings from AP Poll

Kent State Golden Flashes football
2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football
MAC East Division Champions
MAC Championship Game vs. Northern Illinois, L, 37–44 2OT
GoDaddy.com Bowl vs. Arkansas State, L, 13–17
Conference	Mid-American Conference; East Division
Ranking
BCS	#25
2012 record	11–3 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach	Darrell Hazell (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Brian Rock
Defensive coordinator	Jon Heacock
Home stadium	Dix Stadium; (Capacity: 25,319)
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The 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

The Flashes had their most successful season since their MAC championship season of 1972, winning the MAC East outright with an 8–0 record, and made it to the MAC Championship game where they lost 44–37 to Northern Illinois in double-overtime. The team peaked at #18 in the BCS polls, finishing the regular season at #25. Kent State earned their first bowl bid since 1972, and played in the GoDaddy.com Bowl against Arkansas State. The Golden Flashes were defeated by the Red Wolves, 17–13.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	#7 (FCS) Towson*		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 41–21	15,121
September 8	7:30 PM	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CSS/ESPN3	L 14–47	48,346
September 19	7:00 PM	at Buffalo		University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPNU	W 23–7	14,373
September 29	12:00 PM	Ball State		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	CSS/ESPN+	W 45–43	21,657
October 6	1:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI		W 41–14	6,011
October 13	12:00 PM	at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 31–17	30,022
October 20	3:30 PM	Western Michigan		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH		W 41–24	16,128
October 27	3:30 PM	at #18 Rutgers*		High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	SNY	W 35–23	49,345
November 3	2:00 PM	Akron		Dix Stadium • Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	STO	W 35–24	18,265
November 10	1:00 PM	at Miami (OH)		Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH		W 48–32	13,301
November 17	12:00 PM	at Bowling Green	#25	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	ESPN+	W 31–24	16,002
November 23	11:00 AM	Ohio	#23	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPNU	W 28–6	18,230
November 30	7:00 PM	vs. #19 Northern Illinois	#18	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (MAC Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 37–44 ^2OT	18,132
January 6	9:00 PM	vs. Arkansas State*	#25	Ladd Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL (GoDaddy.com Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–17	37,913
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	23	18	25	NR
Coaches'	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	19	RV	RV
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	25	18	23	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	23	17	25	Not released

Game notes

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	14	21
Golden Flashes	17	10	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

This game is notable for a play that happened in the last minute of the second quarter. Kent State punted from the 50-yard line, and the ball touched, but was not caught by, Towson's returner, Derrick Joseph. It hit the ground and was recovered at the 7-yard line by Kent State linebacker Andre Parker, who then ran 58 yards the wrong way before two Towson players tackled him. However, a muffed punt cannot be advanced (or retreated) so Kent State simply took possession of the ball at the 7-yard line for the remainder of the half, and kicked a field goal before it ended.^[1]

@ Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	0	7	14
Wildcats	0	17	16	14	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–6	2007	UK, 56–20

@ Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	10	23
Bulls	0	7	0	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–9	2009	BUF, 9–6

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	13	13	17	43
Golden Flashes	0	21	14	10	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–19	2010	KENT, 33–14

@ Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	14	21	3	41
Eagles	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–13	2011	KENT, 28–22

@ Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	14	10	7	31
Black Knights	0	0	3	14	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2010	ARMY, 45–28

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	7	3	14	0	24
Golden Flashes	7	10	7	17	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–33–1	2010	WMU, 38–3

@ #15 Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	14	7	7	35
#15 Scarlet Knights	3	7	7	6	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2007	RUTG, 29–21

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	14	10	0	0	24
Golden Flashes	0	14	14	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22–30–2	2011	KENT, 35–3

@ Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	21	14	3	10	48
RedHawks	0	10	8	14	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–46	2009	MIAOH, 9–3

@ Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Golden Flashes	0	10	7	14	31
Falcons	0	10	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–55–6	2011	KENT, 27–15

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats	3	3	0	0	6
#23 Golden Flashes	21	0	0	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–38–2	2011	OHIO, 17–10

#19 Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
#19 Huskies	3	14	10	7	3	7	44
#18 Golden Flashes	10	0	3	21	3	0	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–3	2011	NIU, 40–10

Arkansas State (GoDaddy.com Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	0	13
Red Wolves	0	14	3	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

References

↑ http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8320884/kent-state-golden-flashes-andre-parker-wrong-way-run-grabs-attention

[1] ttp://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8320884/kent-state-golden-flashes-andre-parker-wrong-way-run-grabs-attention

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2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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Schedule

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Towson

@ Kentucky

@ Buffalo

Ball State

@ Eastern Michigan

@ Army

Western Michigan

@ #15 Rutgers

Akron

@ Miami (OH)

@ Bowling Green

Ohio

#19 Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)

Arkansas State (GoDaddy.com Bowl)

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2012 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Kent State x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Bowling Green		6	–	2		8	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4		9	–	4
Buffalo		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
UMass		1	–	7		1	–	11
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
#22 Northern Illinois x$		8	–	0		12	–	2
Toledo		6	–	2		9	–	4
Ball State		6	–	2		9	–	4
Central Michigan		4	–	4		7	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	6		4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Northern Illinois 44, Kent State 37
$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria x – Division champion/co-champions UMass not eligible for conference title or bowl game as part of FBS transition Rankings from AP Poll