2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division.

2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach
  • Paul Haynes (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorDon Treadwell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBen Needham (1st as DC 3rd Overall season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  6 2   8 6  
Miami (OH) x  6 2   6 7  
Akron  3 5   5 7  
Bowling Green  3 5   4 8  
Kent State  2 6   3 9  
Buffalo  1 7   2 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$  8 0   13 1  
Toledo  6 2   9 4  
Northern Illinois  5 3   5 7  
Eastern Michigan  4 4   7 6  
Central Michigan  3 5   6 7  
Ball State  1 7   4 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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