2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football
2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Pratt (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Kent State competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Doug Martin and played their homes game at Dix Stadium. The team finished with a record of 5–7 (4–4 MAC).

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Temple x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	6
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Akron	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Dri Archer RB	Venice, FL	Venice Senior HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
Dri Archer RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Tyler Arend OL	Paulding, OH	Paulding HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	5.53	Jan 12, 2009
Tyler Arend OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Luke Batton LB	Macedonia, OH	Nordonia HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.69	Oct 17, 2008
Luke Batton LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Anthony Bowman RB	Scottsdale, AZ	Scottsdale	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	-	Feb 4, 2009
Anthony Bowman RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dana Brown DT	McKeesport, PA	McKeesport Area SHS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	5	Jan 8, 2009
Dana Brown DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Edward Cazenave WR	Dallas, GA	East Paulding HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5	Jan 31, 2009
Edward Cazenave WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Freddy Cortez K	Fort Meade, FL	Fort Meade HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
Freddy Cortez K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Mike Daniels DB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.6	Feb 3, 2009
Mike Daniels DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Jacob Dooley LB	Mason, OH	William Mason HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
Jacob Dooley LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Zack Gonosz DB	Dallas, GA	East Paulding HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 3, 2009
Zack Gonosz DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Tyshon Goode ATH	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 22, 2008
Tyshon Goode ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Danny Gress LB	Clayton, OH	Northmont HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.75	Jun 1, 2008
Danny Gress LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Devonte Helms LB	Oxon Hill, MD	Potomac HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	-	Jan 8, 2009
Devonte Helms LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Spencer Keith QB	Little Rock, AR	Pulaski Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.65	Feb 12, 2009
Spencer Keith QB	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Garrick Piggott WR	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.6	Feb 3, 2009
Garrick Piggott WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Max Plunkett OL	Kettering, OH	Archbishop Alter HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	5.5	Dec 7, 2008
Max Plunkett OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Darius Polk DB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.6	Jan 8, 2009
Darius Polk DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Fabrice Pratt DB	Miami, FL	Miami Sunset Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Jun 3, 2008
Fabrice Pratt DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
C.J. Steward LB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.56	Jan 8, 2009
C.J. Steward LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Bryan Wagner OL	Mantua, OH	Crestwood HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	5	Apr 6, 2008
Bryan Wagner OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Jeff Walker WR	Akron, OH	Coventry HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	4.5	Dec 15, 2008
Jeff Walker WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Kent Walker LB	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.48	Dec 22, 2008
Kent Walker LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Brian Winters OL	Hudson, OH	Hudson HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	317 lb (144 kg)	-	Dec 25, 2008
Brian Winters OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 114 Rivals: 62
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kent State Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Football Recruiting: Kent State". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Kent State Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 18–0	16,481^[1]
September 12	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 7–34	25,165^[2]
September 19	7:00 p.m.	Iowa State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN360	L 14–34	15,808^[3]
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 29–19	15,235^[4]
October 3	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 15–31	27,047^[5]
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)	FSN	L 35–36	15,211^[6]
October 17	4:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 28–6	2,401^[7]
October 24	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH		W 20–11	17,968^[8]
October 31	2:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 26–14	15,206^[9]
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	FSN	L 20–28	20,802^[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 13–47	21,046^[11]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 6–9	15,131^[12]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

As of 2009-07-22^[14]

Wide receivers

3 Derek McBryde - Senior
5 Tyshon Goode - Freshman
8 Mathew Hurdle - Freshman
9 Phil Garner - Senior
12 Sam Kirkland - Sophomore
13 Leneric Muldrow - Junior
15 Kendrick Pressley - Sophomore
16 Mark Woodson - Senior
17 Ed Cazenave - Freshman
20 Arthur Beck - Senior
26 Jameson Konz - Senior
82 Chris Gordon - Sophomore
83 Daamon Cooper - Freshman
85 Aaron Robinson - Junior
87 Jeff Walker - Freshman

Offensive line

50 Matt Conroy - Senior
55 Chris Anzevino - Sophomore
61 Josh Kline - Freshman
64 Seamus Garvey - Freshman
65 Kent Cleveland - Freshman
66 Brian Winters - Freshman
69 Michael Fay - Sophomore
70 Tyler Arend - Freshman
71 Charles Laster - Sophomore
73 Aaron Cooper - Junior
75 Dante Campbell - Senior
76 Mike Roder - Senior
77 Max Plunkett - Freshman
78 Pat Reedy - Junior

Tight ends

24 Jonathan Simpson - Junior
81 Justin Thompson - Sophomore
84 Lester Troutman - Senior
87 Nick Masters - Junior

Quarterbacks

X Julian Edelman - Senior
2 Sal Battles - Sophomore
5 Jon Brown - Senior
7 Anthony Magazu - Senior
11 Spencer Keith - Freshman
14 Giorgio Morgan - Sophomore

Running backs

6 Eugene Jarvis - Senior
10 Andre Flowers - Junior
22 Jacquise Terry - Sophomore
25 Anthony Bowman - Junior
28 Dri Archer - Freshman
32 Alan Vanderink - Junior
36 Norman Wolfe - Sophomore

Defensive line

20 Quinton Rainey - Junior
49 Monte Simmons - Junior
52 Dana Brown - Freshman
54 DeVonte' Helms - Freshman
60 Jhordan Haye- Sophomore
67 Aaron Hull - Senior
74 Sam Frist - Senior
77 Lee Stalker - Sophomore
89 Chris Favazzo - Sophomore
91 Ryan Jude - Freshman
92 Andrew Christopher - Freshman
93 Ishmaa'ily Kitchen - Sophomore
94 Kevin Hogan - Senior
97 Zach Williams - Junior

Linebackers

3 Will Johnson - Junior
4 C.J. Steward - Freshman
11 Cobrani Mixon - Junior
30 Luke Batton - Freshman
34 Ryan Hidalgo - Sophomore
35 Dorian Wood - Junior
42 Joshua Stover - Freshman
44 Byron Tyson - Sophomore
51 Anthony Mirando - Senior
53 Kyle Reese - Sophomore
56 Howard Bowens - Junior
57 Jake Dooley - Freshman
58 Danny Gress - Freshman
59 Kent Walker - Freshman
90 Joe Tymoszczuk - Junior
96 Marc Lechlitner - Sophomore

Defensive backs

1 Darius Polk - Freshman
2 Josh Pleasant - Sophomore
4 Mark Follen - Freshman
7 Fabrice Pratt - Freshman
8 Adam Richey - Senior
12 Kenneth Watley. Jr. - Sophomore
14 Sidney Saulter - Freshman
18 Garrick Piggott - Freshman
19 Mike Daniels - Freshman
20 Leon Green - Freshman
21 Danny Sadler - Senior
23 Chris Gilbert - Sophomore
25 Brian Hummer - Sophomore
27 Greg Keys - Senior
29 B.G Walters - Senior
31 Brian Lainhart - Junior
33 Calvin Taylor - Junior
37 Kirk Belgrave - Senior
38 Dan Hartman - Junior
39 Corey Cox - Junior
43 J.J. Pankewicz - Sophomore

Punters

46 Matt Rinehart - Sophomore
47 Jake Kilroy - Senior

Kickers

41 Will Kandray - Junior
45 Freddy Cortez - Freshman
98 Nate Reed - Senior

Long snappers

62 Trip Ison - Freshman
63 Alex Thomasson - Sophomore
68 Vinny Matarazzo - Junior

Other Players

15 Zack Gonosz - Freshman

† Starter at position * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Doug Martin	Head coach	6th
Craig Aukerman	Linebackers coach	1st
Matt Edwards	Defensive ends coach	4th
Larry McDaniel	Interior defensive linemen coach	7th
Jerry McManus	Assistant head coach Running backs coach	5th
Richard McNutt	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Reno Ferri	Recruiting coordinator Running backs coach	6th
A.J. Pratt	Offensive coordinator Wide receivers coach	10th
Pete Rekstis	Defensive coordinator Safeties coach	6th
Terry Tilghman	Offensive line coach	4th
Zane Vance	Recruiting coordinator Tight ends coach	6th
Joe Coniglio	Defensive graduate assistant	1st

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Game summaries

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Flashes	2	0	7	9	18

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

04:36 KENT Hogan Safety 2-0 KENT

2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

07:49 KENT Flowers 5-yard run (Cortez kick) 9-0 KENT

4th Quarter

11:57 KENT Jarvis 4-yard run (Cortez kick) 16-0 KENT
03:42 KENT Team Safety 18-0 KENT

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	7	7
Eagles	14	10	10	0	34

Iowa State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cyclones	17	10	7	0	34
Golden Flashes	7	0	0	7	14

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

11:56 ISU Mahoney 20-yard field goal 3-0 ISU
08:45 KENT Archer 44-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 3-7 KENT
04:57 ISU Williams 22-yard pass from Arnaud (Mahoney kick) 10-7 ISU
02:52 ISU Arnaud 9-yard run (Mahoney kick) 17-7 ISU

2nd Quarter

12:42 ISU Arnaud 3-yard run (Mahoney kick) 24-7 ISU
01:49 ISU Mahoney 37-yard field goal 27-7 ISU

3rd Quarter

10:10 ISU Robinson 15-yard run (Mahoney kick) 34-7 ISU

4th Quarter

06:43 KENT McBryde 8-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 34-14 ISU

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	3	7	6	3	19
Golden Flashes	6	13	7	3	29

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

4:48 MIAMI Cook 28-yard field goal 3-0 MIAMI
4:34 KENT Bowman 92-yard kickoff return (Cortez kick failed) 3-6 KENT

2nd Quarter

13:18 KENT Archer 28-yard run (Cortez kick) 3-13 KENT
7:49 KENT Cortez 37-yard field goal 3-16 KENT
2:35 KENT Cortez 42-yard field goal 3-19 KENT
0:04 MIAMI Rogers 9-yard pass from Dysert (Cook kick) 10-19 KENT

3rd Quarter

5:54 KENT Konz 56-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 10-26 KENT
2:52 MIAMI Merriweather 1-yard run (Dysert pass failed) 16-26 KENT

4th Quarter

1:19 Cortez 34-yard field goal 19-26 KENT

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	0	6	2	15
Bears	7	14	7	3	31

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	0	17	0	19	36
Golden Flashes	14	0	14	7	35

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

13:12 KENT Kirkland 86-yard run (Cortez kick) 0-7 KENT
03:12 KENT Rainey 82-yard blocked field goal return (Cortez kick) 0-14 KENT

2nd Quarter

12:14 BGSU Hodges 11-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 7-12 KENT
07:10 BGSU Barnes 8-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 14-14
01:45 BGSU Norsic 21-yard field goal 17-14 BGSU

3rd Quarter

10:58 KENT Archer 3-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 17-21 KENT
03:44 KENT Terry 12-yard run (Cortez kick) 17-28 KENT

4th Quarter

13:37 BGSU Barnes 2-yard pass from Sheehan (Sheehan pass failed) 23-28 KENT
12:08 KENT Terry 3-yard run (Cortez kick) 23-35 KENT
04:29 BGSU Barnes 45-yard pass from Sheehan (Norsic kick) 30-35 KENT
00:05 BGSU Sheehan 9-yard run (Sheehan rush failed) 36-35 BGSU

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	14	0	7	7	28
Eagles	6	0	0	0	6

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	3	3	14	20
Bobcats	3	0	0	8	11

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

7:40 OHIO Weller 22-yard field goal 0-3 OHIO

2nd Quarter

4:44 KENT Cortez 30-yard field goal 3-3

3rd Quarter

5:14 KENT Cortez 26-yard field goal 6-3 KENT

4th Quarter

10:14 KENT Goode 3-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 13-3 KENT
7:02 KENT Goode 15-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 20-3 KENT
2:18 OHIO Brazill 87-yard punt return (Caldwell pass from Jones) 20-11 KENT

Western Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Golden Flashes	3	10	7	6	26

Scoring summary

1st quarter

8:57 KENT Cortez 24-yard field goal 0-3 KENT

2nd Quarter

11:22 WMU Ponder 2-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 7-3 WMU
8:17 KENT Cortez 39-yard field goal 7-6 WMU
2:36 KENT Goode 34-yard pass from Spencer (Cortez kick) 7-13 KENT

3rd Quarter

12:01 KENT Goode 19-yard pass from Keith (Cortez kick) 7-20 KENT

4th Quarter

8:31 WMU Arnheim 9-yard pass from Hiller (Potter kick) 14-20 KENT
5:35 KENT Terry 15-yard run (Keith pass failed) 14-26 KENT

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	10	0	7	20
Zips	7	7	7	7	28

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	3	13
Owls	0	9	24	14	47

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls					0
Golden Flashes					0

References

^ "Coastal Carolina vs Kent State". Kent State Athletic Communications. September 3, 2009. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved September 4, 2009.
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Iowa State vs Kent State". KentStateSports. September 21, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^ "Miami (OH) RedHawks vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Baylor Bears Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Bowling Green Falcons vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Ohio Bobcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Kent State vs Akron" (PDF). Akron Media Relations. November 7, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Kent State Golden Flashes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
^ "Football - Schedule". KentStateSports.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
^ "Numerical Roster". 2009 Kent State Football Media Guide. KentStateSports.com. July 22, 2009. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
^ "The Coaching Staff". 2009 Kent State Football Media Guide. KentStateSports.com. July 23, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2009. Retrieved August 23, 2009.

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2009 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	A. J. Pratt (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →