2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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 a three-way tie for fifth place in the East Division.

2015 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 MAC)
Head coach	Paul Haynes (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Treadwell (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian George (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2015 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Bowling Green x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Ohio		5	–	3					8	–	5
Akron		5	–	3					8	–	5
Buffalo		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Miami (OH)		2	–	6					3	–	9
UMass		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Northern Illinois xy		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Toledo x		6	–	2					10	–	2
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					7	–	6
Ball State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Bowling Green 34, Northern Illinois 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	2:00 pm	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	L 3–52	36,693
September 12	6:00 pm	Delaware State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 45–13	15,091
September 19	12:00 pm	at Minnesota*	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 7–10	52,823
September 26	3:30 pm	Marshall*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ASN	L 29–36 2OT	15,424
October 3	3:30 pm	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 20–14	10,991
October 10	3:00 pm	at No. 24 Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 7–38	23,118
October 17	3:30 pm	at Massachusetts	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN3	W 15–10	15,217
October 24	1:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN3	L 0–48	14,739
November 5	7:00 pm	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 17–18	10,379
November 10	8:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 0–27	15,654
November 18	8:00 pm	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPNU	L 14–27	8,742
November 27	12:00 pm	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ASN	L 0–20	16,391
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	3	3
Fighting Illini	28	10	7	7	52

See also: 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Delaware State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	0	7	13
Golden Flashes	16	20	9	0	45

See also: 2015 Delaware State Hornets football team

At Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	7	0	7
Golden Gophers	3	7	0	0	10

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	8	7	7	36
Golden Flashes	6	7	6	3	7	0	29

See also: 2015 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	14	14
Golden Flashes	6	7	7	0	20

See also: 2015 Miami RedHawks football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	0	0	0	7
#24 Rockets	7	17	7	7	38

See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team

At Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	10	3	2	15
Minutemen	0	10	0	0	10

See also: 2015 UMass Minutemen football team

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	14	17	10	7	48
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2015 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	0	0	12	18
Golden Flashes	0	10	7	0	17

See also: 2015 Buffalo Bulls football team

At Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
Bobcats	7	3	10	7	27

See also: 2015 Ohio Bobcats football team

Central Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chippewas	17	3	7	0	27
Golden Flashes	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2015 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

At Akron

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

See also: 2015 Akron Zips football team