2012 Kent State Golden Flashes football team


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

Game summaries

Towson

Overall recordLast meetingResult
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 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.

@ Kentucky

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–62007UK, 56–20

@ Buffalo

Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–92009BUF, 9–6

Ball State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–192010KENT, 33–14

@ Eastern Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–132011KENT, 28–22

@ Army

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22010ARMY, 45–28

Western Michigan

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–33–12010WMU, 38–3

@ #15 Rutgers

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22007RUTG, 29–21

Akron

Overall recordLast meetingResult
22–30–22011KENT, 35–3

@ Miami (OH)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
13–462009MIAOH, 9–3

@ Bowling Green

Overall recordLast meetingResult
18–55–62011KENT, 27–15

Ohio

Overall recordLast meetingResult
24–38–22011OHIO, 17–10

#19 Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game">2012 MAC Championship Game">MAC Championship Game)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–32011NIU, 40–10

Arkansas State (GoDaddy.com Bowl">2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl">GoDaddy.com Bowl)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
First meeting