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.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 2:00 pm | at Illinois* | | BTN | L 3–52 | 36,693 |
| September 12 | 6:00 pm | Delaware State* | | ESPN3 | W 45–13 | 15,091 |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | at Minnesota* | | BTN | L 7–10 | 52,823 |
| September 26 | 3:30 pm | Marshall* | | ASN | L 29–36 2OT | 15,424 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | Miami (OH) | | ESPN3 | W 20–14 | 10,991 |
| October 10 | 3:00 pm | at No. 24 Toledo | | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 23,118 |
| October 17 | 3:30 pm | at Massachusetts | | ESPN3 | W 15–10 | 15,217 |
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Bowling Green | | ESPN3 | L 0–48 | 14,739 |
| November 5 | 7:00 pm | Buffalo | | ESPN3 | L 17–18 | 10,379 |
| November 10 | 8:00 pm | at Ohio | | ESPNU | L 0–27 | 15,654 |
| November 18 | 8:00 pm | Central Michigan | | ESPNU | L 14–27 | 8,742 |
| November 27 | 12:00 pm | at Akron | | ASN | L 0–20 | 16,391 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- Schedule Source:[1]
Game summaries
At Illinois
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|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
3 |
| Fighting Illini
|
28
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
52 |
Delaware State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hornets
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
| Golden Flashes
|
16
|
20
|
9
|
0 |
45 |
At Minnesota
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
| Golden Gophers
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Marshall
|
|
|
|
|
| | |
Total |
| Thundering Herd
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
8 | 7 | 7 |
36 |
| Golden Flashes
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
3 | 7 | 0 |
29 |
Miami (OH)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| RedHawks
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
| Golden Flashes
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
At Toledo
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
| #24 Rockets
|
7
|
17
|
7
|
7 |
38 |
At Massachusetts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
10
|
3
|
2 |
15 |
| Minutemen
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
Bowling Green
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Falcons
|
14
|
17
|
10
|
7 |
48 |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Buffalo
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bulls
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
12 |
18 |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Ohio
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Bobcats
|
7
|
3
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
Central Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Chippewas
|
17
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
27 |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
At Akron
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Zips
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
3 |
20 |
References
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| Culture & lore |
- The Marching Golden Flashes
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