The 2008 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the
Kent State University during the
2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The regular season began on August 28, 2008 and ended on De ...
. Kent State competed as a member of the
Mid-American Conference (MAC), and played their home games at
Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes were led by fifth-year head coach
Doug Martin. Kent State finished the season with a 4–8 record (MAC: 3–5).
Kent State 2008
, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2009.
Kent State lost to Boston College
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of the Atlantic Coast Conference
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in the season-opener, the second-annual FirstMerit Patriot Bowl, 21–0. Against Iowa State
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of the Big 12, the Golden Flashes suffered two blocked punts and surrendered four fumble
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s in a 48–28 loss. They beat Division I FCS opponent, Delaware State, handily, 24–3. Without their featured running back, Eugene Jarvis, they also lost to Louisiana–Lafayette, undefeated Ball State
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, and Akron. Against the latter, Kent State led 21–10 at half time, but missed a 27-yard field goal
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in the fourth quarter and surrendered a touchdown, which forced overtime. In second overtime, the Flashes lost by missing a 23-yard field goal. In the season finale, they upset eventual MAC champions, Buffalo, 24–21.[''Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview'', vol. 15, p. 268, 2009.]
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