Teams / Mid-American / Kent State

Index · this season

at its 5-year level▼ Down 3 this season

Career45since 1936

Peak721973

Last 539seasons

#135 nationally · 2-4 (1-2 conf)

Résumé #117 · record ahead of its play

Schedule so far #64

Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)

Why 39? →

Kent State Golden Flashes

Mid-American · Kent, OH · Dix Stadium · Head coach Mark Carney

Rival

Akron · also Bowling Green

Established rivalry

19-26-1 all time (46 meetings since 1972)

Akron leads

Last: won 42-35 (2025)

Holds it

program traits are earned from history

0national titles

0Heisman

0AP top-10

0All-Americans

20NFL picks

34.3%win pct

History since 1936 · football since 1960. Every season →

Chemistry

55Foundation

40Gel

gel counts 45% so far

at its usual level

early · #109 of 138

HC year2

Ret. starters36%

QB yrs w/ OC2

View chemistry →

Season by season · since 1960rating = how far above its own season's teams, on the all-time scale

Season	Record	Conference	AP final	Season rank	Rating	Head coach
2026in progress	2-4	Mid-American	—	#135	39	Mark Carney
2025	5-7	Mid-American	—	#125	48	Mark Carney
2024	0-12	Mid-American	—	#134	20	Kenni Burns
2023	1-11	Mid-American	—	#133	19	Kenni Burns
2022	5-7	Mid-American	—	#92	57	Sean Lewis
2021	7-7	Mid-American	—	#111	51	Sean Lewis
2020	3-1	Mid-American	—	—	—	Sean Lewis
2019	7-6	Mid-American	—	#95	58	Sean Lewis
2018	2-10	Mid-American	—	#121	43	Sean Lewis
2017	2-10	Mid-American	—	#124	37	Paul Haynes
2016	3-9	Mid-American	—	#101	54	Paul Haynes
2015	3-9	Mid-American	—	#109	48	Paul Haynes
2014	2-9	Mid-American	—	#119	48	Paul Haynes
2013	4-8	Mid-American	—	#99	55	Paul Haynes
2012	11-3	Mid-American	—	#63	64	Darrell Hazell
2011	5-7	Mid-American	—	#101	54	Darrell Hazell
2010	5-7	Mid-American	—	#101	52	Doug Martin
2009	5-7	Mid-American	—	#103	51	Doug Martin
2008	4-8	Mid-American	—	#104	52	Doug Martin
2007	3-9	Mid-American	—	#110	45	Doug Martin
2006	6-6	Mid-American	—	#99	53	Doug Martin
2005	1-10	Mid-American	—	#110	40	Doug Martin
2004	5-6	Mid-American	—	#88	55	Doug Martin
2003	5-7	Mid-American	—	#90	55	Dean Pees
2002	3-9	Mid-American	—	#113	34	Dean Pees
2001	6-5	Mid-American	—	#83	58	Dean Pees
2000	1-10	Mid-American	—	#112	31	Dean Pees
1999	2-9	Mid-American	—	#105	42	Dean Pees
1998	0-11	Mid-American	—	#112	18	Dean Pees
1997	3-8	Mid-American	—	#94	51	Jim Corrigall
1996	2-9	Mid-American	—	#110	25	Jim Corrigall
1995	1-9-1	Mid-American	—	#107	25	Jim Corrigall
1994	2-9	Mid-American	—	#105	30	Jim Corrigall
1993	0-11	Mid-American	—	#106	20	Pete Cordelli
1992	2-9	Mid-American	—	#104	26	Pete Cordelli
1991	1-10	Mid-American	—	#101	41	Pete Cordelli
1990	2-9	Mid-American	—	#103	30	Dick Crum
1989	0-11	Mid-American	—	#105	20	Dick Crum
1988	5-6	Mid-American	—	#90	51	Dick Crum
1987	7-4	Mid-American	—	#72	56	Glen Mason
1986	5-6	Mid-American	—	#101	39	Glen Mason
1985	3-8	Mid-American	—	#89	51	Dick Scesniak
1984	4-7	Mid-American	—	#98	38	Dick Scesniak
1983	1-10	Mid-American	—	#97	37	Dick Scesniak
1982	0-11	Mid-American	—	#103	20	Ed Chlebek
1981	4-7	Mid-American	—	#108	52	Ed Chlebek
1980	3-8	Mid-American	—	#119	36	Ron Blackledge
1979	1-10	Mid-American	—	#121	32	Ron Blackledge
1978	4-7	Mid-American	—	#118	36	Ron Blackledge
1977	6-5	Mid-American	—	#103	53	Dennis Fitzgerald
1976	8-4	Mid-American	—	#78	59	Dennis Fitzgerald
1975	4-7	Mid-American	—	#99	52	Dennis Fitzgerald
1974	7-4	Mid-American	—	#62	63	Don James
1973	9-2	Mid-American	—	#25	72	Don James
1972	6-5-1	Mid-American	—	#87	55	Don James
1971	3-8	Mid-American	—	#97	50	Don James
1970	3-7	Mid-American	—	#97	49	Dave Puddington
1969	5-5	Mid-American	—	#85	54	Dave Puddington
1968	1-9	Mid-American	—	#101	30	Dave Puddington
1967	5-5	Mid-American	—	#71	60	Leo Strang
1966	4-6	Mid-American	—	#73	58	Leo Strang
1965	5-4-1	Mid-American	—	#80	56	Leo Strang
1964	3-5-1	Mid-American	—	#97	42	Leo Strang
1963	3-5-1	Mid-American	—	#97	47	Trevor Rees
1962	3-6	Mid-American	—	#91	52	Trevor Rees
1961	1-1	Mid-American	—	—	—
1960	1-0	Mid-American	—	—	—

★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.