The 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by first-year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 3 |
12:21 pm |
at No. 2 Alabama*
|
|
SEC Network |
L 7–48 |
101,821 |
| September 10 |
7:00 pm |
Louisiana–Lafayette*
|
|
|
L 12–20 |
10,386 |
| September 17 |
7:00 pm |
at Kansas State*
|
|
FCS |
L 0–37 |
50,483 |
| September 24 |
3:30 pm |
South Alabama*
|
|
|
W 33–25 |
13,352 |
| October 1 |
2:00 pm |
at Ohio
|
|
|
L 10–17 |
17,155 |
| October 8 |
3:30 pm |
at Northern Illinois
|
|
|
L 10–40 |
14,251 |
| October 15 |
3:30 pm |
Miami (OH)
|
|
|
L 3–9 |
15,245 |
| October 29 |
1:00 pm |
Bowling Green |
|
|
W 27–15 |
10,152 |
| November 4 |
6:00 pm |
Central Michigan |
|
ESPN2 |
W 24–21 |
10,132
|
| November 12 |
2:00 pm |
at Akron
|
|
|
W 35–3 |
19,889 |
| November 19 |
1:00 pm |
Eastern Michigan |
|
|
W 28–22 |
12,944 |
| November 25 |
12:00 pm |
at Temple
|
|
|
L 16–34 |
16,368 |
|
|
