2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dean Pees, the Golden Flashes compiled a 6–5 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the MAC East, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 281 to 248.^[1][2]

2001 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Colby (4th season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Div							Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	0					8	–	0					11	–	2
Miami (OH)		4	–	2					6	–	2					7	–	5
Bowling Green		4	–	2					5	–	3					8	–	3
Kent State		3	–	3					5	–	3					6	–	5
Akron		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	7
Buffalo		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio		0	–	6					1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Toledo xy$		4	–	1					5	–	2					10	–	2
Northern Illinois x		4	–	1					4	–	3					6	–	5
Ball State x		4	–	1					4	–	3					5	–	6
Western Michigan		2	–	3					4	–	4					5	–	6
Central Michigan		1	–	4					2	–	6					3	–	8
Eastern Michigan		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Toledo 41, Marshall 36
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Josh Cribbs with 1,019 rushing yards and 1,516 passing yards and Jurron Kelly with 479 receiving yards.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Iowa*	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	L 0–51	56,091
September 8	Bucknell*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 38–17	6,872	[5]
September 22	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 14–34	47,458
September 29	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	L 10–14
October 6	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	L 7–24	12,539
October 13	Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 44–34	2,973
October 20	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 35–13	8,260
October 27	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 24–14	19,415
November 3	Marshall	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	L 21–42	12,607
November 10	Ball State	Ball State Stadium Muncie, IN	W 31–18
November 24	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	W 24–20	5,264
*Non-conference game