2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Dean Pees (5th season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2002 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 24 Marshall x$		7	–	1					11	–	2
UCF		6	–	2					7	–	5
Miami (OH)		5	–	3					7	–	5
Ohio		4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Buffalo		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy		7	–	1					9	–	5
Northern Illinois x		7	–	1					8	–	4
Bowling Green		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Western Michigan		3	–	5					4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6					4	–	8
Eastern Michigan		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 49, Toledo 45
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented the Kent State University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. 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 fourth-year head coach Dean Pees.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 pm	New Hampshire*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 34–7	16,073
September 7	12:00 pm	at No. 8 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH		L 17–51	98,689
September 13	2:00 pm	Cal Poly*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 37–34	8,410
September 21	2:00 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH		L 20–27	15,042
September 28	2:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL		L 6–13	16,302
October 5	2:00 pm	Marshall	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 21–42	15,337
October 19	2:00 pm	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 0–50	10,250
October 26	1:00 pm	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Amherst, NY		W 16–12	5,102
November 2	2:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 14–45	7,165
November 9	12:00 pm	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT		L 21–63	15,332
November 16	6:00 pm	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 6–32	7,354
November 23	2:00 pm	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)		L 10–48	3,278
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time