2007 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2007 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS 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 Doug Martin.

2007 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	3–9 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach	Doug Martin (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Rekstis (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Dix Stadium

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Div							Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) xy		4	–	2					5	–	2					6	–	7
Bowling Green x		4	–	2					6	–	2					8	–	5
Buffalo x		4	–	2					5	–	3					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	3					4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	3					4	–	4					4	–	8
Akron		2	–	4					3	–	5					4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	5					1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
Central Michigan xy$		4	–	1					6	–	1					8	–	6
Ball State x		4	–	1					5	–	2					7	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	2					3	–	4					4	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	3					3	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		2	–	3					3	–	5					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		0	–	5					1	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
$ – 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 pm	at Iowa State*	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA		W 23–14	47,313
September 8	6:00 pm	at Kentucky*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNGP	L 20–56	67,380
September 15	4:00 pm	Delaware State (FCS)*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		W 38–7	8,455
September 22	12:00 pm	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel)	ESPN+	L 20–27	21,867
September 29	3:00 pm	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	FSN	W 33–25	18,297
October 6	3:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	FSN	L 13–20	17,165
October 13	12:00 pm	at No. 3 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 3–48	105,051
October 20	4:00 pm	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award)		L 20–31	10,248
October 27	1:00 pm	Central Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 32–41	6,439
November 10	4:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL	CSNC	L 20–27	13,831
November 17	12:00 pm	at Temple	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 14–24	16,019
November 24	1:00 pm	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH		L 23–30 OT	2,687
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time