1987 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1987 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDix Stadium
1987 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Michigan $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Miami (OH) 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Bowling Green 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Western Michigan 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Toledo 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Ball State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Ohio 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1987 Kent State Golden Flashes football team was an American football team that represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second and final season under head coach Glen Mason, the Golden Flashes compiled a 7–4 record (5–3 against MAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the MAC, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 233 to 212.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included tailback Eric Wilkerson with 1,221 rushing yards, quarterback Tim Phillips with 1,625 passing yards, and wide receiver Eric Dye with 606 receiving yards.[3][4] Three Kent State players were selected as first-team All-MAC players: Wilkerson, Dye, and center Chip Curtis.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Akron*
W 27–2335,187[6]
September 19at Kansas*
W 31–1733,700[7]
September 26Eastern Michigan
L 21–2317,400[8]
October 3Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 24–2110,200[9]
October 10at Ball State
L 23–248,125[10]
October 17Western Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 27–13[11]
October 24at Ohio
W 24–1016,742[12]
October 31Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 17–1318,200[13]
November 7at Bowling Green
L 20–3020,612[14]
November 14Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
W 14–1012,100[15]
November 21at No. 19 Pittsburgh*
L 5–2835,472[16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D8. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "1987 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  3. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, pp. D17–D19.
  4. ^ "1987 Kent State Golden Flashes Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  5. ^ 2016 Kent State Football Record Book, p. D42.
  6. ^ "Kent State loses QB in defeating Akron U 27–23". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 13, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jayhawk football continues tailspin". The Salina Journal. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Goal post, Hurons get best of Kent". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 27, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Kent State edges Central Michigan". The Plain Dealer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ball State ends 7-game losing skid". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wilkerson, Kent State trample WMU, 27–13". The Grand Rapids Press. October 18, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Kent dumps Ohio U on big fourth quarter". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "KSU rallies again". The Plain Dealer. November 1, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bowling Green wins, stays alive in MAC race". Detroit Free Press. November 8, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Kent St. trips up Redskins". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Pitt rolls to 28–5 win over Kent". The Pittsburgh Press. November 22, 1987. Retrieved May 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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