The 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. Schedule Schedule Source: Game summaries at Penn State North Carolina A&T Monmouth at Alabama Akron at Buffalo at Miami (OH) Ohio at Central Michigan Western Michigan at Bowling Green Northern Illinois References Kent State Kent State Golden Flashes football seasons Kent State Golden Flashes football