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2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
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| 2002 Kent State Golden Flashes football |
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| Mid-American Conference |
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| 3–9 (1–7 MAC) |
| Dean Pees (5th season) |
| Dix Stadium |
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.
Kent State compiled a 3–9 record (1–7 in conference games).
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 29 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | ||||
| (I-AA)* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | W 34–7 | 16,073 | ||
| September 7 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8 Ohio State* | Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH | L 17–51 | 98,689 | |
| September 13 | 2:00 pm | Cal Poly | ||||
| (I-AA)* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | W 37–34 | 8,410 | |||
| September 21 | 2:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | L 20–27 | 15,042 | |
| September 28 | 2:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | Huskie StadiumDeKalb, IL | L 6–13 | 16,302 | |
| October 5 | 2:00 pm | Marshall | Dix StadiumKent, OH | L 21–42 | 15,337 | |
| October 19 | 2:00 pm | Ohio | Dix StadiumKent, OH | L 0–50 | 10,250 | |
| October 26 | 1:00 pm | at Buffalo | University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY | W 16–12 | 5,102 | |
| November 2 | 2:00 pm | Bowling Green | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Battle for the Anniversary Award) | L 14–45 | 7,165 | |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut* | Memorial StadiumStorrs, CT | L 21–63 | 15,332 | |
| November 16 | 6:00 pm | at Central Florida | Citrus BowlOrlando, FL | L 6–32 | 7,354 | |
| November 23 | 2:00 pm | Akron | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Battle for the Wagon Wheel) | L 10–48 | 3,278 | |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |
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