Kent State Dynasty

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Mid Season Update SEASON STATS Donald Benoit, Quarterback JR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 124.1 - 891 - 54.1 - 5 - 3 Robert Goodman, Quarterback JR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 129.5 740 43.5 4 8 Robert Gaston, Running Back SO. RUSH Y YPC LNG TD 501 3.41 42 4 Bryan Houghton, Wide Receiver SR. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 29 532 18.3 51 4 Ralph Hudson, Wide Receiver JR. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 29 450 15.5 48 1 Russell Johnson, Wide Receiver JR. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 22 380 17.3 85 3 Winston Townsend, Kicker SO. FGM FGA LONG 9 15 50 Thomas Hamm, Punter JR AVG NET 40 34 DEFENSE TACKLES J.SCHULTZ-48 J.KING-43 J.BISHOP-34 T.MCCLUNG-34 A.MORRIS-21 C.YOUNG-20 E.PERRY-19 J.AMES-19 R.MCRAE-17 C.MCCOY-13 M.SMITH-10 D.SCHROEDER-9 D.SMITH-6 V.SMITH-6 J.MOREY-4 J.HOLBROOK-3 J.JONES-2 P.BERNAL-1 J.ROBINSON-1 SACKS A.MORRIS-6 M.SMITH-6 C.MCCOY-5 T.MCCLUNG-1 C.YOUNG-1 J.JONES-1 J.ROBINSON-1 INTERCEPTIONS J.SCHULTZ-3 E.PERRY-3 J.BISHOP-2 J.KING-1 C.YOUNG-1 C.MCCOY-1 D.SCHROEDER-1 J.MOREY-1

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Toledo 2-4(2-1) @ Kent State 4-2 (2-1) First Quarter KENT FG 05:55 3-0 Winston Townsend 21 YD Second Quarter KENT FG 08:17 6-0 Winston Townsend 23 YD Third Quarter TOL FG 06:29 6-3 Wesley Keyes 20 YD Fourth Quarter TOL TD 11:42 10-6 Daryl Holmes 3 YD Run (Wesley Keyes Kick). KENT TD 08:25 13-10 Bryan Houghton 38 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Winston Townsend Kick). FINAL SCORE KENT STATE 13 TOLEDO 10 STATS QB R. Goodman 18/37-272-1-2 RB R. Gaston 12-19-0 RB J. Hall 7-17-0 WR B. Houghton 7-145-1 WR R. Hudson 7-102-0 WR R. Johnson 4-25-0 K W. Townsend 2/2 P T. Hamm 9-40.0 DEFENSE J.KING-10 SACKS A.MORRIS-2 J.KING-1 M.SMITH-1 E.MILLER-1 A GREAT WIN. WE HAD SOME BIG PLAYS IN THE PASSING GAME. WE WILL TAKE THE WIN. I KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT BUT GOODMAN HAS TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH THE FOOTBALL. BENOIT'S INJURY IS DRAGGING ON MORE THAN FIRST ANTICIPATED. A BIG WIN REGARDLESS WE NOW HAVE 5 WINS AND 3 WINS IN THE CONFERENCE. NEXT WEEK WE TRAVEL TO BALL STATE.

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Kent State 5-2(3-1) @ball State 2-5(1-3) First Quarter KENT TD 06:32 7-0 Bryan Houghton 7 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Winston Townsend Kick). BALL TD 00:00 7-7 Larry Bowen 13 YD Pass from Charles Ramirez (Alan Porter Kick). Second Quarter BALL TD 10:35 14-7 Charles Wilbur 2 YD Pass from Charles Ramirez (Alan Porter Kick). BALL FG 05:33 17-7 Alan Porter 38 YD KENT FG 00:27 17-10 Winston Townsend 39 YD Fourth Quarter KENT TD 00:48 17-17 Russell Johnson 6 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Winston Townsend Kick). Overtime BALL FG - 20-17 Alan Porter 43 YD FINAL SCORE BALL STATE 20 KENT STATE 17 OT STATS QB D. Benoit 19/36-191-1-2 QB R. Goodman 5/17-88-1-3 RB J. Hall 15-73-0 WR R. Johnson 7-103-1 WR R. Hudson 7-64-0 WR R. Ledesma 3-56-0 WR B. Houghton 5-38-1 RB J. Hall 1-9-0 FB F. Miles 1-9-0 K W. Townsend 1/1 P T. Hamm 9-39.4 DEFENSE TACKLES J.KING-8 SACKS A.MORRIS-2 J.KING-1 M.SMITH-1 E.MILLER-1 TURNOVERS, TURNOVERS, AND MORE TURNOVERS!!!!!!!! OUR SEASON IS ON THE ROPES AFTER THIS ONE. GOODMAN HAS BEEN DEMOTED TO 3RD STRING FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON. BELOIT WILL HAVE TO PLAY THROUGH HIS INJURY. WE HAVE THE NEXT WEEK OFF. WE SURE NEED IT WITH BELOIT AND GASTON BEING INJURED.

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Buffalo 2-5(1-4) @kent State 5-3 (3-2) KENT TD 06:44 7-0 Ralph Hudson 15 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Winston Townsend Kick). Second Quarter KENT TD 12:08 14-0 Bryan Houghton 2 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Winston Townsend Kick). BUF TD 00:48 14-7 Fletcher Sherman 26 YD Pass from Douglas Jackson (Jan Rodriguez Kick). Third Quarter BUF FG 06:12 14-10 Jan Rodriguez 25 YD KENT FG 01:08 17-10 Winston Townsend 36 YD FINAL SCORE KENT STATE 6-3-17 BUFFALO 2-6-10 STATS QB D. Benoit 19/38-219-1-1 RB J. Hall 28-81-0 WR R. Johnson 6-68-0 WR R. Hudson 4-55-1 RB J. Hall 5-48-0 TE P. Lowe 3-45-0 WR B. Houghton 6-44-0 K W. Townsend 1/3 P T. Hamm 7-39.1 DEFENSE TACKLES J.SCHULTZ-10 SACKS A.MORRIS-4 C.MCCOY-1 BACK ON THE WINNING TRACK. IT WASNT EASY BUT NONE OF THEM HAVE BEEN FOR US. WE NEED TO PLAY BETTER THE LAST 2 GAMES TO GET INTO A BOWL GAME. WE HAVE A ROAD GAME WITH A VERY GOOD MIAMI OF OHIO TEAM, AND A HOME GAME WITH AKRON.

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Kent State 6-3(4-2) @miami Oh 7-2(6-1) MIAO TD 02:12 7-0 William Wiley 4 YD Pass from Henry Swanson (Dave Hilliard Kick). Second Quarter KENT FG 14:23 7-3 Winston Townsend 45 YD MIAO FG 00:11 10-3 Dave Hilliard 39 YD Third Quarter KENT TD 14:33 10-10 52 YD Fumble Return by Merle Smith (Winston Townsend Kick). MIAO FG 11:40 13-10 Dave Hilliard 49 YD MIAO TD 09:02 20-10 Jonathan Curtis 55 YD Pass from Henry Swanson (Dave Hilliard Kick). KENT TD 02:51 20-17 Bryan Houghton 39 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Winston Townsend Kick). Fourth Quarter KENT TD 07:01 24-20 Bryan Houghton 12 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Winston Townsend Kick). MIAO TD 05:43 27-24 Grant Jones 1 YD Run (Dave Hilliard Kick). FINAL SCORE MIAMI OH 8-2-27 KENT STATE 6-4-24 STATS QB D. Benoit 21/40-292-2-2 RB J. Hall 23-119-0 WR B. Houghton 8-112-2 WR R. Hudson 5-84-0 WR R. Johnson 4-44-0 TE D. Phillips 2-35-0 RB J. Hall 2-17-0 K W. Townsend 1/1 DEFENSE MCCLUNG-9 SACKS E.MILLER-1 M.SMITH-1 WE PLAYED A GOOD GAME. THEY WERE JUST THE BETTER TEAM. OUR MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOPES ARE GONE. WE ARE NOW HOLDING OUT HOPE THAT WE BEAT AKRON AND GET A BOWL BID. OUR WEEK NON-CONF. SCHEDULE MAY COME BACK TO BITE US. WE ARE TRYING TO SET UP A GAME WITH A BIG TIME PROGRAM.

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Akron 2-8(2-5) @ Kent State 6-4(4-3) First Quarter AKR FG 09:15 3-0 Jonathan Evans 37 YD KENT FG 00:00 3-3 Winston Townsend 29 YD Second Quarter KENT FG 09:46 6-3 Winston Townsend 36 YD AKR FG 03:01 6-6 Jonathan Evans 40 YD Third Quarter KENT FG 04:01 9-6 Winston Townsend 28 YD Fourth Quarter AKR TD 11:51 13-9 Robin Green 2 YD Run (Jonathan Evans Kick). KENT FG 05:13 13-12 Winston Townsend 36 YD KENT FG 01:14 15-13 Winston Townsend 25 YD AKR FG 00:09 16-15 Jonathan Evans 49 YD FINAL SCORE AKRON 16 KENT STATE 15 STATS QB D. Benoit 29/49-298-0-1 RB R. Gaston 24-103-0 WR R. Hudson 8-116-0 WR B. Houghton 9-74-0 WR R. Johnson 6-44-0 WR M. Kelley 1-27-0 TE P. Lowe 3 27-0 RB R. Gaston 2-10-0 K W. Townsend 5/6 DEFENSE TACKLES J.SCHULTZ-7 SACKS NONE WELL WE GET THE LEAD WITH A MINUTE TO GO BUT LOSE ON A LAST SECOND FG. NOT MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THIS ONE. ITS A TOUGH TO SWALLOW. WE ARE 6-5 (4-4). I AM PRETTY SURE WERE NOT GOING TO A BOWL GAME. THIS SEASON WAS JUST PLAGUED BY TURNOVERS.

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Bowl Game? Nope Other Mac Teams Bowl Results Penn State-37 W.michigan-16 Tulane-38 Miami Oh-6 Niu-31 Ull-6 Ball State-35 Boston College-34 Wow!!!! With Our Season Over, Im Going To Evaluate Our Coaching Staff And See What We Need To Do To Takes A Step Forward Next Year. We Lost Some Games That Were Not Acceptable. I Will Post The Season Recap After The Bowl Games.

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Season Recap Kent State 6-5 (4-4) 2 SEASONS Career Record 16-8 Season Stats OFFENSE #65 DEFENSE #19 Donald Benoit, Quarterback JR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 113.5- 1891- 53.8- 9- 9 Robert Goodman, Quarterback JR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 112 -1141- 43.6 - 7- 14 Robert Gaston, Running Back SO. RUSH Y YPC TD 623- 3.4 - 4 Joseph Hall, Running Back JR. RUSH Y TD 357- 0 Bryan Houghton, Wide Receiver SR. REC REC Y TD 64-945 - 9 Ralph Hudson, Wide Receiver JR. REC REC Y TD 60- 871 - 2 Russell Johnson, Wide Receiver JR. REC REC Y TD 49- 664- 4 Preston Lowe, Tight End FR. REC REC Y TD 11 -175 -0 Winston Townsend, Kicker SO. FGM FGA 19 - 28 DEFENSE TACKLES J.SCHULTZ-81 J.KING-77 J.BISHOP-50 T.MCCLUNG-50 A.MORRIS-39 C.YOUNG-39 E.PERRY-28 J.AMES-34 R.MCRAE-33 C.MCCOY-16 M.SMITH-15 D.SCHROEDER-28 D.SMITH-6 V.SMITH-26 J.MOREY-7 J.HOLBROOK-3 J.JONES-6 P.BERNAL-2 J.ROBINSON-1 E.MILLER-5 SACKS MORRIS-14 M.SMITH-9 C.MCCOY-6 E.MILLER-3 J.BISHOP-2 MCCLUNG-1 YOUNG-1 JONES-1 ROBINSON-1 INT BISHOP-7 E.PERRY-5 SCHULTZ-3 SCHROEDER-2 KING-1 YOUNG-1 MCCOY-1 MOREY-1 GARCIA-1 LSU DEFEATED WISCONSIN FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP POST SEASON AWARDS FORKENT STATE PLAYERS A.MORRIS DE 2ND TEAM ALL AMERICAN J.BISHOP CB 2ND TEAM ALL AMERICAN B.HOUGHTON WR 1ST TEAM ALL MAC/OFFENSIVE POY T.FIGUERO OL 1ST TEAM ALL MAC A.MORRIS DE 1ST TEAM ALL MAC/DEFENSIVE POY J.BISHOP CB 1ST TEAM ALL MAC C.MCCOY DL 1ST TEAM ALL MAC

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Recruiting 945 RB Dale Lozano 3 5-9 169 Streetsboro (OH) 1019 DE Gordon Cooper 2 6-6 253 Walnut Hills (OH) 1088 CB(A) John Phillips 2 5-11 162 Skyview (AK) 1101 TE John Kerr 2 6-4 227 Piqua (OH) 1113 WR(A) Alvin Smith 3 6-5 175 Clyde (OH) 1273 OT Ramon Sandoval 2 6-3 279 Grand Haven (MI) 1756 FB Richard Regan 2 6-1 201 2369 C Kory Estrada 1 6-1 264 Morris (IL) 2468 DT Kenneth Rose 1 6-8 268 Montini Catholic (IL) 2563 DT(A) Travis Thompson 1 6-0 261 North Baltimore (OH) WE RECEIVED A VERY BIG TRANSFER FROM OHIO STATE LAST YEAR THAT WILL BE OUR STARTING TB. HE WILL GET PUSHED VERY HARD BY A TRANSFER THAT WE WILL HAVE NEXT FROM MICHIGAN FRANCIS BREWER. HE WAS THE 25TH RANKED PLAYER COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.

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Season Preview We Have Ohio State On The Schedule! We Will Visit Them In Week 2. We Are Picked To Finish 4th In The Mac By The Media. Our Team Is Very Young But We Have Some Very Good Players. Our Defense Really Has Alot To Prove. We Lost A 2-time All American In A.morris.

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Louisana Tech @ Kent State First Quarter Second Quarter LATC TD 14:36 7-0 Kurt Henderson 19 YD Pass from Richard Adams (Kevin Moreno Kick). LATC FG 10:37 10-0 Kevin Moreno 40 YD LATC TD 06:28 17-0 Gregory Mata 22 YD Pass from Richard Adams (Kevin Moreno Kick). KENT FG 01:52 17-3 Mark Finley 49 YD LATC FG 00:09 20-3 Kevin Moreno 52 YD Third Quarter LATC FG 08:50 23-3 Kevin Moreno 52 YD Fourth Quarter KENT TD 14:53 23-10 Ralph Hudson 18 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Mark Finley Kick). LATC TD 11:51 31-10 Gerald Watson 13 YD Pass from Richard Adams (2 Pts - Kurt Henderson Pass from Richard Adams) LATC FG 07:55 34-10 Kevin Moreno 29 YD KENT TD 01:52 34-16 Preston Lowe 1 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (2 Pts Failed) FINAL LOUISANA TECH 34 KENT STATE 16 STATS QB D. Benoit 13/27-228-2-1 RB P. Hall 25-109-0 WR R. Hudson 7-111-1 WR R. Johnson 2 -87-1 TE P. Lowe 4-30-0 TACKLES MCCLUNG-7 SACKS J.JONES-1 J.KING-1 LATECH WAS QUITE A BIT BETTER THAN WE THOUGHT. OUR DEFENSE HAS A LONG WAY TO COME. WE VISIT COLUMBUS NEXT WEEK. 0-2 WOULD NOT BE THE START THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. TRANSFER RB HALL HAD A NICE GAME. WE NEED TO START SCORING TD'S WITH OUR RUNNING GAME.

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Kent State 0-1 @ohio State 1-0 #10 First Quarter KENT TD 11:25 7-0 Peter Hall 63 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). OHST TD 02:32 7-7 Carl Walker 2 YD Run (Manuel Leach Kick). Second Quarter OHST TD 12:37 14-7 Rodney Thomas 4 YD Pass from Roger Miller (Manuel Leach Kick). OHST FG 07:01 17-7 Manuel Leach 48 YD KENT TD 00:47 17-14 Russell Johnson 4 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Mark Finley Kick). Third Quarter OHST TD 10:30 24-14 Joseph Ludwig 4 YD Pass from Roger Miller (Manuel Leach Kick). KENT FG 07:08 24-17 Mark Finley 52 YD OHST TD 03:18 31-17 Kyle Riddle 12 YD Pass from Roger Miller (Manuel Leach Kick). Fourth Quarter OHST FG 04:39 34-17 Manuel Leach 27 YD KENT TD 03:49 34-24 Peter Hall 77 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). FINAL OHIO STATE 34 KENT STATE 24 STATS QB D. Benoit 19/30-219-1-2 RB P. Hall 16-163-2 FB C. Lopez 5-8-0 WR R. Johnson 6-104-1 WR R. Hudson 6-49-0 RB P. Hall 2-38-0 TE P. Lowe 3-18-0 FB C. Lopez 2-10-0 DEFENSE TACKLES OLB D. Lafleur 9 SACKS OLB D. Lafleur 2 WE GOT A FEW LONG RUNS TO MAKE THIS ONE LOOK CLOSE. THEY WERE JUST TOO TOUGH. WE WILL MOVE ON FROM THIS AND HOPEFULLY MAKE A RUN FOR THE MAC TITLE. WE NOW TAKE ON ARKANSAS ST. AT HOME.

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Arkansas St. 0-2 @ Kent State 0-2 First Quarter KENT TD 13:08 7-0 Peter Hall 36 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). Second Quarter ARKS TD 09:53 7-7 Robert Phelps 2 YD Pass from Jack Jackson (Alexis Lane Kick). KENT FG 04:43 10-7 Mark Finley 27 YD Third Quarter ARKS TD 12:54 14-10 Robert Phelps 38 YD Pass from Jack Jackson (Alexis Lane Kick). KENT FG 09:47 14-13 Mark Finley 29 YD Fourth Quarter KENT TD 10:09 19-14 Christopher Lopez 4 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (2 Pts Failed) KENT TD 07:32 26-14 Peter Hall 26 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). KENT FG 01:51 29-14 Mark Finley 52 YD FINAL KENT STATE 29 ARKANSAS ST. 14 STATS QB D. Benoit 18/35-239-1-0 RB P. Hall 29-174-2 WR R. Johnson 6-117-0 WR D. Hamilton 4-50-0 TE P. Lowe 3-45-0 FB C. Lopez 2-15-1 RB P. Hall 2-7-0 WR R. Hudson 1-5-0 DEFENSE TACKLES ILB J. King 8 SACKS DT D. Love 2 A GOOD WIN FOR US. OUR RUNNING GAME IS REALLY KEEPING US COMPETATIVE. HALL IS REALLY EXPLOSIVE. HOPEFULLY HE CAN STAY HEALTHY AND WE CAN RIDE HIM TO A MAC TITLE. NEXT UP WE HEAD TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS.

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Kent State 1-2 @northern Illinois 3-0 First Quarter NIU TD 11:39 7-0 John Mccollum 5 YD Run (Jorge Harris Kick). KENT TD 10:40 7-7 Peter Hall 1 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). NIU FG 03:33 10-7 Jorge Harris 24 YD Second Quarter NIU FG 05:58 13-7 Jorge Harris 34 YD NIU FG 01:38 16-7 Jorge Harris 25 YD Third Quarter KENT TD 09:18 16-14 Preston Lowe 58 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Mark Finley Kick). KENT TD 06:01 20-16 Peter Hall 87 YD Run (2 Pts Failed) Fourth Quarter NIU FG 14:28 20-19 Jorge Harris 45 YD KENT FG 09:50 23-19 Mark Finley 42 YD KENT FG 05:05 26-19 Mark Finley 43 YD NIU TD 00:21 26-26 George Allen 11 YD Pass from Joseph Jenkins (Jorge Harris Kick). Overtime NIU TD - 33-26 Albert Bell 6 YD Pass from Joseph Jenkins (Jorge Harris Kick). KENT TD - 33-33 Russell Johnson 29 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Mark Finley Kick). NIU TD - 39-33 Joseph Jenkins 5 YD Run FINAL SCORE NIU 39 KENT 33 3OT STATS QB D. Benoit 17/26-193-2-1 RB P. Hall 32-169-2 TE P. Lowe 6-90-1 TACKLES T.MCCLUNG 9 SACKS J.KING-1 J.SMITH-1 J.JONES-1 A TOUGH LOSS TO TAKE, WE HAD THE LEAD LATE BUT LET THEM TIE IT UP. OVERTIME WAS TERRIBLE, MISSING 2 FG'S. WE ARE NOW 1-3 OVERALL. WE REALLY NEED TO RIGHT THE SHIP. WE CANT AFFORD TO LOSE ANY MORE CONF. GAMES. UP NEXT WE HOST WESTERN MICHIGAN.

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Western Michigan 1-2)=1) @ Kent State 1-3(0-1) First Quarter WMU TD 06:34 7-0 Anthony Solis 2 YD Run (Daniel Hill Kick). KENT FG 02:07 7-3 Mark Finley 47 YD Second Quarter WMU TD 05:29 14-3 Robert Johnson 44 YD Pass from Paul Tackett (Daniel Hill Kick). WMU TD 00:22 21-3 Aaron Oconnor 10 YD Pass from Paul Tackett (Daniel Hill Kick). Third Quarter KENT FG 11:03 21-6 Mark Finley 37 YD WMU SAF 08:57 23-6 Ron Brown sacked Donald Benoit in the end zone for a safety. WMU FG 05:28 26-6 Daniel Hill 21 YD Fourth Quarter KENT FG 09:42 26-9 Mark Finley 26 YD FINAL SCORE WMU 26 KENT 9 STATS QB D. Benoit 15/33-190-0-2 RB P. Hall 18-57-0 WR R. Johnson 4-82-0 TACKLES OLB T. Mcclung 9-3 12 total SACKS J.JONES-2 M.SMITH-1 T.MCCLUNG-1 J.SMITH TERRIBLE!

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Kent State 1-4(0-2)@ball State 2-3(0-2) First Quarter KENT TD 09:21 7-0 Alvin Smith 5 YD Pass from Donald Benoit (Mark Finley Kick). KENT FG 00:00 10-0 Mark Finley 40 YD Second Quarter BALL TD 12:16 10-7 Erik Jones 1 YD Run (Garrett Allen Kick). Third Quarter KENT FG 06:59 13-7 Mark Finley 42 YD FINAL SCORE KENT 13 BALL 7 STATS QB D. Benoit 16/26-187-1-1 RB P. Hall 39-125-0 TE P. Lowe 5-97-0 ILB J. King 5-3-8 TACKLES DE E. Miller 1 SACK A HUGE WIN FOR US. WE JUST ARENT THAT GOOD. HALL WAS ABLE TO GET 100 YARDS BUT THEY REALLY STUFFED OUR RUN MOST OF THE GAME. THEY HAD NUMEROUS TFL. A WIN IS A WIN AT THIS POINT. WE STILL HAVE A SHOT, BUT ITS GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH.

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Kent State 2-4(1-2) @miami Oh 4-2 (3-1) First Quarter KENT FG 05:37 3-0 Mark Finley 49 YD Second Quarter KENT FG 14:25 6-0 Mark Finley 28 YD MIAO FG 10:41 6-3 Dave Hilliard 45 YD MIAO TD 05:16 10-6 Donald Smith 17 YD Pass from Arthur Campbell (Dave Hilliard Kick). KENT FG 01:12 10-9 Mark Finley 41 YD Third Quarter MIAO FG 11:43 13-9 Dave Hilliard 51 YD MIAO FG 03:44 16-9 Dave Hilliard 31 YD Fourth Quarter MIAO TD 10:53 23-9 Wendell Hughes 25 YD Pass from Arthur Campbell (Dave Hilliard Kick). MIAO TD 09:01 30-9 Lonnie Taylor 71 YD Run (Dave Hilliard Kick). KENT TD 05:07 30-16 Alvin Smith 1 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). FINAL MIAO 30 KENT 16 STATS QB R. Goodman 18/37-215-0-1 RB P. Hall 22-131-0 WR R. Hudson 8-76-0 FS C. Young 6-3 9 TAK DE J. Smith 3 SACKS WELL THIS GAME WAS CLOSER THAN IT APPEARS BY THE SCORE. THEY REALLY TOOK IT TOO US IN THE 2ND HALF. OUR DEFENSE IS REALLY NOT STEPPING UP LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE PAST. GOODMAN GOT THE START. I REALLY THOUGHT HE MAY GIVE US THAT JOLT WE WERE LACKING. HE DIDNT PLAY BADLY BUT NOTHING LIKE WE HAD HOPED FOR. AFTER THROWING 16 TOUCHDOWNS AS A SOPHOMORE HE HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. HALL CONTINUES TO IMPRESS. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? WHO KNOWS. WE JUST NEED TO PLAY HARD EVERY GAME AND GET SOME EXPERIENCE UNDER OUR BELTS.

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Ohio U 4-5 (3-3) @kent State 2-5 (1-3) First Quarter KENT SAF 10:40 2-0 James Schultz stuffed Williams Robinson in the end zone for a safety. KENT TD 08:10 9-0 Peter Hall 47 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). Second Quarter KENT FG 03:11 12-0 Mark Finley 29 YD OHIO TD 01:54 12-7 Maurice Maldonado 68 YD Pass from Peter Gallardo (Charles Haskins Kick). KENT FG 00:08 15-7 Mark Finley 40 YD Third Quarter KENT TD 05:35 22-7 Ralph Hudson 12 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Mark Finley Kick). Fourth Quarter KENT TD 03:21 29-7 Ralph Hudson 80 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Mark Finley Kick). FINAL SCORE KENT 29 OHIO 7 STATS QB D. Benoit 13/24-164-0-0 QB R. Goodman 7/13-151-2-1 RB P. Hall 38-164-0 WR R. Hudson 7-189-2 ILB J. Schultz 4-1 5 TACKLES SACKS DE J. Jones 1 DE E. Miller 1 A REALLY GOOD GAME FOR US. THIS IS THE BEST WE HAVE PLAYED IN QUITE SOME TIME. PASSING GAME, RUNNING GAME, DEFENSE, EVERYONE REALLY PITCHED IN. HALL HAS GONE OVER 1000 YARDS. A GREAT GAME BY HUDSON WITH ALMOST 200 YARDS REC.

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Bowling Green 5-4 (4-2) @ Kent State 3-5 (2-3) First Quarter KENT TD 04:33 7-0 60 YD Punt Return by Alvin Smith (Mark Finley Kick). Second Quarter KENT TD 14:31 14-0 Peter Hall 2 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). KENT TD 12:39 21-0 Ralph Hudson 25 YD Pass from Gregory Ramirez (Mark Finley Kick). BGSU FG 04:39 21-3 Jim Nieves 37 YD KENT TD 04:14 28-3 Russell Johnson 81 YD Pass from Gregory Ramirez (Mark Finley Kick). Third Quarter BGSU FG 09:26 28-6 Jim Nieves 49 YD KENT FG 04:42 31-6 Mark Finley 24 YD Fourth Quarter KENT TD 08:33 38-6 Preston Lowe 4 YD Pass from Scott Beebe (Mark Finley Kick). KENT FG 00:44 41-6 Mark Finley 34 YD FINAL SCORE KENT 41 BGSU 6 STATS QB S. Beebe 7/14-149-1-0 QB G. Ramirez 4/7-115-2-0 QB R. Goodman 6/8-85-0-0 RB P. Hall 31-101-1 WR R. Hudson 7-161-1 DE J. Smith 5 TACKLES SACKS DE J. Smith 3 WE REALLY TOOK IT TOO THEM. ANOTHER GREAT GAME OUT OF OUR KIDS. GOODMAN GOT THE START WAS INJURED, BACKUP RAMIREZ WAS INJURED AFTER THROWING 2 TD'S, THEN BEEBE CAME IN A DID A GREAT JOB. SO WE NOW HAVE 3 QB'S INJURED. BELOIT, GOODMAN, AND RAMIREZ. HUDSON HAS REALLY COME ON HERE LATELY. IT WOULD BE A LONG SHOT BUT IF WE COULD SOMEHOW GET TO 5-3 IN THE CONFERENCE WE MAY HAVE A SHOT AT A MAC TITLE. 2 GAMES LEFT. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPPENS.

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Kent State 4-5(3-3) @buffalo 1-8(0-7) First Quarter KENT TD 00:00 7-0 Peter Hall 73 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). Second Quarter KENT TD 05:21 14-0 Peter Hall 58 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). Fourth Quarter KENT TD 11:49 21-0 Russell Johnson 4 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Mark Finley Kick). KENT TD 07:05 28-0 Ralph Hudson 18 YD Pass from Gregory Ramirez (Mark Finley Kick). KENT FG 03:27 31-0 Mark Finley 46 YD KENT TD 02:36 38-0 Dale Lozano 7 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). KENT FG 00:00 41-0 Mark Finley 20 YD FINAL SCORE KENT 41 BUFF 0 STATS QB R. Goodman 11/23-94-1-2 QB G. Ramirez 2/3-44-1-0 RB P. Hall 33 284-2 RB D. Lozano 9-47-1 FB C. Lopez 1-8-0 WR R. Johnson 5-68-1 WR R. Hudson 2-28-1 WR A. Smith 3-19-0 TE P. Lowe 2-15-0 RB P. Hall 1-8-0 OLB T. Mcclung 4-2 6TACKLES SACKS DE J. Smith 3 OLB T. Mcclung 1 DT M. Broughton 1 A DOMINANT WIN FOR US. HALL WAS AMAZING! NEXT YEARS RUNNING GAME LOOKS VERY PROMISING. OUR DEFENSE HAS REALLY STEPPED UP THERE GAME THE 2ND HALF OF THE SEASON AND ARE NOW RANKED #7 IN TOTAL DEFENSE. OUR LAST GAME IS AGAINST AKRON. A WIN WOULD ENSURE OUR 3RD STRAIGHT WINNING SEASON.

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Akron 3-7(3-4) @ Kent State 5-5 (4-3) First Quarter AKR TD 10:04 7-0 Isidro Chavez 31 YD Pass from Roy Lee (Jonathan Evans Kick). KENT TD 06:25 7-7 Peter Hall 43 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). KENT TD 03:28 14-7 Peter Hall 30 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). KENT TD 00:00 21-7 Ralph Hudson 27 YD Pass from Gregory Ramirez (Mark Finley Kick). Second Quarter KENT FG 02:49 24-7 Mark Finley 42 YD Third Quarter KENT FG 02:25 27-7 Mark Finley 40 YD Fourth Quarter KENT TD 10:21 34-7 Donald Hamilton 3 YD Pass from Gregory Ramirez (Mark Finley Kick). FINAL SCORE KENT 34 AKR 7 STATS QB G. Ramirez 10/27-219-2-0 RB P. Hall 34-136-2 WR R. Johnson 4-85-0 WR D. Hamilton 3-81-1 WR R. Hudson 1-27-1 TE P. Lowe 2-26-0 ILB J. King 8 DE J. Jones 6-1SACK FS C. Young 5 CB W. Howard 4-1SACK OLB T. Mcclung 5 ILB J. Schultz 5 SS E. Perry 4 CB J. Bishop 5 OLB R. Mcrae 2 DT D. Love 1-1SACK FB F. Miles 1 DE J. Smith 1-1SACK ANOTHER EASY WIN. SOME BIG PLAYS IN BOTH THE PASSING AND RUNNING GAME REALLY MADE THE DIFFERENCE. WE DIDNT WIN OUR DIVISION BUT WE STILL HAVE AN OUTSIDE SHOT AT A BOWL BID.

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We Are Bowl Bound!! We Have Been Invited To Play In The Champ Sports Bowl Againt The Wolfpack Of Nc State. Nc State Finished 8-3 (5-3). We Really Have Our Work Cutout Ourselves. We Are Playing Well And Ready For The Challenge. Miami Of Ohio Defeated Toledo To The Mac Conf Championship.

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Kent State 6-5 @ Nc State 8-3 First Quarter NCST TD 11:54 7-0 Todd Clark 35 YD Pass from Dominic Fairchild (Jerry Eckert Kick). NCST FG 02:19 10-0 Jerry Eckert 49 YD Second Quarter NCST FG 08:43 13-0 Jerry Eckert 20 YD KENT TD 04:56 13-7 Russell Johnson 2 YD Pass from Robert Goodman (Mark Finley Kick). NCST TD 00:00 20-7 Todd Clark 43 YD Pass from Dominic Fairchild (Jerry Eckert Kick). Third Quarter NCST TD 03:07 28-7 Adam Edmondson 13 YD Pass from Dominic Fairchild (2 Pts - Adam Edmondson Pass from Dominic Fairchild) Fourth Quarter NCST TD 13:57 35-7 Kelly Cortez 1 YD Run (Jerry Eckert Kick). NCST FG 07:36 38-7 Jerry Eckert 28 YD KENT TD 06:22 38-14 Peter Hall 1 YD Run (Mark Finley Kick). NCST TD 03:29 45-14 Michael Gamez 11 YD Pass from Dominic Fairchild (Jerry Eckert Kick). FINAL SCORE NCST 45 KENT 14 STATS QB R. Goodman 14/26-162-1-1 RB P. Hall 18-19-1 WR R. Hudson 6-109-0 TE P. Lowe 4-32-0 WR R. Johnson 3-12-1 RB P. Hall 1-9-0 TE A. Hoffman 1-4-0 DEFENSE OLB T. Mcclung 10-1 INT ILB J. King 9 SS J. Garcia 10-1 INT FS C. Young 6 OLB R. Mcrae 6 CB J. Bishop 4 CB W. Howard 6 CB J. Phillips 5 ILB J. Schultz 3 SS E. Perry 4 DE J. Smith 1 DT M. Broughton 1-1 SACK FS J. Morey 1 NOT MUCH TO SAY HERE. WE GAVE UP OVER 600 YARDS OF OFFENSE. HALL WAS SHUT DOWN. WE JUST ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BEAT THESE GUYS. I GIVE OUR TEAM ALOT OF CREDIT THOUGH. AT 2-5 WE CAME BACK AND FINISHED UP STRONG 6-6 IS NOT A BAD YEAR HERE AT KENT STATE. WE HAVE ALOT OF PLAYERS COMING BACK AND SHOULD CONTEND FOR THE MAC TITLE. OTHER MAC TEAMS IN BOWL GAMES PURDUE 50 MIAMI OH 6 NIU 22 TULANE 10 USC DEFEATS OREGON STATE TO WIN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NOTE: USC IS NOW 37-1 IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. 2 TITLES AND 3 BCS WINS. I WILL POST THE SEASON RECAP NEXT

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Season Recap KENT STATE 6-6 (5-3) 3 SEASONS CAREER RECORD 22-14 OFFENSE #60 DEFENSE #20 SEASON STATS Donald Benoit, Quarterback SR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 118 -1424- 54.9 -7- 7 Robert Goodman, Quarterback SR RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 110.8 -707 -52.3- 4- 5 Gregory Ramirez, Quarterback FR. RATING YARDS COMP% TD INT 148.2- 378 -38.1 -5 -1 Peter Hall, Running Back SO. RUSH Y YPC REC Y TD 1632 -4.87 -87 - 13 Russell Johnson, Wide Receiver SR. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 44 -760- 17.3 -81- 5 Ralph Hudson, Wide Receiver SR. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 45 -755 -16.8- 80 -6 Preston Lowe, Tight End SO. REC REC Y YPC LNG TD 48 -546 -11.4 -58- 3 Mark Finley, Kicker SO. FGM FGA 23- 29 Thomas Hamm, Punter SR. AVG NET LONG 43.4- 35.6 -61 DEFENSE TACKLES SO-MCCLUNG 82 SR-KING 74 SO-SCHULTZ 60 JR-PERRY 47 JR-YOUNG 46 SR-BISHOP 38 SO-JONES 33 SO-HOWARD 31 FR-J.SMITH 26 FR-PHILLIPS 23 SO-BERNAL 21 JR-MCCRAE 20 SR-V.SMITH 19 JR-GARCIA 15 SO-MILLER 9 SO-ROBINSON 8 JR-MOREY 7 JR-M.SMITH 7 SO-D.SMITH 4 FR-BROUGHTON 4 JR-LOVE 3 SACKS FR-J.SMITH 12 SO-JONES 7 FR-BROUGHTON 3 JR-LOVE 3 SO-MCCLUNG 2 SR-KING 2 SO-MILLER 2 JR-M.SMITH 1 INTERCEPTIONS SR-BISHOP 4 SO-MCCLUNG 2 SO-SCHULTZ 2 SR-KING 1 JR-PERRY 1 SO-JONES 1 SO-HOWARD 1 FR-PHILLIPS 1 JR-GARCIA 1 POST SEASON AWARDS FOR KENT STATE PLAYERS PETER HALL RB SOPH 1ST TEAM ALL MAC/MAC OFFENSIVE POY PRESTON LOWE TE SOPH 1ST TEAM ALL MAC JOSEPH JONES DL SOPH 1ST TEAM ALL MAC JOSHUA SMITH DL FRE 1ST TEAM ALL MAC/MAC FRESHMAN POY JEROME BISHOP DB SEN 1ST TEAM ALL MAC RALPH HUDSON WR SEN 2ND TEAM ALL MAC CHRIS LOPEZ FB SEN 2ND TEAM ALL MAC NATE ALEXANDER OL SOPH 2ND TEAM ALL MAC

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Recruiting 536 C Howard Beach 3 6-5 267 Cardinal (OH) 662 RB James Braden 3 5-8 184 Shaker Heights (OH) 698 WR Agustin Wood 3 6-0 181 Marion-Franklin (OH) 767 WR Joseph Rocha 3 5-11 176 Columbia (OH) 805 RB(A) *Larry Rowell 3 6-0 208 Grand Rapids CC 1064 QB Charles Robinson 2 6-2 185 Wickliffe (OH) 1072 DE *Robert White 3 6-2 272 Morrisville State (NY) 1303 CB Daniel Conley 2 5-10 155 Liberty (OH) 1310 FB Jerry Anderson 2 5-11 218 Norwalk (OH) 1728 P Willy Brown 2 5-8 167 Georgetown (TX) 2176 P Ed Poe 2 5-9 183 Sciotoville Community (OH) This class is ranked #95