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1996 Kent State

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Mid-American Conference), coached by Jim Corrigall.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1996, game by game: lost at Miami (OH) 6–64; lost at Pittsburgh 14–52; won vs. Youngstown State 28–12; lost at Nevada 42–63; won vs. Akron 32–17; lost at Bowling Green 24–31; lost vs. Ohio 15–24; lost at Eastern Michigan 10–51; lost vs. Central Michigan 51–52; lost at Ball State 6–50; lost at Western Michigan 27–76+16−58Lost 6–64 at Miami (OH)-58Miami (OH)Lost 14–52 at Pittsburgh-38PittsburghWon 28–12 vs. Youngstown State+16Youngstown StateLost 42–63 at Nevada-21NevadaWon 32–17 vs. Akron+15AkronLost 24–31 at Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenLost 15–24 vs. Ohio-9OhioLost 10–51 at Eastern Michigan-41Eastern MichiganLost 51–52 vs. Central Michigan-1Central MichiganLost 6–50 at Ball State-44Ball StateLost 27–76 at Western Michigan-49Western Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMiami (OH)L 6–⁠6413%
Sep 7atPittsburghL 14–⁠5231%
Sep 14vsYoungstown StateW 28–⁠1247%
Sep 28atNevadaL 42–⁠6317%
Oct 5vsAkronW 32–⁠1754%
Oct 12atBowling GreenL 24–⁠3120%
Oct 19vsOhioL 15–⁠2447%
Oct 26atEastern MichiganL 10–⁠5131%
Nov 2vsCentral MichiganL 51–⁠5232%
Nov 9atBall StateL 6–⁠5011%
Nov 16atWestern MichiganL 27–⁠7631%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Western Michigan 76–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠492
Coach
Jim Corrigall
Elo
1225 −69 this season
SP+ rating
-26.6 No. 108 of 111; offense No. 58, defense No. 111
SRS
−30.3 No. 110 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Charley Molnar
Defensive coordinator
Bob Junko

Drafted in 1997

The 1997 draft
Rd 3O.J. Santiago TEAtlanta Falcons

1996 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ball State7–⁠18–⁠4
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠4
Miami (OH)6–⁠26–⁠5
Ohio5–⁠36–⁠6
Central Michigan4–⁠45–⁠6
Akron3–⁠54–⁠7
Bowling Green3–⁠54–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠53–⁠8
Western Michigan2–⁠62–⁠9
Kent State1–⁠72–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.