1998 Kent State

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Mid-American Conference), coached by Dean Pees.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 1998, game by game: lost at No. 19 Georgia 3–56; lost vs. Youngstown State 10–24; lost at Navy 24–38; lost at Central Michigan 7–46; lost vs. Eastern Michigan 17–26; lost vs. Akron 16–45; lost at Marshall 7–42; lost at Bowling Green 21–42; lost vs. Western Michigan 23–48; lost at Miami (OH) 0–56; lost vs. Ohio 21–31+7−56Lost 3–56 at No. 19 Georgia-53No. 19 GeorgiaLost 10–24 vs. Youngstown State-14Youngstown StateLost 24–38 at Navy-14NavyLost 7–46 at Central Michigan-39Central MichiganLost 17–26 vs. Eastern Michigan-9Eastern MichiganLost 16–45 vs. Akron-29AkronLost 7–42 at Marshall-35MarshallLost 21–42 at Bowling Green-21Bowling GreenLost 23–48 vs. Western Michigan-25Western MichiganLost 0–56 at Miami (OH)-56Miami (OH)Lost 21–31 vs. Ohio-10Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 31–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Mid-American Conference.

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

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 12th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
149–⁠454
Coach
Dean Pees
Elo
1184 −162 this season
SP+ rating
-30.7 No. 112 of 112; offense No. 104, defense No. 110
SRS
−33.0 No. 112 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Charley Molnar
Defensive coordinator
Greg Colby

Drafted in 1999

The 1999 draft
Rd 5Eugene Baker WRAtlanta Falcons

1998 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Marshall7–⁠112–⁠1
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠1
Toledo6–⁠27–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠4
Central Michigan5–⁠36–⁠5
Bowling Green5–⁠35–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠35–⁠6
Akron3–⁠64–⁠7
Eastern Michigan3–⁠63–⁠8
Northern Illinois2–⁠62–⁠9
Ball State1–⁠71–⁠10
Kent State0–⁠80–⁠11

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