Division East Division Head coach Paul Haynes (2nd year) | 2014 record 2–9 (1–6 MAC) Offensive coordinator Brian Rock (4th year) | |
Conference Mid-American Conference Defensive coordinator Brian George (2nd year) | ||
The 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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 2–9, 1–6 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They only played 11 games due to their November 19 game vs Buffalo being cancelled due to inclement weather.
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Schedule Source: ^[a] Hours before kickoff on November 19 against Buffalo, the officials postponed the game due to the inclement weather that dropped four feet of lake effect snow in the Buffalo, New York region. Game officials had soon reschedule the match up two days later at a new time, 1:00 p.m. Later it was announced that the two schools just cancelled the game and will not reschedule.Player death
Starting center Jason Bitsko, 21 years old and a fourth-year junior, was found unresponsive in his off-campus apartment by local paramedics and police on the morning of Wednesday, August 20, 2014, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. Foul play is not suspected; the investigating police believe he died of an undiagnosed, and as yet undetermined, medical issue. He was praised as an exemplary athlete by Head Kent State Football Coach Paul Haynes and Kent State University's Athletic Director.