| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | East Division |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | Paul Haynes |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Don Treadwell |
| Oc Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach1: | Ben Needham |
| Codc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Codef Coach2: | Jeff Burrow[1] |
| Codc2 Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Dix Stadium |
The 2017 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Paul Haynes and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
On August 28, 2017, the school announced that head coach Paul Haynes would be taking a medical leave of absence and miss the first two to three weeks of the season.[2] Offensive coordinator Don Treadwell was named interim head coach.[3] Haynes returned to the Flashes after missing two games due to prostate cancer treatments.[4]
On November 22, one day after the Flashes' final game of the season against Akron, the school fired Paul Haynes after five losing seasons.[5] [6] On December 19, the school hired Sean Lewis as head coach.[7] [8]
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | ||
| Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | ||
| Dave McMichael | Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach | |
| Ben Needham | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach | |
| Jeff Burrow | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach | |
| Doc Gamble | Wide receivers coach | |
| Mark Spencer | Recruiting coordinator/running backs coach | |
| Defensive line coach | ||
| Rob Zeitman | Offensive line coach | |
| Joe Tresey | Cornerbacks coach |
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See also: 2017 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 2017 Howard Bison football team.
See also: 2017 Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
See also: 2017 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2017 Buffalo Bulls football team.
See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team.
See also: 2017 Miami RedHawks football team.
See also: 2017 Ohio Bobcats football team.
See also: 2017 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award.
See also: 2017 Western Michigan Broncos football team.
See also: 2017 Central Michigan Chippewas football team.
See also: 2017 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy).