NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- GoDaddy.com Bowl
| (25) Kent State Golden Flashes (11-2) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (9-3) |
| Date: |
Sunday, January 6th |
| Kickoff: |
9 p.m. (et) |
| Site: |
Ladd Peebles Stadium (33,471) -- Mobile, Alabama |
| Surface: |
FieldTurf |
| Annual: |
14th |
| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$750,000 |
| Television: |
ESPN |
| Announcers: |
Mark Jones, Brock Huard and Jessica Mendoza |
| Home Record: |
Kent State 5-0; Arkansas State 5-1 |
| Away Record: |
Kent State 6-1; Arkansas State 4-2 |
| Neutral Record: |
Kent State 0-1; Arkansas State 0-0 |
| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Kent State 1L; Arkansas State 7W |
| Las Vegas Line: |
Arkansas State 4 (Total, 61) |
| All-Time Series: |
First meeting |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Kent State vs. Sun Belt (1-2) |
| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Arkansas State vs. MAC (6-13) |
| Bowl Records: |
Kent State (0-2) |
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Arkansas State (0-2 -- 0-1 in GoDaddy.com Bowl) |
| 2012 National Rankings: |
Kent State - 25th |
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Arkansas State - Unranked |
| Coaches: |
Kent State - Darrell Hazell (16-9 at Kent State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
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Arkansas State - Bryan Harsin (0-0 at Arkansas State) |
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(Career Record, Same as above) |
| Season Schedule/Results |
| Kent State Golden Flashes |
| Aug 30 - W vs. Towson, 41-21 |
| Sep 8 - L at Kentucky, 14-47 |
| Sep 15 - Open |
| Sep 19 - W at Buffalo, 23-7 |
| Sep 29 - W vs. Ball State, 45-43 |
| Oct 6 - W at Eastern Mich, 41-14 |
| Oct 13 - W at Army, 31-17 |
| Oct 20 - W vs. Western Mich, 41-24 |
| Oct 27 - W at Rutgers, 35-23 |
| Nov 3 - W vs. Akron, 35-24 |
| Nov 10 - W at Miami-Ohio, 48-32 |
| Nov 17 - W at Bowling Green, 31-24 |
| Nov 23 - W vs. Ohio U, 28-6 |
| Nov 30 - L vs. Northern Ill, 37-44 2OT (MAC Championship) |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 6 - vs. Arkansas State, 9:00 PM (GoDaddy.com Bowl) |
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| Arkansas State Red Wolves |
| Sep 1 - L at Oregon, 34-57 |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Memphis, 33-28 |
| Sep 15 - L at Nebraska, 13-42 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Alcorn State, 56-0 |
| Sep 29 - L vs. Western Ky, 13-26 |
| Oct 4 - W at FIU, 34-20 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. South Alabama, 36-29 |
| Oct 20 - Open |
| Oct 23 - W at Louisiana, 50-27 |
| Nov 3 - W at North Texas, 37-19 |
| Nov 8 - W vs. ULM, 45-23 |
| Nov 17 - W at Troy, 41-34 |
| Nov 24 - Open |
| Dec 1 - W vs. Middle Tennessee, 45-0 |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 6 - vs. Kent State, 9:00 PM (GoDaddy.com Bowl) |
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