Editing Kent State University (section)

==Athletics==
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[[File:Dix Stadium 2012.JPG|thumb|[[Dix Stadium]] in 2012, home of the [[Kent State Golden Flashes football]] team]]
Kent State's athletic teams are called the Golden Flashes and the school colors are shades of navy blue and gold, officially "Kent State blue" and "Kent State gold".<ref name=colors>{{cite web |title=Our Brand {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/brand |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=November 7, 2016 |archive-date=October 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009192509/https://www.kent.edu/brand |url-status=live }}</ref> The university sponsors 16 varsity athletic teams who compete in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) at the [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] level with football in the [[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS). Kent State is a member of the [[Mid-American Conference]] (MAC) East division and has been a member of the conference since 1951. The university athletic facilities are mainly on campus, featuring the 25,319-seat [[Dix Stadium]] and the 6,327-seat [[Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center]], one of the [[List of NCAA Division I basketball arenas|oldest arenas]] in Division I college basketball.

Through the 2014–2015 season, in MAC play, Kent State has won the Reese Cup for best men's athletic program eight times, winning in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kent State Wins Fifth Consecutive Reese Trophy For Top Men's Athletic Program |url=http://cmsprod.uis.kent.edu/news/announcements/success/kent-state-wins-fifth-reese-trophy.cfm |date=June 11, 2013 |access-date=June 15, 2015 |publisher=Kent State University }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Flashes have also won the Jacoby Cup for best women's athletic program eight times, winning in 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2010, and 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kent State Captures Eighth Jacoby Trophy |url=http://www.kentstatesports.com/news/2014/5/20/GEN_0520140457.aspx |date=May 20, 2014 |publisher=Kent State University |access-date=June 15, 2015 |archive-date=September 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170817/http://www.kentstatesports.com/news/2014/5/20/GEN_0520140457.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2002 the [[Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball|Men's Basketball team]] advanced to NCAA "Elite Eight", while the baseball team, women's basketball, gymnastics, men's golf, and women's golf teams have won numerous MAC titles and advanced to NCAA tournament play.

Some notable athletic alumni include: Former [[Alabama Crimson Tide]] head football coach and seven-time national champion head coach [[Nick Saban]], former [[Missouri Tigers football under Gary Pinkel|Missouri Tigers]] head football coach [[Gary Pinkel]], 2003 [[British Open]] Champion and current PGA member [[Ben Curtis (golfer)|Ben Curtis]], former [[New York Yankees]] catcher [[Thurman Munson]], [[Thomas Jefferson (athlete)|Thomas Jefferson]] 1984 200m Olympic bronze medalist, former [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker and four-time Super Bowl champion [[Jack Lambert (American football)|Jack Lambert]], Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and two-time Super Bowl champion [[James Harrison (American football)|James Harrison]], ESPN Analyst and former college football national champion head coach [[Lou Holtz]], [[New England Patriots]] Wide Receiver and Super Bowl champion [[Julian Edelman]], former [[Los Angeles Chargers|San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers]] All-Pro tight end [[Antonio Gates]] (who played basketball at KSU, not football), former Cleveland Browns and [[Indianapolis Colts]] All-Pro return specialist [[Joshua Cribbs]], former [[San Diego Padres]] pitcher [[Dustin Hermanson]], [[Tampa Bay Rays]] pitcher [[Andy Sonnanstine]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] pitcher [[Matt Guerrier]], and pitcher Joe Crawford, New York Mets.