2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by first-year head coach Darrell Hazell and played their home games at Dix Stadium. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division.