Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs waves to Kent State students and local residents attending the 2016 Kent State Homecoming Parade. Cribbs returned to campus to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.
Members of the Kent State University Marching Band make their way toward Main Street during the start of the 2016 Homecoming Parade.
Kent State quarterback Nick Holley leaps into the end zone for a first half touchdown during the Homecoming game at Dix Stadium.
Kent State President Beverly Warren poses for photographs with 2016 Homecoming King and Queen winners Corey Patterson and Emily Badock.
Kent State student Adam Fletcher and alumna Krystin Smith,’13, embrace during the annual Kiss on the K event, held on Risman Plaza during Homecoming 2016. Fletcher and Smith got engaged during the Kiss on the K event.
Kent State cheerleaders move past the new location for the Kent State Alumni tent, located at the Rock along Main Street, during the 2016 Homecoming Parade.
Students and local residents photograph floats participating in the 2016 Kent State Homecoming Parade as they pass by the grandstands on Main Street near Moulton Hall.
Kent State wide receiver Johnny Woods pulls down a reception over an Akron defender during the 2016 Homecoming game against the Akron Zips at Dix Stadium.
Kent State students and family members pose for a photo with alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, in the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement during 2016 Homecoming events.

A Homecoming Celebration

Parade, Game and Events Bring Golden Flashes Together

Kent State University celebrated Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game. This year’s Homecoming featured Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Heroic efforts by Nick Holley and Justin Rankin were not quite enough to return the Wagon Wheel to Kent State as the Akron Zips leapfrogged the Golden Flashes in the closing seconds for a 31-27 win in Saturday's Homecoming Game at Dix Stadium. 

A couple joining the tradition of the annual "Kiss On the K"Homecoming 2016 also included exciting changes and new events, including:

  • New 10 a.m. parade time and watch location at the Rock along Main Street
  • Welcome Home Party at 11 a.m. at the new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement located at 350 S. Lincoln St.
  • Blue and Gold Line campus tours from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. with five stops around campus
  • Alumni tailgate at Dix Stadium starting at 1:30 p.m. at the tent outside the west gate entrance of Dix Stadium
  • A flyover of a Boeing 757 operated by FedEx occurred before and after the national anthem at Dix Stadium

View the complete schedule of events for Homecoming 2016

POSTED: Monday, September 26, 2016 - 9:54am
UPDATED: Friday, October 20, 2017 - 12:47pm
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