Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:46 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Kent State Golden Flashes meet Penn State on September 21, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.

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2024 Kent State Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
@ Pittsburgh August 31 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPNU (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
St. Francis (PA) (FCS) September 7 | 2:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Tennessee September 14 | 7:45 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub SEC Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Penn State September 21 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Eastern Michigan September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Ball State October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Bowling Green October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Western Michigan October 26 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Ohio November 6 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN Networks (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ Miami (OH) November 13 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
Akron November 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Buffalo November 26 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Kent State 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • According to their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 93rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • Taking into account its opponents’ projected win total this year (67), Kent State has the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football.
  • The Golden Flashes will face the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (45).
  • Kent State has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last season.
  • The Golden Flashes’ schedule in 2024 includes six returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Golden Flashes ranked third-worst in total offense (269.3 yards per game) last season, but they played a little better on defense, ranking 81st with 390.6 yards allowed per contest.
  • With 14.7 points per game (worst) and 34.6 points allowed per game on defense (12th-worst), Kent State was outplayed on both sides of the ball last year.
  • The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking 11th-worst with 163.8 passing yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 49th in FBS (214.5 passing yards allowed per game).
  • While Kent State’s run defense ranked 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 17th-worst (105.5 rushing yards per game).
  • The Golden Flashes ranked sixth-worst in third-down percentage (29.7%) and fifth-worst in third-down percentage allowed (47.2%) last season.
  • Kent State forced nine total turnovers (127th in FBS) last season and turned it over 13 times (17th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -4, 97th-ranked in college football.

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