Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 11:11 am Friday, August 9, 2024

A game against Penn State on September 21 is what jumps out when looking at the Kent State Golden Flashes’ college football schedule in 2024. See below to find dates and times for every game.

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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.
  • Kent State is playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • Taking into account their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (45), the Golden Flashes have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Kent State will play six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with three or fewer 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 were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking third-worst with 269.3 yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 81st in FBS (390.6 yards allowed per game).
  • 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 season.
  • The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking 11th-worst with 163.8 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 49th in FBS (214.5 passing yards allowed per game).
  • Kent State ranked 17th-worst in rushing offense (105.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per contest.
  • It was a tough season for the Golden Flashes in terms of third-down rate, as they 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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