Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 6:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Kent State Golden Flashes’ college football schedule for 2024 includes meeting Penn State on September 21. Keep scrolling to check out the full slate.

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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 (66), the Golden Flashes have the 93rd-ranked schedule in college football.
  • According to its opponents’ projected win total this season, Kent State will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • According to their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (45), the Golden Flashes have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Kent State has six games scheduled against teams that finished with 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 will have six games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

  • While the Golden Flashes ranked 81st in total defense with 390.6 yards allowed per game last season, they were a little worse on offense, ranking third-worst (269.3 yards per game).
  • Kent State ranked worst in scoring offense (14.7 points per game) and 12th-worst in scoring defense (34.6 points per game allowed) last season.
  • While the Golden Flashes’ pass defense ranked 49th with 214.5 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 11th-worst (163.8 passing yards per game).
  • Kent State was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking 17th-worst with 105.5 rushing yards per contest. On defense, it ranked 106th in FBS (176.1 rushing yards allowed per game).
  • It was a rough 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.
  • With nine forced turnovers (127th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Kent State’s -4 turnover margin ranked 97th in college football.

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