Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 7:43 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
- In terms of toughness, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Flashes will be facing the 93rd-ranked schedule this year.
- Kent State is playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- Using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 101st-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
- Kent State has six games scheduled against teams that had winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last year.
- The Golden Flashes have six games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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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 game. 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 year.
- The Golden Flashes ranked 11th-worst in passing offense last season (163.8 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 49th with 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 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.
- 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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