Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:50 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Kent State Golden Flashes’ college football schedule for 2024 includes facing 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

  • The Golden Flashes will have the 93rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (66).
  • In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Kent State will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
  • Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (45), the Golden Flashes have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
  • Kent State’s schedule features six games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and three against squads that had three or fewer wins).
  • The Golden Flashes will play 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 slightly worse on offense, ranking third-worst (269.3 yards per game).
  • It was a tough season for Kent State, which ranked worst in scoring offense (14.7 points per game) and 12th-worst in scoring defense (34.6 points per game allowed) last year.
  • 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 season, ranking 17th-worst with 105.5 rushing yards per contest. Defensively, it ranked 106th in FBS (176.1 rushing yards allowed 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 year.
  • 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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