Kent State Football Team History
Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State University
Team Timeline First Team: 1920 1943 - Kent State did not play football during the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons because of World War II.
Championships National Championships
None
Conference Championships
1972
Division Championships
2012, 2021
Team Records Overall Record 367-606-28 Winning Pct. 38% Vacated Wins 0 Forfeit Games 0 Adjusted Record 367-606-28 Winning Pct. 38% National Championships 0 Conference Titles 1 Division Titles 2 Conference Record 150-316-3 All American Players NFL Players (#2) Home Record 219-230-9 Away Record 144-369-19
By The Numbers Seasons 102 Winning Seasons (#1)
36 Losing Seasons (#1) 62 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2012) Most Loses in A Season 11 (2024) 10 Win Seasons 1 Most Points Scored in a Game 69 (11/13/2004) Most Points Scored in a Season 463 (2012) Most Points Allowed in a Game 118 (1923) Most Points Allowed in a Season 508 (2021) Largest Margin of Victory 65 (10/1/1954) Largest Margin of Defeat 118 (1923) Most Points Both Teams in a Game 118 (1923) Last Shutout 11/20/2021 Last Time Shutout 11/6/2024 Shutouts All-Time 81 Been Shutout All-Time 138
Streaks Longest Win 10 (9/19/2012-11/23/2012) Longest Losing
21 (11/14/1981-10/29/1983)
Bowl Records Overall Record 1-3-0
Rose 0-0-0 Cotton 0-0-0 Orange 0-0-0 Fiesta 0-0-0 Sugar 0-0-0
By the Decade 2020-29 17-37 2010-19 44-78 2000-09 39-77 1990-99 15-94
1980-89 32-78
1970-79 51-59-1
1960-69 37-56-3
1950-59 57-30-3
1940-49 36-20-2
1930-39 29-36-11
1920-29 10-41-7
2024 Season
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Pittsburgh
24-55 L Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
Saint Francis (PA)
17-23 L Sat., Sep. 14 @
Tennessee
0-71 L Sat., Sep. 21 @
Penn State
0-56 L Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Eastern Michigan
33-52 L Sat., Oct. 5 OPEN Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Ball State
35-37 L Sat., Oct. 19 @
Bowling Green
6-27 L Sat., Oct. 26 @
Western Michigan
52-21 W Sat., Nov. 2 OPEN Wed., Nov. 6 vs.
Ohio
0-41 L Wed., Nov. 13 @
Miami Ohio
7-34 L Tue., Nov. 19 vs.
Akron
17-38 L Tue., Nov. 26 @
Buffalo
7-43 L
2024 Season Totals Record 1-11
Scoring 198-498 Conference Record 1-7 Home Record 0-5
Away Record 1-6
Longest Running Rivalry Kent State & Ohio have played 76 games. Kent State has won 28 games. Ohio has won 46 games. with 2 tie games.
Record when scoring..... (since 2000) Scoring Record less than 10 0-60 10 or more 100-132 20 or more
92-70 30 or more 65-21 40 or more 30-1
Record when allowing..... (since 2000) Points Allowed Record less than 10 18-2 10 or more 82-190 20 or more 45-174 30 or more 14-129 40 or more 4-75
Some records may be incomplete.
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