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Kent State Football Team History


Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State University
 Kent, OH
Founded: 1910
Stadium: Dix Stadium
Capacity: 30,520
Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Kenni Burns
Conference: Mid-American-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Kent State 
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 367-604-28
 Winning Pct. 38%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 367-604-28
 Winning Pct. 38%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 1
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 149-312-3
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 219-229-9
 Away Record 144-368-19
 
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 (2023)
 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  17-35
 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
Next Game
 11/19/2024 (Tue)  
vs. Akron in a Conference Game
Last Time: Kent State lost 27-31 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Kent State vs. Akron 28-36-2 43.8% 
 
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  
 Tue., Nov. 26  @ Buffalo  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-9
  Scoring174-417
  Conference Record0-3
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record1-5
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Miami Ohio 6-43-0
Ohio 7-33-0
Bowling Green 6-42-1
Buffalo 6-42-1
Toledo 7-32-1
Akron 2-81-2
Ball State 3-71-3
Central Michigan 3-71-3
Eastern Michigan 5-51-2
Northern Illinois 6-41-2
Western Michigan 4-61-2
Kent State 1-90-3
 
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 0-59
 10 or more 100-131
 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 82-188
 20 or more 45-172
 30 or more 14-127
 40 or more 4-74
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.