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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 366-595-28
 Winning Pct. 38%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 366-595-28
 Winning Pct. 38%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 1
 Division Titles 2
 Conference Record 149-309-3
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 219-225-9
 Away Record 143-363-19
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 102
 Winning Seasons (#1) 36
 Losing Seasons (#1)61
 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 10/5/2019
 Shutouts All-Time 81
 Been Shutout All-Time 135
 
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  16-26
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
@ Pittsburgh in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Kent State lost 3-43 in 2003.
All-Time:
 Kent State vs. Pittsburgh 0-7-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Pittsburgh
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Saint Francis (PA)
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Tennessee
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Penn State
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Eastern Michigan
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Ball State
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Bowling Green
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Western Michigan
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Wed., Nov. 6  vs. Ohio
 Wed., Nov. 13  @ Miami Ohio
 Tue., Nov. 19  vs. Akron
 Tue., Nov. 26  @ Buffalo
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Mid-American  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Akron 0-0
Ball State 0-0
Bowling Green 0-0
Buffalo 0-0
Central Michigan 0-0
Eastern Michigan 0-0
Kent State 0-0
Miami Ohio 0-0
Northern Illinois 0-0
Ohio 0-0
Toledo 0-0
Western Michigan 0-0
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Kent State & Ohio have played 75 games.
Kent State has won 28 games.
Ohio has won 45 games.
with 2 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-54
 10 or more 99-127
 20 or more  91-67
 30 or more 64-19
 40 or more 29-1
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 18-2
 10 or more 81-179
 20 or more 44-163
 30 or more 14-120
 40 or more 4-69
 
  
 
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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.