Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 4:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Kent State Golden Flashes will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Pittsburgh. Keep scrolling for more.
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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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Flashes will be facing the 93rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- Kent State will have the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (67).
- In terms of difficulty, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this year.
- Kent State’s schedule features six games against teams with winning records in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more victories and three against squads that picked up three or fewer wins).
- 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).
- 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.
- 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 contest.
- While Kent State’s run defense ranked 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 17th-worst (105.5 rushing yards per game).
- It was a difficult 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 had the 97th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -4, forcing nine turnovers (127th in FBS) while turning it over 13 times (17th in FBS).
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