Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:44 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Kent State Golden Flashes will play Pittsburgh in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Kent State schedule, keep scrolling.
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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 year (66).
- Kent State is playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- Taking into account their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (45), the Golden Flashes have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
- Kent State will face six teams this season that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that put up nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last year.
- The Golden Flashes have six teams who played in a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.
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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)
- The Golden Flashes ranked third-worst in total offense (269.3 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 81st with 390.6 yards allowed per game.
- With 14.7 points per game (worst) and 34.6 points allowed per game on defense (12th-worst), Kent State was outplayed on both sides of the ball last season.
- The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking 11th-worst with 163.8 passing yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 49th in FBS (214.5 passing yards allowed per game).
- Kent State ranked 17th-worst in rushing offense (105.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per contest.
- With a 29.7% third-down percentage (sixth-worst) and a 47.2% third-down rate allowed on defense (fifth-worst), the Golden Flashes were outplayed on both sides of the ball last season in terms of third-down efficiency.
- 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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