Kent State 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 5:48 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Kent State Golden Flashes will face Pittsburgh on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the full slate.
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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 face the 93rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last season (66).
- According to its opponents’ projected win total this year, Kent State will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- The Golden Flashes are facing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Kent State has six games scheduled against teams that put up winning records in 2023, including three teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last season.
- The Golden Flashes will clash with six teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)
- While the Golden Flashes ranked 81st in total defense with 390.6 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly less successful on offense, ranking third-worst (269.3 yards per game).
- It was a hard 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.
- While the Golden Flashes’ pass defense ranked 49th with 214.5 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 11th-worst (163.8 passing yards per game).
- 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 ranked 97th in college football with a -4 turnover margin last season after forcing 9 turnovers (127th in FBS) and committing 13 (17th in FBS).
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