2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 1–11 (0–8 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Johnson (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Duggan (1st season) |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
Seasons |
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Miami (OH) xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toledo xy | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by former Minnesota assistant head coach Kenni Burns in his first year as Kent State's head coach.[1] They played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.[2] They finished the season 1–11 and 0–8 in conference play[3] to finish with the worst record in college football.
Preseason
Preseason polls
Coaches Poll
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the East.[4]
East | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 63 (9) |
2 | Miami | 52 (2) |
3 | Buffalo | 51 (1) |
4 | Bowling Green | 35 |
5 | Akron | 26 |
6 | Kent State | 19 |
West | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Toledo | 66 (11) |
2 | Eastern Michigan | 55 (1) |
3 | Northern Illinois | 38 |
4 | Central Michigan | 37 |
5 | Ball State | 27 |
6 | Western Michigan | 23 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | Toledo | 7 |
2 | Ohio | 4 |
3 | Buffalo | 1 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF* | FS1 | L 6–56 | 44,088 | |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 6–28 | 73,173 | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut* | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 10,731 | |
September 23 | 10:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | CBSSN | L 10–53 | 38,728 | |
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN+ | L 3–23 | 13,598 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPN+ | L 17–42 | 22,945 | |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | CBSSN | L 14–28 | 18,443 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo![]() |
| ESPN+ | L 6–24 | 11,735 |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Akron |
| ESPNU | L 27–31 | 8,113 |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| CBSSN | L 19–49 | 6,065 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | L 3–34 | 8,554 | |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 27–37 | 5,427 |
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Game summaries
at UCF
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Knights | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL
- Date: August 31, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game attendance: 44,088
- TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
- Gamecast
Game information | ||
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Statistics | KENT | UCF |
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First downs | 15 | 32 |
Total yards | 240 | 723 |
Rushing yards | 95 | 389 |
Passing yards | 145 | 334 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:34 | 31:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | Michael Alaimo | 12–31, 145 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Gavin Garcia | 18 carries, 45 yards | |
Receiving | Chrishon McCray | 3 receptions, 61 yards | |
UCF | Passing | John Rhys Plumlee | 22–30, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Johnny Richardson | 12 carries, 100 yards | |
Receiving | Xavier Townsend | 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
at Arkansas
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Razorbacks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: northeast 8 mph (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 73,173
- Referee: Scott Walker
- TV: SEC Network
- Pregame line: Arkansas by 38.5 • Odds to win: Arkansas 94.8% • Game summary: ESPN
Game information |
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Statistics | KENT | ARK |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 53–200 | 64–308 |
Rushes–yards | 36–26 | 45–172 |
Passing yards | 174 | 136 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–17–1 | 13–19–0 |
Time of possession | 27:44 | 32:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | Michael Alaimo | 11–17, 174 yards, INT |
Rushing | Gavin Garcia | 18 carries, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Trell Harris | 4 receptions, 78 yards | |
Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 13–19, 136 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | AJ Green | 15 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Isaac TeSlaa | 3 receptions, 51 yards |
Bowling Green
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bowling Green | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
Kent State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
Game information |
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Kent State |
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First downs | 18 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 476 | 358 |
Rushes–yards | 39–190 | 32–74 |
Passing yards | 286 | 284 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–23–1 | 23–40–1 |
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 13/19, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ta'ron Keith | 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ta'ron Keith | 8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD | |
Kent State | Passing | Tommy Ulatowski | 23/40, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Thomas | 18 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Luke Floriea | 9 receptions, 95 yards |
References
- ^ "Kent State hires Kenni Burns to be new head football coach". ESPN.
- ^ "Dix Stadium". Kent State Athletics.
- ^ "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
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