2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 51–41 vs. Utah State
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (2nd season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorTom Kauffman (2nd season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Miami (OH) x$   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Ohio   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Buffalo   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Kent State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Akron   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
Central Michigan x   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Ball State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1]

Trailing 6–27 in the fourth quarter against Buffalo with a 3–6 record, Kent State proceeded to score 24 unanswered points in the last eight minutes of the game to win 30–27, and later followed that victory with two additional wins to reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2012. Kent State were then invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated Utah State with a 51–41 score.

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[2]

East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 144 (24)
2 Miami 107
3 Buffalo 100
4 Kent State 62
5 Akron 54
6 Bowling Green 37

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2910:00 p.m.at Arizona State*
P12NL 7–3047,413
September 712:00 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) Kennesaw State*
ESPN3W 26–23 OT18,679
September 147:00 p.m.at No. 8 Auburn*
ESPN2L 16–5584,542
September 213:30 p.m.Bowling Greendagger
ESPN3W 62–2019,700
October 511:00 a.m.at No. 8 Wisconsin*
ESPNUL 0–4874,559
October 123:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPN3W 26–322,692
October 1912:00 p.m.at Ohio
CBSSNL 38–4515,009
October 263:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 16–238,455
November 57:00 p.m.at Toledo
CBSSNL 33–3516,331
November 147:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
CBSSNW 30–278,450
November 2312:00 p.m.Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+W 41–388,825
November 2912:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
ESPN+W 34–2613,444
December 207:30 p.m.vs. Utah State*
ESPN2W 51–4112,120

Source:[3]

Game summaries

At Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 7 7
Sun Devils 10 0 17 3 30

See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 9 (FCS) Owls 3 13 0 70 23
Golden Flashes 3 7 7 63 26

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At No. 8 Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 7 0 6 16
No. 8 Tigers 14 10 14 17 55

See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team

Bowling Green

1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 7 0 0 13 20
Golden Flashes 21 3 17 21 62

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

At No. 8 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 0 0 0
No. 8 Badgers 7 21 13 7 48

See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team

At Akron

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 7 10 0 9 26
Zips 0 3 0 0 3

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

At Ohio

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 14 10 0 14 38
Bobcats 10 14 7 14 45

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

Miami (OH)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 6 3 7 7 23
Golden Flashes 0 6 0 10 16

See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

At Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 10 7 10 6 33
Rockets 14 14 0 7 35

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 10 7 3 27
Golden Flashes 0 6 0 24 30

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Ball State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 17 0 14 38
Golden Flashes 7 14 10 10 41

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Eastern Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 14 10 7 3 34
Eagles 7 7 6 6 26

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Vs. Utah State (Frisco Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 17 6 3 25 51
Aggies 10 7 10 14 41

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team and 2019 Frisco Bowl

References

  1. ^ "Kent State's 2019 Football Schedule Tough As Always". Record-Courier.com. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. ^ 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.


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