2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (1st season)
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Kaufman (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Buffalo x  7 1   10 4  
Miami (OH)  6 2   6 6  
Ohio  6 2   9 4  
Akron  2 6   4 8  
Bowling Green  2 6   3 9  
Kent State  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois x$  6 2   8 6  
Western Michigan  5 3   7 6  
Eastern Michigan  5 3   7 6  
Toledo  5 3   7 6  
Ball State  3 5   4 8  
Central Michigan  0 8   1 11  
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions

The 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-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. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Ray Guy Award [1] Derek AdamsPJR
Wuerffel Trophy [2] Matt BahrLBSR

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in last place in the East Division. [3]

East Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Ohio140 (21)
2Buffalo112 (1)
3Miami95 (2)
4Akron74
5Bowling Green58
6Kent State25

Roster

2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2Will MatthewsJr
WR 10Kavious PriceJr
RB 11 Justin Rankin Jr
RB 12Darrick EdwardsJr
WR 12Raymond JamesSo
QB 13Will Phillis Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 14 Dustin Crum So
QB 15Woody BarrettSo
QB 17Marquez GloverFr
QB 18Pyrce Taylor Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 18Xavier Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Donte RossSr
WR 20Trey HarrellJr
WR 22Javaughn WilliamsFr
WR 23Isaiah McKoyFr
RB, WR 24Raekwon JamesSr
RB 25Craig ElmoreFr
RB, TE 26Myles WashingtonJr
RB 27Isaac Vance Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 28Mandela Lawrence−BurkeJr
RB 33Jo−El ShawJr
TE 45Adam DulkaSo
TE 46Mitch LengyelSo
OL 54Nate WarnockJr
OL 55Julian SamsFr
OL 62Mike MorrisFr
OL 64Bryce GibbsJr
OL 65Luke DyeFr
OL 67Nathan MonninSo
OL 68Mike MarinelliJr
OL 69Sam Allan Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 70Jack Clement Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 71Eddie Brecht Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72Jamil ViaudJr
OL 73Zach WhaleyFr
OL 75Adam GregoireJr
OL 76Chase Van HoefJr
OL 77Daniel JohnsonFr
OL 78Zach CorrigallSo
WR 80Johnny WoodsSr
WR 81Dominic DiGioiaJr
WR 83Lon'kevious McFaddenFr
WR 84Jalil Nelson Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85Mark WilliamsFr
WR 86Zaquon Tyson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 87Mike CarriganJr
TE 88Conor BrumfieldJr
WR 89Antwan DixonJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1Nick FaulknerJr
LB 6Matt Bahr Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 7 Jamal Parker Jr
S 8Elvis HinesSo
CB 10Quan Robinson Jr. Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 11Jordan Silva Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 13Erik Simpson Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 14John Henry BronczekJr
CB 15Keith Sherald Jr.So
LB 19A.J. Musolino Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 21Montre MillerFr
LB 22Jim JonesSr
S 25Juantez McRaeSr
DB 26Richie Carpenter Jr.Jr
CB 29Capone BlueFr
CB 30Darryl MarshallSr
S 31Akeam PetersJr
LB 32Dalton HicksJr
LB 34Kesean GambleSo
CB 36Jeremiah SalaamFr
LB 37Cepeda PhillipsSo
S 38Jae'Vante RayJr
CB 39Miles DanielSo
S 41Rodley Jolicoeur Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 42Jordan Felice Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE, LB 43Tyler BrittonSo
LB 44Matt HarmonFr
NT 49Kalil Morris Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 50Sebastian SpearSo
DL 51Connor ParksFr
LB 52Ishmael RobinsonFr
DE 53Alex HoagJr
DL 56Elijah RatliffFr
LB 57William LuckeyFr
DE 58Theo EboigbeSr
DL 59Will BurnsFr
DL 91Neiman Novitski Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 92Theo MajetteJr
DL 93Matt BellSo
DL 94Dennis WaribokoJr
DE 97Zayin West Redshirt.svg  Fr
NT 98Dominic HillJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 60Dalton DeChristopherFr
K 82Matthew TrickettFr
K 90Colten McFadden Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 94Grant UrenovitchSo
LS 95Joey PalumboJr
P 96Derek AdamsJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Kaufman (Defensive Coordinator/Associate HC)
  • Andrew Sowder (Offensive Coordinator)
  • Zac Barton (Special Teams Coordinator)
  • Colin Ferrell (Outside Linebackers)
  • Brian Cochran (Defensive Line)
  • Jonathan Cooley (Secondary)
  • Matthew Middleton (Wide Receivers)
  • Bill O'Boyle (Offensive Line)
  • Macky MacPherson (Running Backs)
  • Will Windham (Inside Linebackers)
  • Dominic Clegg (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Matt Battaglia (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Matt Johnson (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
  • Dan Conwell (Defensive Graduate Assistant)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.at Illinois * BTN L 24–3131,898
September 83:30 p.m. Howard * ESPN+ W 54–1415,242
September 1512:00 p.m.at No. 11 Penn State * FS1 L 10–63106,528
September 2212:00 p.m.at Ole Miss * SECN L 17–3850,417
September 293:00 p.m.at Ball State ESPN+L 24–529,367
October 63:30 p.m. Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 26–2720,062
October 132:30 p.m.at Miami (OH) ESPN+L 6–315,003
October 203:30 p.m. Akron
ESPN+L 23–24 OT18,774
October 308:00 p.m.at Bowling Green ESPNU W 35–2813,131
November 67:30 p.m.at Buffalo ESPNUL 14–4815,078
November 156:00 p.m. Toledo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
CBSSN L 34–565,387
November 2312:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN3 L 20–286,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source: [4]

Game summaries

At Illinois

1234Total
Golden Flashes7107024
Fighting Illini3021731

Howard

1234Total
Bison0014014
Golden Flashes161021754

At Penn State

1234Total
Golden Flashes730010
No. 11 Nittany Lions217211463

At Ole Miss

1234Total
Golden Flashes0710017
Rebels70171438

At Ball State

1234Total
Golden Flashes7107024
Cardinals211471052

Ohio

1234Total
Bobcats7071327
Golden Flashes1436326

At Miami (OH)

1234Total
Golden Flashes00066
RedHawks02110031

Akron

1234OTTotal
Zips7370724
Golden Flashes3770623

At Bowling Green

1234Total
Golden Flashes7771435
Falcons31001528

At Buffalo

1234Total
Golden Flashes0001414
Bulls211314048

Toledo

1234Total
Rockets141421756
Golden Flashes71010734

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Eagles7147028
Golden Flashes1007320

References

  1. "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  3. "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
  4. 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.