2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 2–10 (1–7 MAC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Andrew Sowder (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Veer and shoot |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Kaufman (1st season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Ray Guy Award [1] | Derek Adams | P | JR |
Wuerffel Trophy [2] | Matt Bahr | LB | SR |
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 finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 140 (21) |
2 | Buffalo | 112 (1) |
3 | Miami | 95 (2) |
4 | Akron | 74 |
5 | Bowling Green | 58 |
6 | Kent State | 25 |
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois * | BTN | L 24–31 | 31,898 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Howard * | ESPN+ | W 54–14 | 15,242 | |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Penn State * | FS1 | L 10–63 | 106,528 | |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss * | SECN | L 17–38 | 50,417 | |
September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | L 24–52 | 9,367 | |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio |
| ESPN+ | L 26–27 | 20,062 |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | ESPN+ | L 6–31 | 5,003 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron |
| ESPN+ | L 23–24 OT | 18,774 |
October 30 | 8:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | ESPNU | W 35–28 | 13,131 | |
November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | ESPNU | L 14–48 | 15,078 | |
November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Toledo |
| CBSSN | L 34–56 | 5,387 |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan |
| ESPN3 | L 20–28 | 6,125 |
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Source: [4]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Fighting Illini | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Golden Flashes | 16 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 54 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 11 Nittany Lions | 21 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 63 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Rebels | 7 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Cardinals | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bobcats | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
Golden Flashes | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
RedHawks | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Zips | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Golden Flashes | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
Falcons | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Golden Flashes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Bulls | 21 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rockets | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
Golden Flashes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Golden Flashes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
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