2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 51–41 vs. Utah State
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator Tom Kaufman (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Uniform
Kent state football unif.png
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]

Contents

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Ohio144 (24)
2Miami107
3Buffalo100
4Kent State62
5Akron54
6Bowling Green37

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2910:00 p.m.at Arizona State * P12N L 7–3047,413
September 712:00 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) Kennesaw State * ESPN3 W 26–23 OT18,679
September 147:00 p.m.at No. 8 Auburn * ESPN2 L 16–5584,542
September 213:30 p.m. Bowling Green Dagger-14-plain.png
ESPN3W 62–2019,700
October 511:00 a.m.at No. 8 Wisconsin * ESPNU L 0–4874,559
October 123:30 p.m.at Akron ESPN3W 26–322,692
October 1912:00 p.m.at Ohio CBSSN L 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

1234Total
Golden Flashes00077
Sun Devils10017330

Kennesaw State

1234OTTotal
No. 9 (FCS) Owls31307023
Golden Flashes3776326

At No. 8 Auburn

Kent State Golden Flashes at No. 8 Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Golden Flashes370616
No. 8 Tigers1410141755

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: September 14, 2019
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 88° • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 84,542
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
Game information

Bowling Green

1234Total
Falcons7001320
Golden Flashes213172162

At No. 8 Wisconsin

1234Total
Golden Flashes00000
No. 8 Badgers72113748

At Akron

1234Total
Golden Flashes7100926
Zips03003

At Ohio

1234Total
Golden Flashes141001438
Bobcats101471445

Miami (OH)

1234Total
RedHawks637723
Golden Flashes0601016

At Toledo

1234Total
Golden Flashes10710633
Rockets14140735

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls7107327
Golden Flashes0602430

Ball State

1234Total
Cardinals71701438
Golden Flashes714101041

At Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Golden Flashes14107334
Eagles776626

Vs. Utah State (Frisco Bowl)

1234Total
Golden Flashes17632551
Aggies107101441

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.