2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–1 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Sean Lewis (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Sowder (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Kaufman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 25 Buffalo xy		5	–	0					6	–	1
Kent State		3	–	1					3	–	1
Ohio		2	–	1					2	–	1
Miami (OH)		2	–	1					2	–	1
Akron		1	–	5					1	–	5
Bowling Green		0	–	5					0	–	5
West Division
No. 23 Ball State xy$		5	–	1					7	–	1
Western Michigan		4	–	2					4	–	2
Toledo		4	–	2					4	–	2
Central Michigan		3	–	3					3	–	3
Eastern Michigan		2	–	4					2	–	4
Northern Illinois		0	–	6					0	–	6
Championship: Ball State 38, Buffalo 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Mid-American suspended the season on August 8, but later decided to begin play on November 4. [1] Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-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.

Schedule

Kent State had games scheduled against Alabama, Kentucky, and Penn State, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^{[2] [3]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 27–23	0
November 10	7:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN2	W 62–24	1,500
November 17	8:00 p.m.	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN	W 69–35	0
November 28	12:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Buffalo, NY	CBSSN	L 41–70	0
All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. Wells, Adam (September 25, 2020). "MAC Approves 6-Game College Football Schedule Beginning November 4". Bleacher Report. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
2. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "2020 Kent State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.