2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (5th season)
Offensive scheme Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Dix Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 1   10 4  
Buffalo  5 3   7 6  
Bowling Green  5 3   6 7  
Miami (OH)  4 4   6 7  
Kent State  4 4   5 7  
Akron  1 7   2 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  5 3   9 5  
Eastern Michigan x  5 3   9 4  
Western Michigan  4 4   5 7  
Ball State  3 5   5 7  
Central Michigan  3 5   4 8  
Northern Illinois  2 6   3 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Lewis and play their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 10:30 p.m. at Washington * FS1 L 20–45 56,112
September 10 7:00 p.m. at No. 7 Oklahoma * ESPN+ L 3–33 83,911
September 17 12:00 p.m. LIU * ESPN3 W 63–1015,452
September 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Georgia * ESPN+, SECN+ L 22–39 92,746
October 1 3:30 p.m. Ohio Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+ W 31–24 OT 20,392
October 8 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 24–27 14,366
October 15 3:30 p.m. at Toledo ESPN+ L 31–52 19,139
October 22 12:00 p.m. Akron
ESPN+ W 33–27 20,472
November 1 7:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNU L 20–27 6,455
November 9 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green CBSSN W 40–6 7,291
November 16 6:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN2 L 24–31 3,998
November 26 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo ESPN+ W 30–27 OT 12,302
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Game summaries

At Washington

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Golden Flashes760720
Huskies21107745

at Husky StadiumSeattle, Washington

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 10:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Overcast;
  • Game attendance: 56,112
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (Play-By-Play), Petros Papadakis (Analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:50) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 28-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:54; Washington 7–0)
  • (5:25) WASH – Taj Davis 32-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17; Washington 14–0)
  • (5:08) KENT – Devontez Walker 47-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, 0:09; Washington 14–7)
  • (1:18) WASH – Cameron Davis 1-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Washington 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:28) WASH – Rome Odunze 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:23; Washington 28–7)
  • (4:48) KENT – Andrew Glass 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; Washington 28–10)
  • (2:56) KENT – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:41; Washington 28–13)
  • (0:24) WASH – Peyton Henry 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:27; Washington 31–13)
Third quarter
  • (9:06) WASH – Jalen McMillan 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; Washington 38–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:12) KENT – Marquez Cooper 22-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:59; Washington 38–20)
  • (11:50) WASH – Jalen McMillan 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:22; Washington 45–20)
StatisticsKENTWASH
First downs1929
Plays–yards68–34078–525
Rushes–yards39–14734–142
Passing yards193393
Passing: compattint14–29–329–44–0
Time of possession27:2132:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kent StatePassing Collin Schlee 12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingCollin Schlee8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 6 receptions, 105 yards
WashingtonPassing Michael Penix Jr. 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD
RushingWayne Taulapapa11 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen McMillan 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Oklahoma

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Golden Flashes03003
No. 7 Sooners0724233

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,911
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No Score
Second quarter
  • (8:27) KEST – Andrew Glass 37 yard FG (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:21; KEST 3–0)
  • (0:18) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 36 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 00:52; OKLA 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:41) OKLA – Marcus Major 16 yards rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:13; OKLA 14–3)
  • (9:51) OKLA – Zach Schmit 25 yard FG (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:39; OKLA 17–3)
  • (5:31) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 18 yards pass to Drake Stoops, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 00:58; OKLA 24–3)
  • (1:35) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 58 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 00:33; OKLA 31–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:00) OKLA – Safety (OKLA 33–3)
StatisticsKESTOKLA
First downs2020
Total yards295430
Rushes/yards52/16436/134
Passing yards131296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–21–121–28
Time of possession36:1923:41
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kent StatePassingCollin Schlee11/19, 131 yards
Rushing Marquez Cooper 22 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingDante Cephas4 receptions, 50 yards
OklahomaPassing Dillon Gabriel 21/28, 296 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Eric Gray 10 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Marvin Mims 7 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD's

Long Island

1234Total
Sharks730010
Golden Flashes728141463

At No. 1 Georgia

1234Total
Golden Flashes3103622
No. 1 Bulldogs12146739

Ohio

Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)
Quarter1234OTTotal
Ohio01077024
Kent State70314731

at Dix StadiumKent, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,392
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
  • Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:30 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 3 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:41 (KENT 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:47 OHIO) – McCormick, Nolan 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:29 (Tied 7–7)
  • (03:46 OHIO) – Vakos, Nathanial 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 06:02 (OHIO 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (09:51 KENT) – Glass, Andrew 50 yd field goal 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:27 (Tied 10–10)
  • (00:47 OHIO) – Bangura, Sieh 50 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:38 (OHIO 17–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (04:11 KENT) – Cephas, Dante 29 yd pass from Schlee, Collin (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:46 (Tied 17–17)
  • (03:54 OHIO) – Wiglusz, Sam 71 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 24–17)
  • (01:44 KENT) – Schlee, Collin 2 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:10 (Tied 24–24)
Overtime
  • (00:00 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 1 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (KENT 31–24)
StatisticsOHIOKENT
First downs1936
Total yards450736
Rushes/yards30/12859/338
Passing yards322398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int25–39–024–37–0
Time of possession30:0629:54
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
OhioPassing Kurtis Rourke 25/39, 322 yards, 2 TD
RushingSieh Bangura18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Wiglusz 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Kent StatePassingCollin Schlee24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD
RushingMarquez Cooper40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDante Cephas13 receptions, 246 yards, 1 TD

At Miami (OH)

1234Total
Golden Flashes0771024
RedHawks17010027

At Toledo

1234Total
Golden Flashes21100031
Rockets721101452

Akron

1234Total
Zips7107327
Golden Flashes0219333

Ball State

1234Total
Cardinals0173727
Golden Flashes1300720

At Bowling Green

1234Total
Golden Flashes02031740
Falcons00606

Eastern Michigan

1234Total
Eagles70101431
Golden Flashes7100724

At Buffalo

1234OTTotal
Golden Flashes37014630
Bulls37140327

References

  1. "Sean Lewis". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. "2022 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.