2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 1–11 (0–8 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Matt Johnson (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Matt Limegrover (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Up-tempo spread |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Duggan (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Dix Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Miami (OH) xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toledo xy | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by former Minnesota assistant head coach Kenni Burns in his first year as Kent State's head coach. [1] They played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio. [2] They finished the season 1–11 and 0–8 in conference play [3] to finish with the worst record in college football.
On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the East. [4]
East | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Ohio | 63 (9) |
2 | Miami | 52 (2) |
3 | Buffalo | 51 (1) |
4 | Bowling Green | 35 |
5 | Akron | 26 |
6 | Kent State | 19 |
West | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Toledo | 66 (11) |
2 | Eastern Michigan | 55 (1) |
3 | Northern Illinois | 38 |
4 | Central Michigan | 37 |
5 | Ball State | 27 |
6 | Western Michigan | 23 |
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) | ||
Rank | Team | Votes |
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1 | Toledo | 7 |
2 | Ohio | 4 |
3 | Buffalo | 1 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF * | FS1 | L 6–56 | 44,088 | |
September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Arkansas * | SECN | L 6–28 | 73,173 | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut * | ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 10,731 | |
September 23 | 10:30 p.m. | at Fresno State * | CBSSN | L 10–53 | 38,728 | |
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN+ | L 3–23 | 13,598 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Ohio | ESPN+ | L 17–42 | 22,945 | |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan | CBSSN | L 14–28 | 18,443 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo |
| ESPN+ | L 6–24 | 11,735 |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Akron | ESPNU | L 27–31 | 8,113 | |
November 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Bowling Green |
| CBSSN | L 19–49 | 6,065 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ball State | ESPN+ | L 3–34 | 8,554 | |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Northern Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 27–37 | 5,427 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Knights | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL
Game information | ||
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Statistics | KENT | UCF |
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First downs | 15 | 32 |
Total yards | 240 | 723 |
Rushing yards | 95 | 389 |
Passing yards | 145 | 334 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:34 | 31:26 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | Michael Alaimo | 12–31, 145 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Gavin Garcia | 18 carries, 45 yards | |
Receiving | Chrishon McCray | 3 receptions, 61 yards | |
UCF | Passing | John Rhys Plumlee | 22–30, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Johnny Richardson | 12 carries, 100 yards | |
Receiving | Xavier Townsend | 5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Flashes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Razorbacks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas
Game information |
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Statistics | KENT | ARK |
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First downs | 14 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 53–200 | 64–308 |
Rushes–yards | 36–26 | 45–172 |
Passing yards | 174 | 136 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11–17–1 | 13–19–0 |
Time of possession | 27:44 | 32:16 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | Michael Alaimo | 11–17, 174 yards, INT |
Rushing | Gavin Garcia | 18 carries, 68 yards | |
Receiving | Trell Harris | 4 receptions, 78 yards | |
Arkansas | Passing | KJ Jefferson | 13–19, 136 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | AJ Green | 15 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Isaac TeSlaa | 3 receptions, 51 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bowling Green | 14 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
Kent State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH
Game information |
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Statistics | Bowling Green | Kent State |
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First downs | 18 | 20 |
Plays–yards | 476 | 358 |
Rushes–yards | 39–190 | 32–74 |
Passing yards | 286 | 284 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–23–1 | 23–40–1 |
Time of possession | 30:29 | 29:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 13/19, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ta'ron Keith | 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Ta'ron Keith | 8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD | |
Kent State | Passing | Tommy Ulatowski | 23/40, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Thomas | 18 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Luke Floriea | 9 receptions, 95 yards |
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