In their 2024 season opener, on August 31, the Kent State Golden Flashes will play Pittsburgh. For the full Kent State schedule, keep scrolling.

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2024 Kent State Game and TV Schedule

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Kent State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Using their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Flashes will be facing the 93rd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this season (67), Kent State has the 53rd-ranked schedule in college football.
• Using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 101st-ranked conference schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Kent State has six games this season against teams that finished above .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last year.
• The Golden Flashes have six games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking third-worst with 269.3 yards per game. Defensively, they ranked 81st in FBS (390.6 yards allowed per game).
• Kent State ranked worst in scoring offense (14.7 points per game) and 12th-worst in scoring defense (34.6 points per game allowed) last year.
• The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 pass offense last season, ranking 11th-worst with 163.8 passing yards per contest. On defense, they ranked 49th in FBS (214.5 passing yards allowed per game).
• Kent State ranked 17th-worst in rushing offense (105.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per game.
• The Golden Flashes ranked sixth-worst in third-down percentage (29.7%) and fifth-worst in third-down percentage allowed (47.2%) last season.
• Kent State had the 97th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -4, forcing nine turnovers (127th in FBS) while turning it over 13 times (17th in FBS).

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