2019_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team

2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football
2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 51–41 vs. Utah State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Sean Lewis (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Sowder (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Tom Kauffman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

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]

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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.

Game summaries

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2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

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Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East Division
1	Ohio	144 (24)
2	Miami	107
3	Buffalo	100
4	Kent State	62
5	Akron	54
6	Bowling Green	37

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	10:00 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 7–30	47,413
September 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Kennesaw State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 26–23 ^OT	18,679
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 16–55	84,542
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN3	W 62–20	19,700
October 5	11:00 a.m.	at No. 8 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	L 0–48	74,559
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	W 26–3	22,692
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 38–45	15,009
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 16–23	8,455
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 33–35	16,331
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	W 30–27	8,450
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 41–38	8,825
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 34–26	13,444
December 20	7:30 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 51–41	12,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	7	7
Sun Devils	10	0	17	3	30

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 (FCS) Owls	3	13	0	7	0	23
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	6	3	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	6	16
No. 8 Tigers	14	10	14	17	55

2019_Kent_State_Golden_Flashes_football_team

2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Preseason

MAC media poll

Schedule

Game summaries

At Arizona State

Kennesaw State

At No. 8 Auburn

Bowling Green

At No. 8 Wisconsin

At Akron

At Ohio

Miami (OH)

At Toledo

Buffalo

Ball State

At Eastern Michigan

Vs. Utah State (Frisco Bowl)

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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