2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–12 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Carney (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorClay Patterson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKody Morgan (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDix Stadium
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miami (OH) y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Ohio y$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Buffalo   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Toledo   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Northern Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Akron   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Ball State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
  0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by Kenni Burns in his second year as the head coach. The Golden Flashes played home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio.[1]

The Golden Flashes finished 0–12 and were the first winless team in a full season since the 2019 Akron Zips.[2][3] The Golden Flashes' offense scored an average of 13.9 points per game, next-to-last in the FBS, and averaged 233.3 offensive yards per game, which was last in the FBS; the team's defense allowed 44.1 points per game and gave up an average of 516 yards per game, both last in the FBS.[4]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.[5][6]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Miami 119 (9)
2 Toledo 109 (3)
T3 Bowling Green 92
T3 Northern Illinois 92
5 Ohio 81
6 Eastern Michigan 64
7 Western Michigan 60
8 Central Michigan 59
9 Ball State 42
10 Buffalo 37
11 Akron 24
12 Kent State 13
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Miami 10
2 Toledo 2

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
ESPNUL 24–5544,616
September 72:30 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*
ESPN+L 17–2311,585
September 147:45 p.m.at No. 7 Tennessee*
SECNL 0–71101,915
September 213:30 p.m.at No. 10 Penn State*
BTNL 0–56109,526
September 283:30 p.m.Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 33–5210,899
October 1212:00 p.m.Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 35–377,322
October 193:30 p.m.at Bowling Green
ESPN+L 6–2720,858
October 263:30 p.m.at Western Michigan
ESPN+L 21–5223,537
November 67:00 p.m.Ohio
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNUL 0–415,662
November 137:00 p.m.at Miami (OH)
ESPNUL 7–345,328
November 197:00 p.m.Akron
CBSSNL 17–386,768
November 267:00 p.m.at Buffalo
ESPN+L 7–4311,916

[7]

Game summaries

at Pittsburgh

See also: 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Game One – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 7 10024
Panthers 14 14 141355

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 pm
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,616
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:56) PIT – Konata Mumpfield 11-yard pass from Eli Holstein, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 9 plays, 95 yards, 2:59; Pittsburgh 7–0)
  • (10:15) PIT – Desmond Reid 78-yard punt return, Ben Sauls kick (Pittsburgh 14–0)
  • (6:43) KSU – Luke Floriea 36-yard pass from Devin Kargman, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Pittsburgh 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:10) PIT – Derrick Davis Jr. 2-yard run, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 3:55; Pittsburgh 21–7)
  • (7:50) PIT – Raphael Williams 7-yard pass from Eli Holstein, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:08; Pittsburgh 28–7)
  • (5:28) KSU – Naim Muhammad 34-yard fumble recovery, Andrew Glass kick (Pittsburgh 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:36) KSU – Chrishon McCray 29-yard pass from Devin Kargman, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:24; Pittsburgh 28–21)
  • (8:39) PIT – Desmond Reid 46-yard run, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 0:52; Pittsburgh 35–21)
  • (5:48) KSU – Andrew Glass 36-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 2:51; Pittsburgh 35–24)
  • (3:34) PIT – Kenny Johnson 10-yard pass from Eli Holstein, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Pittsburgh 42–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:52) PIT – Ben Sauls 50-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:41; Pittsburgh 45–24)
  • (9:32) PIT – Raphael Williams 6-yard pass from Nate Yarnell, Ben Sauls kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:59; Pittsburgh 52–24)
  • (1:47) PIT – Ben Sauls 39-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, 2:38; Pittsburgh 55–24)
Statistics KENT PITT
First downs 15 31
Total yards 212 560
Rushing yards 31 191
Passing yards 181 369
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–1 34–48–1
Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Devin Kargman 14/28, 181 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 18 carries, 40 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 6 receptions, 104 yards, TD
Pittsburgh Passing Eli Holstein 30/40, 336 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Desmond Reid 14 carries, 145 yards, TD
Receiving Kenny Johnson 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD

Saint Francis (PA) (FCS)

See also: 2024 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Game Two – Saint Francis Red Flash (FCS) (0–1) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash (FCS) 10 10 3023
Golden Flashes 0 14 0317

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 pm
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,585
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:53) SFU - Mac Plummer 50-yard Plummer field goal, 8 plays, 52 yards, TOP 03:28 (Saint Francis 3–0)
  • (3:46) SFU - Jeff Hoenstine 2-yard run (Mac Plummer Kick), 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 02:18 (Saint Francis 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:56) SFU - Gavin Thomson 64-yard pass from Jeff Hoenstine (Mac Plummer Kick), 5 plays, 85 yards, TOP 02:37 (Saint Francis 17–0)
  • (5:59) KSU - Chrishon McCray 9 Yd pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass Kick), 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 04:49 (Saint Francis 17–7)
  • (1:56) SFU - Mac Plummer 33-yard field goal, 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 04:03 (Saint Francis 20–7)
  • (0:46) KSU - Luke Floriea 23-yard pass from Devin Kargman (Andrew Glass Kick), 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 01:05 (Saint Francis 20–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:30) SFU - Mac Plummer 46-yard field goal 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 03:30 (Saint Francis 23–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:38) KSU - Andrew Glass 44-yard field goal 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:26 (Saint Francis 23–17)
Statistics SFPA KENT
First downs 16 16
Total yards 402 280
Rushing yards 207 78
Passing yards 195 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–22–0 23–39–1
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis (PA) Passing Jeff Hoenstine 11/22, 195 yards, TD
Rushing DeMarcus McElroy 20 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Gavin Thomson 5 receptions, 124 yards, TD
Kent State Passing Devin Kargman 22/38, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 11 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 6 receptions, 92 yards, TD

at No. 7 Tennessee

See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team
Game Three – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–2) vs No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 000
No. 7 Volunteers 37 28 3371

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 7:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 101,915
  • Referee: David Smith
  • TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), and Cole Cubelic (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:32) TEN – Dylan Sampson 22-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:25; Tennessee 7–0)
  • (10:35) TEN – 0-yard safety (Tennessee 9–0)
  • (8:11) TEN – Dylan Sampson 1-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:16; Tennessee 16–0)
  • (5:56) TEN – Chris Brazzell II 53-yard pass from Nico Iamaleava, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:33; Tennessee 23–0)
  • (3:35) TEN – DeSean Bishop 53-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:11; Tennessee 30–0)
  • (0:02) TEN – Dylan Sampson 1-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:28; Tennessee 37–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:06) TEN – DeSean Bishop 47-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:03; Tennessee 44–0)
  • (7:49) TEN – Dylan Sampson 14-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:04; Tennessee 51–0)
  • (3:06) TEN – Miles Kitselman 15-yard pass from Gaston Moore, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 1:56; Tennessee 58–0)
  • (0:19) TEN – Mike Matthews 18-yard pass from Gaston Moore, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:20; Tennessee 65–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:04) TEN – Max Gilbert 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:56; Tennessee 68–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:05) TEN – Max Gilbert 21-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:59; Tennessee 71–0)
Statistics KENT TENN
First downs 8 32
Total yards 112 740
Rushing yards 54 456
Passing yards 58 284
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–16–0 16–25–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 28:10 31:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Devin Kargman 9/15, 58 yards
Rushing JD Sherrod 7 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Chrishon McCray 3 receptions, 27 yards
Tennessee Passing Nico Iamaleava 10/16, 173 yards, TD
Rushing Dylan Sampson 13 carries, 101 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Dont'e Thornton Jr. 2 receptions, 64 yards

at No. 10 Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Game Four – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–3) at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 000
No. 10 Nittany Lions 7 21 141456

at Beaver Stadium • State College, PA

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • PSU – Nicholas Singleton, 17-yard TD pass from Warren, Sahaydak kick, 5:49 (PSU 14–0)
  • PSU – Liam Clifford, 14-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 1:29 (PSU 21–0)
  • PSU – Allar, 5-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 0:15 (PSU 28–0)
Third quarter
  • PSU – Omari Evans, 59-yard TD pass from Allar, Sahaydak kick, 13:13 (PSU 35–0)
  • PSU – Khalil Dinkins, 13-yard TD pass from Beau Pribula, Sahaydak kick, 4:55 (PSU 42–0)
Fourth quarter
  • PSU – Cam Wallace, 1-yard TD run, Sahaydak kick, 9:21 (PSU 49–0)
  • PSU – Pribula, 1-yard TD run, Ryan Barker kick, 1:25 (PSU 56–0)
Statistics KENT PSU
First downs 6 40
Total yards 67 718
Rushing yards 49 309
Passing yards 18 409
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 2–13–0 24–31–1
Time of possession 24:19 35:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing JD Sherrod 2/6, 18 yards
Rushing Ayden Harris 10 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Ardell Banks 1 reception, 13 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 17/21, 309 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nicholas Singleton 11 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Omari Evans 4 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Eastern Michigan

See also: 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Game Five – Eastern Michigan Eagles (3–1) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Eagles 7 14 171452
Golden Flashes 7 7 71233

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,899
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:39) EMU – Elijah Jackson-Anderson 4-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:21; Eastern Michigan 7–0)
  • (0:39) KSU – Ayden Harris 9-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:39; Tie 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (6:36) EMU – Delbert Mimms III 27-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:06; Eastern Michigan 14–7)
  • (5:11) KSU – Luke Floriea 43-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:20; Tie 14–14)
  • (2:12) EMU – Elijah Jackson-Anderson 4-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Eastern Michigan 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (14:30) KSU – Chrishon McCray 65-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:40; Tie 21–21)
  • (7:10) EMU – Cole Snyder 2-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 0:56; Eastern Michigan 28–21)
  • (4:06) EMU – Jesus Gomez 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 2:54; Eastern Michigan 31–21)
  • (1:51) EMU – Oran Singleton 5-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:42; Eastern Michigan 38–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:02) EMU – Delbert Mimms III 27-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:57; Eastern Michigan 45–21)
  • (9:21) KSU – Chrishon McCray 68-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:04; Eastern Michigan 45–27)
  • (7:02) EMU – Deion Brown 26-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 2:18; Eastern Michigan 52–27)
  • (4:07) KSU – Tommy Ulatowski 4-yard run, two-point conversion failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Eastern Michigan 52–33)
Statistics EMU KENT
First downs 30 19
Total yards 486 422
Rushing yards 273 77
Passing yards 213 345
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–33–0 15–28–1
Time of possession 33:55 26:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Eastern Michigan Passing Cole Snyder 26/33, 213 yards, TD
Rushing Delbert Mimms III 23 carries, 145 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Terry Lockett Jr. 8 receptions, 75 yards
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 15/28, 345 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ayden Harris 14 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Chrishon McCray 5 receptions, 188 yards, 2 TD

Golden Flashes quarterback Tommy Ulatowski threw for a career-high 345 yards and three touchdowns in a homecoming loss.[8] Despite being tied with the Eagles 21–21 in the third quarter, Kent State has still not led a game through five games.[9]

Ball State

See also: 2024 Ball State Cardinals football team
Game Six – Ball State Cardinals (1–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 10 71037
Golden Flashes 0 7 72135

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,322
  • Referee: Jeremy Valentine
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:14) BSU – Braedon Sloan 1-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 1:32; Ball State 7–0)
  • (5:38) BSU – Jackson Courville 34-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 6:02; Ball State 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) KSU – Chrishon McCray 24-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:57; Ball State 10–7)
  • (6:49) BSU – Braedon Sloan 1-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:03; Ball State 17–7)
  • (0:42) BSU – Jackson Courville 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:16; Ball State 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:28) BSU – Qian Magwood 13-yard pass from Kadin Semonza, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:32; Ball State 27–7)
  • (5:47) KSU – Ky Thomas 4-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:31; Ball State 27–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:19) KSU – Chrishon McCray 63-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 3:18; Ball State 27–21)
  • (3:19) BSU – Jackson Courville 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:00; Ball State 30–21)
  • (1:28) KSU – Luke Floriea 18-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 1:46; Ball State 30–28)
  • (1:13) BSU – Vaughn Pemberton 41-yard run, Jackson Courville kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:14; Ball State 37–28)
  • (0:30) KSU – Chrishon McCray 57-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 0:38; Ball State 37–35)
Statistics BALL KENT
First downs 24 20
Total yards 406 461
Rushing yards 191 67
Passing yards 215 394
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 17–36–1
Time of possession 33:11 26:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Ball State Passing Kadin Semonza 21/34, 215 yards, TD
Rushing Braedon Sloan 22 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Malcolm Gillie 2 receptions, 61 yards
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 17/36, 394 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 17 carries, 67 yards, TD
Receiving Chrishon McCray 8 receptions, 213 yards, 3 TD

Golden Flashes wide receiver Chrishon McCray hauled in a career-high 213 receiving yards on eight receptions and three touchdowns. For his performance, he was named MAC Offensive Player of the Week.[10] For the second consecutive week, quarterback Tommy Ulatowski threw for a career-high 394 yards and four touchdowns while completing 17 of 36 attempts.

at Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

See also: 2024 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award
Game Seven – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–6) vs Bowling Green Falcons (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 3 3 006
Falcons 10 10 0727

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,858
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Barbar (play-by-play) and Randy Buffington (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:29) BGSU – Zach Long 32-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 4:37; BGSU 3–0)
  • (3:15) KSU – Will Hryszko 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:09; Tied 3–3)
  • (1:21) BGSU – Malcolm Johnson Jr. 50-yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; BGSU 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:14) BGSU – Zach Long 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39; BGSU 13–3)
  • (2:46) KSU – Will Hryszko 30-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:56; BGSU 13–6)
  • (0:23) BGSU – Lucian Anderson III 2-yard run, Zach Long kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:16; BGSU 20–6)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (6:32) BGSU – Jamal Johnson 7-yard pass from Connor Bazelak, Zach Long kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:36; BGSU 27–6)
Statistics KENT BGSU
First downs 11 25
Total yards 204 444
Rushing yards 126 131
Passing yards 78 313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–29–3 23–27–0
Time of possession 22:31 37:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 7/27, 78 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 14 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 2 receptions, 35 yards
Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 23/27, 313 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Terion Stewart 25 carries, 134 yards
Receiving Harold Fannin Jr. 10 receptions, 171 yards

at Western Michigan

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Game Eight – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–7) vs Western Michigan Broncos (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 01421
Broncos 14 24 7752

at Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, Michigan

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 23,537
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Charlie Strong (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:54) WMU – Malique Dieudonne 3-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 6:06; Western Michigan 7–0)
  • (4:55) WMU – Jaden Nixon 92-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:20; Western Michigan 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:42) WMU – Luka Zurak 21-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:30; Western Michigan 17–0)
  • (8:55) WMU – Jalen Buckley 2-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:48; Western Michigan 24–0)
  • (5:21) WMU – Jalen Buckley 17-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:39; Western Michigan 31–0)
  • (3:54) WMU – Kaevion Mack 17-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:40; Western Michigan 38–0)
  • (0:10) KSU – Luke Floriea 18-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:13; Western Michigan 38–7)
Third quarter
  • (1:04) WMU – Blake Bosma 10-yard pass from Hayden Wolff, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:39; Western Michigan 45–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:42) KSU – Jay Jay Etheridge 16-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:22; Western Michigan 45–14)
  • (1:04) WMU – Broc Lowry 14-yard run, Luka Zurak kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:55; Western Michigan 52–14)
  • (0:20) KSU – Conner Muldowney 7-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:27; Western Michigan 52–21)
Statistics KENT WMU
First downs 19 23
Total yards 250 579
Rushing yards 136 358
Passing yards 114 221
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–25–2 17–24–1
Time of possession 30:15 29:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 12/24, 114 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 15 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 3 receptions, 43 yards, TD
Western Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 15/21, 208 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jaden Nixon 8 carries, 135 yards, TD
Receiving Kenneth Womack 2 receptions, 68 yards

Ohio

See also: 2024 Ohio Bobcats football team
Game Nine – Ohio Bobcats (5–3) vs Kent State Golden Flashes (0–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 10 10 14741
Golden Flashes 0 0 000

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: Wednesday November 6, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Wind: SW 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 5,662
  • Referee: Billy Williams (MAC)
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)[11]
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:30) OHIO – Gianni Spetic 42-yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:09; OHIO 3–0
  • (05:01) OHIO – Anthony Tyus III 19-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:54; OHIO 10–0
Second quarter
  • (11:54) OHIO – Gianni Spetic 36-yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:25; OHIO 13–0
  • (03:07) OHIO – Parker Navarro 3-yard run (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:16; OHIO 20–0
Third quarter
  • (14:47) OHIO – 'Eamonn Dennis 96-yard kickoff return (Gianni Spetic Kick) OHIO 27–0
  • (6:52) OHIO – 'Coleman Owen 61-yard punt return (Gianni Spetic Kick) OHIO 34–0
Fourth quarter
  • (14:13) OHIO – Bryce Butler 7-yard pass from Nick Poulos (Gianni Spetic kick), Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:14; OHIO 41–0
Statistics OHIO KENT
First downs 22 7
Total yards 411 114
Rushing yards 262 52
Passing yards 149 62
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–25–0 8–18–1
Time of possession 33:18 26:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio Passing Parker Navarro 14/24, 142 yards
Rushing Anthony Tyus III 14 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Coleman Owen 4 receptions, 61 yards
Kent State Passing Ruel Tomlinson 8/18, 62 yards, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Chrishon McCray 3 receptions, 28 yards

at Miami (OH)

See also: 2024 Miami RedHawks football team
Game Ten – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–9) vs Miami RedHawks (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 0 007
RedHawks 10 7 14334

at Yager Stadium • Oxford, Ohio

  • Date: Wednesday November 13, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 51 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,328
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Charlie Strong (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:40) KENT – Chrison McCray 11-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Will Hryszko kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:01; Kent State 7-0)
  • (8:09) MOH – Reggie Virgil 69-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:11; Tied 7-7)
  • (3:19) MOH – Dom Dzioban 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:38; Miami Ohio 10-7
Second quarter
  • (11:18) MOH – Javon Tracy 34-yard pass from Brett Gabbert (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:32; Miami Ohio 17-7)
Third quarter
  • (9:52) MOH – Kevin Davis 6-yard run (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:56; Miami Ohio 24-7)
  • (0:02) MOH – Keyon Mozee 74-yard run (Dom Dzioban kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Miami Ohio 31-7)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:40) MOH – Dom Dzioban 25-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 3:00; Miami Ohio 34-7)
Statistics KENT M-OH
First downs 15 19
Total yards 61–183 61–479
Rushing yards 37–101 39–277
Passing yards 82 202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–24–1 10–22–0
Time of possession 27:23 32:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 10/21, 82 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 15 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 4 receptions, 32 yards
Miami (OH) Passing Brett Gabbert 10/22, 202 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Keyon Mozee 19 carries, 196 yards, TD
Receiving Reggie Virgil 2 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Akron (Wagon Wheel)

See also: 2024 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)
Game Eleven – Akron Zips (2–8) vs Kent State Golden Flashes (0–10) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 10 13 15038
Golden Flashes 7 3 0717

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: Tuesday November 19, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,768
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play) and Ross Tucker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:31) KENT – Luke Floriea 80-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 84 yards, 1:20; Kent State 7–0)
  • (10:34) AKR – Garrison Smith 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 2:50; Kent State 7–3)
  • (4:15) AKR – Tahj Bullock 3-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:54; Akron 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:05) AKR – Charles Kellom 13-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 7 plays, 91 yards, 3:58; Akron 17–7)
  • (8:35) KENT – Will Hryszko 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 4:30; Akron 17–10)
  • (6:01) AKR – Garrison Smith 26-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:31; Akron 20–10)
  • (0:00) AKR – Garrison Smith 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 1:43; Akron 23–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:52) AKR – Tahj Bullock 8-yard run, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:08; Akron 30–10)
  • (4:17) AKR – Jarvis Rush 36-yard pass from Ben Finley, Charles Kellom pass (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 4:38; Akron 38–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:08) KENT – Chrishon McCray 37-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:16; Akron 38–17)
Statistics AKR KENT
First downs 28 9
Total yards 527 281
Rushing yards 277 52
Passing yards 250 229
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–31–0 12–20–1
Time of possession 36:32 23:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Akron Passing Ben Finley 14/29, 250 yards, TD
Rushing Jordan Simmons 11 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Adrian Norton 5 receptions, 107 yards
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 12/20, 229 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ky Thomas 13 carries, 52 yards
Receiving Luke Floriea 3 receptions, 103 yards, TD

at Buffalo

See also: 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team
Game Twelve – Kent State Golden Flashes (0–11) vs Buffalo Bulls (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 707
Bulls 13 13 71043

at UB Stadium • Amherst, NY

  • Date: Tuesday November 26, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind: SW 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,916
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:41) BUF – C. J. Ogbonna 12-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Buffalo 7–0)
  • (5:35) BUF – Tadd Barr 39-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:12; Buffalo 13–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:39) BUF – Victor Snow 18-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:40; Buffalo 19–0)
  • (3:20) BUF – Al-Jay Henderson 20-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:01; Buffalo 26–0)
Third quarter
  • (11:24) KSU – Luke Floriea 27-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:36; Buffalo 26–7)
  • (6:40) BUF – C. J. Ogbonna 11-yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 1:34; Buffalo 33–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:47) BUF – Upton Bellenfant 42-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:43; Buffalo 36–7)
  • (5:17) BUF – Javien Cuff 24-yard pass from C. J. Ogbonna, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 2:07; Buffalo 43–7)
Statistics KENT UB
First downs 10 26
Total yards 208 446
Rushing yards 106 253
Passing yards 102 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–18–1 14–22–1
Time of possession 28:41 31:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 7/12, 91 yards, TD
Rushing Jahzae Kimbrough 14 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Jay Jay Etheridge 6 receptions, 64 yards
Buffalo Passing C. J. Ogbonna 14/22, 193 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 30 carries, 185 yards, TD
Receiving Victor Snow 8 receptions, 99 yards, TD

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