The Kent State Golden Flashes face Penn State on September 21, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.

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2024 Kent State Game and TV Schedule

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Kent State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• The Golden Flashes will have the 93rd-ranked schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total last year (66).
• In terms of difficulty — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Kent State will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
• The Golden Flashes are facing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this season (based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year).
• In 2024, Kent State’s schedule will feature six games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and three games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
• 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 ranked third-worst in total offense (269.3 yards per game) last season, but they played a little better on defense, ranking 81st with 390.6 yards allowed per game.
• It was a difficult season for Kent State, which 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 ranked 11th-worst in passing offense last season (163.8 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 49th with 214.5 passing yards allowed per contest.
• 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 contest.
• 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 owned 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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