Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State Golden Flashes | |
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First season | 2016 |
Head coach | Traith 2023 season, 0–1 (.000) |
Stadium | Dix Stadium (Capacity: 30,520) |
Year built | 2016 |
Field surface | FieldTurf |
Location | Kent, Ohio |
League | NCAA Division I FBS |
Division | East |
All-time record | 22–61 (.265) |
Bowl record | 0–1–0 (.000) |
Colors | Kent State Blue and Kent State Gold |
Fight song | "Fight on for KSU" |
Rivals | Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons |
The Kent State Golden Flashes are an NCAA Division I FBS team competing in the Mid-American Conference.
Contents
- 1 History
- 2 All-time record vs. MAC opponents
- 3 Season-by-Season Records
- 4 Bowl games
- 5 History and Awards
- 6 External links
History
killernjm Era (2016-2017)
2016 Season
The 2016 season was the first season for the Golden Flashes. Under killernjm, they went 3-7, failing to make the postseason.
2017 Season
The 2017 season was the second season for the Golden Flashes under killernjm. They went 3-9, again failing to make the postseason.
paperllamasunited Era (2018)
2018 Season
Kent State came into 2018 with a true freshman, John Garland, starting at quarterback. After their 4th week loss to Purdue, paperllamasunited was brought in as the new head coach. Immediately, he instilled confidence in the team, saying that he'd be surprised if any MAC team could put up a better fight with the #9 team in the country, and he said he was impressed by Garland's record-setting performance.
That confidence would be shattered over the next two games, as Kent State fell to #12 Minnesota and 3-1 Miami (Ohio). Garland tossed 9 interceptions to just one touchdown in these games.
The team regrouped for a Thursday night matchup at Central Michigan, with ImposterCauster's Chips even trailing Kent State at one point. Unfortunately, the Golden Flashes were unable to hold their lead.
Over the next month of the season, things were a mess in Kent. paperllamasunited announced an indefinite leave of absence following the loss to CMU due to "personal reasons", naming KSU-alum Marcel Weeks as the interim coach. The team was on bye. The next week, both llamas and Weeks co-coached the team to a loss to Bowling Green. A week 11 Open Date allowed llamas to regain total control of the team, and there was a massive overhaul of the Kent State offense. At one point, John Garland was to be benched for fellow freshman Louis Milner, and was even slated to be the backup runningback. However, Coach llamas retracted the depth chart move, and named Garland the starting QB. He also named freshman fullback Harrison Mullin the starting running back for the rest of the season, a nod to Eastern Michigan playing FB Mark Macleod as RB, and replacing senior RB William Banks, who had been ineffective to that point.
Kent State again took a lead during Week 12 against Western Michigan, with Harrison Mullin dominating in his debut, scoring 3 TDs. The Kent State team managed to score 49 points, but three John Garland interceptions, two returned for touchdowns by Western Michigan phenom Sean Taylor, along with allowing stud senior back Emmanuel Fields to score 4 TDs of his own, doomed them in.
Kent State finally won a game in Week 13, beating Buffalo 28-24. John Garland managed to not turn the ball over, while Mullin pounded the Bulls for 3 TDs.
Kent State continued to dominate and upset, beating Ohio in Week 14.
After falling to New Mexico in Week 15, the Golden Flashes capped off their season and beat Akron in Week 16, winning 3 games in a season yet again.
paperllamasunited subsequently resigned from Kent State as head coach following the season to take the same job at Central Michigan.
Danr Era (2019)
Stretch72hornet Era (2019)
2019 Season
The Golden Flashes were without a coach until Coach Danr took the helm after Week 6 of the season. Unfortunately, Danr quickly resigned due to personal issues and was replaced by Coach Stretch72hornet after Week 9.
TazerMan Era (2020-2021)
2020 Season
After a difficult year for the Golden Flashes, coach Tazerman was hired to right the ship and begin to build a future for the program after a poor recruiting class in 2019. The 2020 season was his first season and with upset victories over Bowling Green, Akron and Miami (OH), Kent State became bowl eligible for the first time in program history. John Garland had his best season, setting single game records for yards, touchdowns, yards per attempt and passer rating, and single season records for touchdowns, yards and passer rating. Kent State lost to Utah State in the St. Petersburg Bowl 23-27, finishing 6-7 overall and 5-3 in conference.
sybex99 Era (2021)
2021 Season
2022 Season
Traith Era (2023-present)
2023 Season
All-time record vs. MAC opponents
The Kent State Golden Flashes have the following records against their fellow MAC schools through Week 11 of the 2022 season:
School | Total Games | Wins | Losses | Win Percentage | PF | PA | First Year | Last Year | Streak |
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Akron | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 127 | 93 | 2016 | 2022 | L2 |
Ball State | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 90 | 69 | 2016 | 2022 | L1 |
Bowling Green | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 139 | 156 | 2016 | 2022 | L2 |
Buffalo | 7 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 138 | 175 | 2016 | 2022 | L4 |
Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 87 | 118 | 2016 | 2021 | L1 |
Eastern Michigan | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 46 | 61 | 2016 | 2022 | L1 |
Miami (OH) | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 118 | 226 | 2016 | 2022 | L2 |
Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1 | .667 | 82 | 65 | 2019 | 2021 | L1 |
Ohio | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 134 | 132 | 2016 | 2022 | L1 |
Toledo | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 28 | 47 | 2016 | 2022 | L3 |
Western Michigan | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 106 | 155 | 2016 | 2021 | L4 |
11 Opponents | 55 | 19 | 36 | .345 | 1014 | 1366 | 7 Seasons |
Season-by-Season Records
Year | Coach(es) | Conference | Wins | Losses | Bowl | Final CP Ranking |
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2016 | killernjm | MAC | 3 | 7 | None | NR |
2017 | 3 | 9 | None | NR | ||
2018 | 0 | 3 | None | NR | ||
paperllamasunited | 3 | 6 | None | NR | ||
2019 | Vacant | 1 | 4 | None | NR | |
Danr | 1 | 1 | None | NR | ||
Stretch72hornet | 2 | 3 | None | NR | ||
Vacant | 1 | 0 | None | NR | ||
2020 | TazerMan | 6 | 7 | Lost St. Petersburg Bowl vs. Utah State, 23-27 | NR | |
2021 | 0 | 5 | None | NR | ||
sybex99 | 1 | 6 | None | NR | ||
2022 | GRHINO | 1 | 3 | None | NR | |
Vacant | 1 | 7 | None | NR | ||
Groobs03 | 0 | 0 | None | NR | ||
2023 | Traith | 3 | 9 | None | NR | |
Total | 25 | 70 | (all games) |
National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth |
Bowl games
The Kent State Golden Flashes have appeared in one bowl games, posting a record of 0-1.
Season | Bowl | Opponent | Result | ||
2020 | St. Petersburg Bowl | Utah State | Lost, 23-27 | ||
Total | 1 Bowl Game(s) | 0-1 |
History and Awards
Head Coaches
Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Pct | Cnf. Record | Pct | Cnf. Titles | Bowls | Nat. Titles |
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killernjm | 2016-2018 | 3 | 6-19 | .240 | 6-11 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
paperllamasunited | 2018 | 1 | 3-6 | .333 | 3-4 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danr | 2019 | 1 | 1-1 | .500 | 1-1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stretch72hornet | 2019 | 1 | 2-3 | .400 | 2-3 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TazerMan | 2020-2021 | 2 | 6-12 | .333 | 5-5 | .500 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
sybex99 | 2021 | 1 | 1-6 | .143 | 1-5 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GRHINO | 2022 | 1 | 1-3 | .250 | 0-1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Groobs03 | 2022 | 0 | 0-0 | – | 0-0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Traith | 2023 | 0 | 0-0 | – | 0-0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Individual Award Winners
Players
- 2016
- RB Emmett Spears: MAC Offensive Player of the Year
All-Americans
- 2020
- None
1st Team All-MAC Players
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External links
- 2016 Depth Chart
- 2017 Depth Chart
- 2018 Depth Chart
- 2019 Depth Chart
- 2020 Depth Chart
- 2021 Depth Chart