2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Record	1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach	Kenni Burns (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Johnson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Limegrover (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Duggan (1st season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Miami (OH) xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Ohio	6	–	2	10	–	3
Bowling Green	5	–	3	7	–	6
Buffalo	3	–	5	3	–	9
Akron	1	–	7	2	–	10
Kent State	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
Toledo xy	8	–	0	11	–	3
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Eastern Michigan	4	–	4	6	–	7
Central Michigan	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	3	–	5	4	–	8
Western Michigan	3	–	5	4	–	8
Championship: Miami (OH) 23, Toledo 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by former Minnesota assistant head coach Kenni Burns in his first year as Kent State's head coach.^[1] They played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.^[2] They finished the season 1–11 and 0–8 in conference play^[3] to finish with the worst record in college football.

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Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the East.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
East
1	Ohio	63 (9)
2	Miami	52 (2)
3	Buffalo	51 (1)
4	Bowling Green	35
5	Akron	26
6	Kent State	19

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
West
1	Toledo	66 (11)
2	Eastern Michigan	55 (1)
3	Northern Illinois	38
4	Central Michigan	37
5	Ball State	27
6	Western Michigan	23

Rank	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Toledo	7
2	Ohio	4
3	Buffalo	1

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at UCF*	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	FS1	L 6–56	44,088
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 6–28	73,173
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 38–10	10,731
September 23	10:30 p.m.	at Fresno State*	Valley Children's Stadium Fresno, CA	CBSSN	L 10–53	38,728
September 30	2:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 3–23	13,598
October 7	3:30 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN+	L 17–42	22,945
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	CBSSN	L 14–28	18,443
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 6–24	11,735
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPNU	L 27–31	8,113
November 8	7:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	L 19–49	6,065
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN+	L 3–34	8,554
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 27–37	5,427
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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Game summaries

at UCF

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	0	3	0	6
Knights	14	14	14	14	56

at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

Date: August 31, 2023
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game attendance: 44,088
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins and Devin Gardner
Gamecast

Game information

First Quarter

UCF: Xavier Townsend 9-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 10:56
UCF: John Rhys Plumlee 17-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 6:07
Kent State: Andrew Glass 45-yard field gooal, 3:20

Second Quarter

UCF: Jordan McDonald 2-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 8:46
UCF: Alec Holler 18-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:42

Third Quarter

UCF: R.J. Harvey 50-yard touchdown pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Colton Boomer Kick), 10:37
UCF: R.J. Harvey 48-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 4:07
Kent State: Andrew Glass 43-yard field goal, 0:49

Fourth Quarter

UCF: Mark-Antony Richards 7-yard touchdown run (Colton Boomer Kick), 7:26
UCF: Demarkcus Bowman 5-yard touchdown (Colton Boomer Kick), 0:54

Win Probability

UCF 90.4%

Line

UCF -35.0

Over/Under

Statistics	KENT	UCF
First downs	15	32
Total yards	240	723
Rushing yards	95	389
Passing yards	145	334
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:34	31:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing	Michael Alaimo	12–31, 145 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Gavin Garcia	18 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Chrishon McCray	3 receptions, 61 yards
UCF	Passing	John Rhys Plumlee	22–30, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Johnny Richardson	12 carries, 100 yards
	Receiving	Xavier Townsend	5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

at Arkansas

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	3	0	0	6
Razorbacks	7	7	7	7	28

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, Arkansas

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: northeast 8 mph (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 73,173
Referee: Scott Walker
TV: SEC Network
Pregame line: Arkansas by 38.5 • Odds to win: Arkansas 94.8% • Game summary: ESPN

Game information
First quarter (3:24) Kent State – Andrew Glass 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:52; Kent State 3–0) (1:12) Arkansas – Antonio Grier 25-yard interception return (Arkansas 7–3) Second quarter (6:29) Kent State – Andrew Glass 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 5:48; Arkansas 7–6) (2:20) Arkansas – Andrew Armstrong 5-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09; Arkansas 14–6) Third quarter (5:50) Arkansas – Rashod Dubinion 1-yard rush, Cam Little kick (Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:28; Arkansas 21–6) Fourth quarter (10:16) Arkansas – Andrew Armstrong 9-yard pass from KJ Jefferson, Cam Little kick (Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 7:54; Arkansas 28–6)