2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record1–11 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Johnson (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Limegrover (1st season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Defensive coordinatorDave Duggan (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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. The Kent State Golden Flashes football team drew an average home attendance of 9,511 in 2023.[4]

Preseason

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Preseason polls

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Coaches Poll

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On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the East.[5]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 63 (9)
2 Miami 52 (2)
3 Buffalo 51 (1)
4 Bowling Green 35
5 Akron 26
6 Kent State 19
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Toledo 7
2 Ohio 4
3 Buffalo 1

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at UCF*
FS1L 6–5644,088
September 94:00 p.m.at Arkansas*
SECNL 6–2873,173
September 1612:00 p.m.Central Connecticut*
ESPN+W 38–1010,731
September 2310:30 p.m.at Fresno State*
CBSSNL 10–5338,728
September 302:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 3–2313,598
October 73:30 p.m.at Ohio
ESPN+L 17–4222,945
October 1412:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
CBSSNL 14–2818,443
October 213:30 p.m.Buffalodagger
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 6–2411,735
November 17:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPNUL 27–318,113
November 87:00 p.m.Bowling Green
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
CBSSNL 19–496,065
November 182:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPN+L 3–348,554
November 2512:00 p.m.Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+L 27–375,427

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Game summaries

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at UCF

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See also: 2023 UCF Knights football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 3 0 306
Knights 14 14 141456

at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

Game information
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

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See also: 2023 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 3 3 006
Razorbacks 7 7 7728

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)
Statistics KENT ARK
First downs 14 19
Plays–yards 53–200 64–308
Rushes–yards 36–26 45–172
Passing yards 174 136
Passing: comp–att–int 11–17–1 13–19–0
Time of possession 27:44 32:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Michael Alaimo 11–17, 174 yards, INT
Rushing Gavin Garcia 18 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Trell Harris 4 receptions, 78 yards
Arkansas Passing KJ Jefferson 13–19, 136 yards, 2 TD
Rushing AJ Green 15 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Isaac TeSlaa 3 receptions, 51 yards

Bowling Green

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See also: 2023 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award
Game Ten – Bowling Green Falcons (5–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (1–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bowling Green 14 14 02149
Kent State 3 3 7619

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: E 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 6,065
  • Referee: Andrew Speciale
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information
First quarter
  • (08:58) KENT – Andrew Glass 48-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 5:56; Kent State 3-0)
  • (02:01) BGSU – Camden Orth 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:49; Bowling Green 7-3)
  • (00:16) BGSU – Harold Fannin Jr. 47-yard pass from Connor Bazelak (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, :09; Bowling Green 14-3)
Second quarter
  • (11:39) KENT – Andrew Glass 32-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:30;Bowling Green 14-6)
  • (05:18) BGSU – Ta'ron Keith 45-yard pass from Camden Orth (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:20;Bowling Green 21-6)
  • (00:51) BGSU – Camden Orth 2-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:24; Bowling Green 28-6)
Third quarter
  • (05:00) KENT – Hayden Junker 21-yard pass from Tommy Ulatowski (Andrew Glass kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, :54; Bowling Green 28-13)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:55) BGSU – Ta'ron Keith 2-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:05; Bowling Green 35-13)
  • (07:36) KENT – Jaylen Thomaas 2-yard run (run failed) (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:38; Bowling Green 35-19)
  • (05:00) BGSU – Jaison Patterson 3-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 2:25; Bowling Green 42-19)
  • (02:01) BGSU – Lucian Anderson III 1-yard run (Alan Anaya kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:17; Bowling Green 49-19)
Statistics Bowling Green Kent State
First downs 18 20
Plays–yards 476 358
Rushes–yards 39–190 32–74
Passing yards 286 284
Passing: comp–att–int 17–23–1 23–40–1
Time of possession 30:29 29:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Connor Bazelak 13/19, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Ta'ron Keith 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Ta'ron Keith 8 receptions, 130 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Tommy Ulatowski 23/40, 284 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaylen Thomas 18 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Luke Floriea 9 receptions, 95 yards

References

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  1. ^ "Kent State hires Kenni Burns to be new head football coach". ESPN.
  2. ^ "Dix Stadium". Kent State Athletics.
  3. ^ "MAC College Football Standings - 2023". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 FBS Attendance Trends". D1.ticker. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked to win conference championship; BGSU tabbed to finish fourth in MAC East". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2023.


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