The 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Golden Flashes were led by head coach Mark Carney. The Golden Flashes played home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio. Carney, who was the team's offensive coordinator, was appointed interim head coach after Kenni Burns, who had led the team in 2023 and 2024, was fired in April 2025. Carney was named the 24th head coach of Kent State football on October 30, 2025.
2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football Conference Mid-American Conference Record 5–7 (4–4 MAC) Head coach Mark Carney (1st season; interim first 8 games, official remainder of season) Offensive coordinator Clay Patterson (2nd season) Offensive scheme Spread option Defensive coordinator Cherokee Valeria (1st season) Base defense 4–3 Home stadium Dix Stadium Seasons
Preseason The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.
Preseason polls
Coaches Poll On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.
MAC Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Toledo 135 (7) 2 Miami 131 (3) 3 Ohio 123 (3) 4 Buffalo 115 5 Northern Illinois 94 6 Bowling Green 81 7 Western Michigan 71 8 Eastern Michigan 68 9 Central Michigan 65 10 Ball State 41 T11 Akron 39 T11 Massachusetts 39 13 Kent State 12
Coaches poll (MAC Championship) Predicted finish Team Votes 1 Toledo 6 2 Miami 4 3 Ohio 3
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 30 12:00 p.m. Merrimack * ESPN+ W 21–178,647 September 6 12:00 p.m. at No. 24 Texas Tech * Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX TNT/TruTV L 14–6260,229 September 13 12:00 p.m. Buffalo CBSSN L 28–3111,833 September 20 3:30 p.m. at No. 7 Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 10–6667,277 October 4 4:00 p.m. at No. 5 Oklahoma * SECN L 0–4483,016 October 11 2:30 p.m. UMass ESPN+ W 42–611,523 October 18 2:00 p.m. at Toledo ESPN+ L 10–4518,417 October 25 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award) ESPN+ W 24–219,260 7:00 p.m. at Ball State Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN ESPNU L 13–175,225 7:30 p.m. at Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel) ESPNU W 42–35 OT 8,501 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan ESPNU L 16–288,112 12:00 p.m. at Northern Illinois CBSSN W 35–313,090 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to game All times are in Eastern time
Game summaries
Merrimack Warriors (FCS) (0–0) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) – Game summary
at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
Date : August 30Game time : 12:00 PM EDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind : NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 8,647Referee : Chris La MangeTV announcers (ESPN+) : Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter (3:24) KENT – Cade Wolford 30-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; KENT 7-0 ) (0:01) MRMK – Carlton Thai 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 Plays, 80 yards, 0:56; KENT 7-3 ) Third Quarter (9:56) KENT – Cade Wolford 79-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; KENT 14-3 ) (2:26) MRMK – Carlton Thai 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7:30; KENT 14-6 ) Fourth Quarter (8:38) MRMK – Seth Sweitzer 36-yard pass from Ayden Pereira, Cade Callahan Pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Tied 14-14 ) (5:40) MRMK – Carlton Thai 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; MRMK 17-14 ) (5:28) KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 100-yard kickoff return, Will Hryszko kick (0:12; KENT 21-17 )
Statistics MRMK KENT First downs 17 15 Total yards 340 305 Rushing yards 164 96 Passing yards 176 209 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-31 12-19 Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 15/31, 176 yards, 1 TD Rushing Ayden Pereira 19 carries, 103 yards Receiving Seth Sweitzer 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 6/10, 118 yards, 1 TD Rushing Gavin Garcia 15 carries, 49 yards Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TDs
at No. 24 Texas Tech Kent State Golden Flashes (1–0) at No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) – Game summary
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
Date : September 6Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 58 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 60,229Referee : Tim RichTV announcers (TNT) : J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Allie LaForce (sideline reporter)
Game information First Quarter TTU – Reggie Virgil 35-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 11:53. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:07. TTU – Cameron Dickey 2-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 9:57. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:00. TTU – Coy Eakin 42-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 6:31. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:58. Second Quarter TTU – Upton Bellenfant 23-yard field goal, 14:19. Red Raiders 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:42. TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 10:24. Red Raiders 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:51. TTU – Skyler Gill-Howard 55-yard interception return (Upton Bellenfant kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 38–0. TTU – Stone Harrington 47-yard field goal, 1:48. Red Raiders 41–0. Drive: 9 plays, 16 yards, 3:10. TTU – Reggie Virgil 3-yard pass from Behren Morton (Upton Bellenfant kick), 0:12. Red Raiders 48–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:31. Third Quarter TTU – Bryson Jones 38-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 55–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:16. Fourth Quarter KENT – Dru DeShields 10-yard run (Will Hryszko kick), 12:11. Red Raiders 55–7. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:43. KENT – Cade Wolford 16-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 10:20. Red Raiders 55–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:27. TTU – Will Hammond 13-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:49. Red Raiders 62–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.
Statistics KENT TTU First downs 10 27 Total yards 229 601 Rushing yards 64 230 Passing yards 165 371 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–25–1 27–38–0 Time of possession 29:57 30:03
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 7/15, 116 yards, TD Rushing Gavin Garcia 12 carries, 25 yards Receiving Ardell Banks 2 receptions, 49 yards Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 18/26, 258 yards, 3 TD Rushing Adam Hill 16 carries, 127 yards Receiving Coy Eakin 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD
Buffalo Buffalo Bulls (1–1) at Kent State Golden Flashes (1–1) – Game summary
at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
Date : September 13Game time : 12:00 PM EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind : N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)Game attendance : 11,833Referee : Chris La MangeTV announcers (CBSSN) : Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (8:54) KENT – Maurice Stephens 31-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:29; KENT 7-0 ) Second Quarter (2:33) KENT – Cade Wolford 41-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 Plays, 71 yards, 1:49; KENT 14-0 ) (1:12) BUFF – Nik McMillan 38-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 1:18; KENT 14-7 ) (0:00) BUFF – Jack Howes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 0:49; KENT 14-10 ) Third Quarter (9:28) BUFF – Chance Morrow 21-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:01; BUFF 17-14 ) (5:18) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 38-yard run, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:16; BUFF 24-14 ) (2:58) KENT – Terik Mulder 50-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; BUFF 24-21 ) Fourth Quarter (2:38) KENT – Dru DeShields 3-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 21 plays, 93 yards, 12:15; KENT 28-24 ) (1:03) BUFF – Victor Snow 22-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:29; BUFF 31-28 )
Statistics BUFF KENT First downs 23 20 Total yards 457 423 Rushing yards 139 144 Passing yards 318 279 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–40–1 22-33–0 Time of possession 22:38 37:22
Team Category Player Statistics Buffalo Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 28/40, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 15 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD Receiving Nik McMillan 7 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 22/33, 279 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Gavin Garcia 18 carries, 61 yards Receiving Cade Wolford 3 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
at No. 7 Florida State Kent State Golden Flashes (1–2) vs. No. 7 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) – Game summary
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida
Date : September 20Game time : 3:30 PM EDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 94 °F (34 °C) • Wind : SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 67,277Referee : Jon NoliTV announcers (ACCN) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (13:39) FSU – Gavin Sawchuk 4-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Florida State 7–0 ) (8:19) FSU – Tommy Castellanos 12-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 3:23; Florida State 14–0 ) (8:08) KSU - DaShawn Martin 75-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Florida State 14–7 ) (7:33) FSU - Tommy Castellanos 10-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Florida State 21–7 ) (3:18) FSU - Micahi Danzy 64-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:47; Florida State 28–7 ) (0:00) FSU - Gavin Sawchuk 2-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:14; Florida State 35–7 ) Second quarter (2:16) FSU - Samuel Singleton Jr. 15-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:11; Florida State 42–7 ) (0:00) FSU - Jake Weinberg 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 0:35; Florida State 45–7 ) Third quarter (10:04) FSU - Kam Davis 1-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Florida State 52–7 ) (5:02) FSU - Landen Thomas 2-yard pass from Brock Glenn, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:02; Florida State 59–7 ) Fourth quarter (12:41) KSU - Will Hryszko 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 7:21; Florida State 59–10 ) (8:20) FSU - Samuel Singleton Jr. 37-yard run, Brunno Reus kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:21; Florida State 66–10 )
Statistics KENT FSU First downs 12 37 Total yards 206 775 Rushing yards 43 498 Passing yards 163 277 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 16–24–1 Time of possession 25:29 34:31
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 9/18, 129 yards, TD, INT Rushing Gavin Garcia 14 carries, 40 yards Receiving DaShawn Martin 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 10/13, 205 yards, INT Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 11 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD Receiving Micahi Danzy 2 receptions, 112 yards
at No. 5 Oklahoma Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3) vs. No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) – Game summary
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Date : October 4Game time : 3:00 PM CDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 86 °F (30 °C)Game attendance : 83,016Referee : Matt LoefflerTV announcers (SECN) : Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (9:55) OKLA – Isaiah Sategna III 30 yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:29; OKLA 7–0 ) (5:41) OKLA – Tate Sandell 49 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:38; OKLA 10–0 ) Second quarter (14:28) OKLA – Kaden Helms 3 yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:11; OKLA 17–0 ) (9:09) OKLA – Tate Sandell 39 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:40; OKLA 20–0 ) (0:56) OKLA – Tate Sandell 55 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:59; OKLA 23–0 ) Third quarter (10:17) OKLA – Gracen Halton 4 yard fumble return, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:08; OKLA 30–0 ) (6:35) OKLA – Michael Hawkins Jr. 7 yard rush, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:02; OKLA 37–0 ) (3:55) OKLA – Isaiah Sategna III 9 yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; OKLA 44–0 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics KENT OU First downs 7 23 Total yards 135 355 Rushing yards 17 185 Passing yards 118 170 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–1 15–27–0 Time of possession 28:58 31:02
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Devin Kargman 8/16, 74 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Nubin 7 carries, 18 yards Receiving Wayne Harris 3 receptions, 18 yards Oklahoma Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 14/24, 162 yards, 3 TD Rushing Tory Blaylock 15 carries, 78 yards Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
UMass UMass Minutemen (0–5) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–4) – Game summary
at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
Date : October 11Game time : 2:30 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind : NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 11,523Referee : Rick WarneTV announcers (ESPN+) : Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information First Quarter KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 91-yard kickoff return (Will Hryszko kick), 14:49. Golden Flashes 7–0. KENT – Sebastian Brown 36-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:47. Golden Flashes 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:35. Second Quarter MASS – Derek Morris 39-yard field goal, 10:18. Golden Flashes 14–3. Drive: 22 plays, 54 yards, 7:23. KENT – Dashawn Martin 25-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:41. Golden Flashes 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33. MASS – Derek Morris 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Golden Flashes 21–6. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 1:00. Third Quarter KENT – Terik Mulder 10-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:23. Golden Flashes 28–6. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:18. KENT – Ardell Banks 34-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 4:07. Golden Flashes 35–6. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:06. KENT – Jordan Nubin 25-yard run (Will Hryszko kick), 3:22. Golden Flashes 42–6. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:31. Fourth Quarter
Statistics MASS KENT First downs 21 17 Total yards 271 337 Rushing yards 44 158 Passing yards 227 179 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–49–2 12–20–0 Time of possession 30:31 29:29
Team Category Player Statistics UMass Passing AJ Hairston 26/48, 227 yards, INT Rushing Brandon Hood 10 rushes, 36 yards Receiving Jake McConnachie 7 receptions, 67 yards Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 10/18, 148 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jordan Nubin 15 rushes, 80 yards, TD Receiving Dashawn Martin 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD
at Toledo Kent State Golden Flashes (2–4) vs. Toledo Rockets (3–3) – Game summary
at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio
Date : October 18Game time : 2:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind : SW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 18,417Referee : Chris La MangeTV announcers (ESPN+) : Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (14:50) KENT – Cade Wolford 75-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; KENT 7–0 ) (7:33) KENT – Will Hryszko 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:51; KENT 10–0 ) (1:18) TOL – Trayvon Rudolph 58-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:19; KENT 10–7 ) Second Quarter (12:31) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 plays, 2:35; Tied 10–10 ) (0:32) TOL – Ryder Treadway 11-yard pass from Tucker GLeason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; TOL 17–10 ) Third Quarter (9:24) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 21-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:18; TOL 24–10 ) (6:04) TOL – Javon Brown 16-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:54; TOL 31–10 ) Fourth Quarter (10:00) TOL – Terrell Crosby Jr. 18-yard pass from Kalieb Osborne, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; TOL 45–10 )
Statistics KENT TOL First downs 9 29 Total yards 224 552 Rushing yards 65 178 Passing yards 159 374 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–24–1 25–32–0 Time of possession 26:12 33:48
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 12/23, 159 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jordan Nubin 13 carries, 61 yards Receiving Cade Wolford 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 21/28, 294 yards, 4 TD Rushing Kenji Christian 16 carries, 113 yards Receiving Trayvon Rudolph 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Bowling Green Falcons (3–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (2–5) – Game summary
at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
Date : October 25Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind : E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)Game attendance : 9,260Referee : William WilliamsTV announcers (ESPN+) : Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (9:36) BGU - Jacob Harris 13-yard pass from Baron May, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:41; BGU 7-0 ) Second Quarter (6:12) KSU - Will Hryszko 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:23; BGU 7-3 ) (0:33) BGU - Austin Dendy 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39; BGU 14-3 ) Third Quarter (8:47) BGU - Baron May 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; BGU 21-3 ) (6:24) KSU - Cade Wolford 29-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:18; BGU 21-10 ) (4:23) KSU - Gavin Garcia 45-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10; BGU 21-17 ) Fourth Quarter (3:15) KSU - Wayne Harris 12-yard pass from Da'Realyst Clark, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; KSU 24-21 )
Statistics BGSU KENT First downs 22 14 Total yards 379 294 Rushing yards 207 122 Passing yards 172 172 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–0 14–23–0 Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics Bowling Green Passing Baron May 12/22, 142 yards, TD Rushing Austyn Dendy 20 carries, 93 yards, TD Receiving Jyrin Johnson 3 receptions, 53 yards Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 13/22, 160 yards, TD Rushing Gavin Garcia 6 carries, 55 yards, TD Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 66 yards, TD
at Ball State Kent State Golden Flashes (3–5) at Ball State Cardinals (3–5) – Game summary
at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Indiana
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDTGame weather : Clear • Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind : NW at 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)Game attendance : 5,225Referee : Rick WarneTV announcers (ESPNU) : Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (11:59) BALL – DC Pippin 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:54; Ball State 3–0 ) Second Quarter (13:31) BALL – TJ Horton 1-yard pass from Kiael Kelly, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:34; Ball State 10–0 ) (6:18) KENT – Will Hryszko 39-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 7:06; Ball State 10–3 ) Third Quarter (4:42) KENT – Donovan Delaney Jr. 4-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:40; Tied 10–10 ) Fourth Quarter (11:07) KENT – Will Hryszko 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:28; Kent State 13–10 ) (1:53) BALL – Kameron Anthony 29-yard pass from Kiael Kelly, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:52; Ball State 17–13 )
Statistics KENT BALL First downs 14 15 Total yards 301 238 Rushing yards 89 65 Passing yards 212 173 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–1 17–29–0 Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 15/27, 212 yards Rushing Gavin Garcia 12 carries, 59 yards Receiving Wayne Harris 5 receptions, 87 yards Ball State Passing Kiael Kelly 17/29, 173 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kiael Kelly 21 carries, 53 yards Receiving Kameron Anthony 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Kent State Golden Flashes (3–6) at Akron Zips (4–6) – Game summary
at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio
Date : Game time : 7:30 PM ESTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind : at 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)Game attendance : 8,501Referee : Marcel KerrTV announcers (ESPNU) : Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information First Quarter (8:43) AKR – Matthew Schramm 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:43; AKR 3-0 ) (3:51) KSU – Gavin Garcia 3-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:26; KSU 7-3 ) Second Quarter (7:51) AKR – Jordan Grant 4-yard run, Matthew Schramm kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:11; AKR 10-7 ) (2:50) KSU – Da'Realyst Clark 89-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:11; KSU 14-10 ) (0:10) AKR – Marcel Williams 30-yard pass from Ben Finley, Matthew Schramm kick, (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; AKR 17-14 ) Third Quarter (8:52) KSU – Cade Wolford 43-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:38; KSU 21-17 ) (6:18) KSU – Terik Mulder 7-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:12; KSU 28-17 ) Fourth Quarter (14:04) KSU – DaShawn Martin 27-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41; 35-17 ) (10:53) AKR – Marcel Williams 12-yard pass from Ben Finley, Matthew Schramm kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; KSU 35-24 ) (7:12) AKR – Matthew Schramm 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:41; KSU 35-27 ) (1:59) AKR – Israel Polk 13-yard pass from Ben Finley, Ben Finley-Marcel Williams pass (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:11; Tied 35-35 ) Overtime KSU – Ardell Banks 25-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00; KSU 42-35 )
Statistics KENT AKR First downs 14 32 Total yards 374 530 Rushing yards 57 106 Passing yards 317 424 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–25–0 32–59–1 Time of possession 21:20 38:40
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 17/25, 317 yards, 5 TD Rushing Gavin Garcia 7 carries, 39 yards, TD Receiving DaShawn Martin 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD Akron Passing Ben Finley 32/59, 424 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Jordan Gant 22 carries, 96 yards, TD Receiving Marcel Williams 14 receptions, 206 yards, 2 TD
Central Michigan Central Michigan Chippewas (6–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (4–6) – Game summary
at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio
Date : Game time : 7:00 PM ESTGame weather : Partly cloudy • Temperature : 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind : N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)Game attendance : 8,112TV announcers (ESPNU) : Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Statistics CMU KENT First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Central Michigan Passing Rushing Receiving Kent State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Northern Illinois Kent State Golden Flashes (4–7) at Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) – Game summary
at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois
Date : Game time : 11:00 AM CSTGame weather : Sunny • Temperature : 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind : SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 3,090Referee : Matt PackowskiTV announcers (CBSSN) : Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Ben DiNucci (analyst)
Statistics KENT NIU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Kent State Passing Rushing Receiving Northern Illinois Passing Rushing Receiving