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)
Defensive coordinatorDave Duggan (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
2023 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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]

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]

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
1Toledo7
2Ohio4
3Buffalo1

Schedule

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

    [5][6]

    Game summaries

    at UCF

    Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Golden Flashes 3 0 306
    Knights 14 14 141456

    at FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL

    Game information
    StatisticsKENTUCF
    First downs1532
    Total yards240723
    Rushing yards95389
    Passing yards145334
    Turnovers13
    Time of possession28:3431:26
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Kent StatePassingMichael Alaimo12–31, 145 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT
    RushingGavin Garcia18 carries, 45 yards
    ReceivingChrishon McCray3 receptions, 61 yards
    UCFPassingJohn Rhys Plumlee22–30, 281 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
    RushingJohnny Richardson12 carries, 100 yards
    ReceivingXavier Townsend5 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

    at Arkansas

    Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at Arkansas Razorbacks (1–0)
    Period 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 downs1419
    Plays–yards53–20064–308
    Rushes–yards36–2645–172
    Passing yards174136
    Passing: comp–att–int11–17–113–19–0
    Time of possession27:4432:16
    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Kent State PassingMichael Alaimo11–17, 174 yards, INT
    RushingGavin Garcia18 carries, 68 yards
    ReceivingTrell Harris4 receptions, 78 yards
    Arkansas PassingKJ Jefferson13–19, 136 yards, 2 TD
    RushingAJ Green15 carries, 82 yards
    ReceivingIsaac TeSlaa3 receptions, 51 yards

    References

    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. ↑ "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.
    5. ↑ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
    6. ↑ "2023 Kent State Football Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 25, 2023.


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