2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record0–12 (0–8 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Carney (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorClay Patterson (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorKody Morgan (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Miami (OH) y   7 1     9 5  
Ohio y$   7 1     11 3  
Buffalo   6 2     9 4  
Bowling Green   6 2     7 6  
Western Michigan   5 3     6 7  
Toledo   4 4     8 5  
Northern Illinois   4 4     8 5  
Akron   3 5     4 8  
Eastern Michigan   2 6     5 7  
Central Michigan   2 6     4 8  
Ball State   2 6     3 9  
Kent State   0 8     0 12  
Championship: Ohio 38, Miami (OH) 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes are led by Kenni Burns in his second year as the head coach. The Golden Flashes played home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio.[1]

The Golden Flashes finished 0–12 and were the first winless team in a full season since the 2019 Akron Zips.[2][3] The Golden Flashes' offense scored an average of 13.9 points per game, next-to-last in the FBS, and averaged 233.3 offensive yards per game, which was last in the FBS; the team's defense allowed 44.1 points per game and gave up an average of 516 yards per game, both last in the FBS.[4]

  1. ^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "College Football Bettor Loses Dumbest Bet Thanks to Kent State's Winless Year". Sports Illustrated. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Myerberg, Paul (November 26, 2024). "Kent State nears worst college football season this century". USA Today. Retrieved November 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Willhite, Lindsey (November 27, 2024). "Kent State Did All Kinds of Losing in 2024: What's Next for Golden Flashes?". Deadspin. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

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