2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football
2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Kenni Burns (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mark Carney (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Duggan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team will represent 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 will play home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio.^[1]

2024 Mid-American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Akron	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ball State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Bowling Green	0	–	0	0	–	0
Buffalo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Central Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kent State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	0	–	0
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	0	–	0
Ohio	0	–	0	0	–	0
Toledo	0	–	0	0	–	0
Western Michigan	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of July 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 19 the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll. Kent State was picked to finish last in the conference. They received zero votes to win the MAC Championship.^[2]^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
MAC Coaches poll
1	Miami	119 (9)
2	Toledo	109 (3)
T3	Bowling Green	92
T3	Northern Illinois	92
5	Ohio	81
6	Eastern Michigan	64
7	Western Michigan	60
8	Central Michigan	59
9	Ball State	42
10	Buffalo	37
11	Akron	24
12	Kent State	13

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
1	Miami	10
2	Toledo	2

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 31	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU
September 7	2:30 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+
September 14	7:45 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	SECN
September 21		at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA
September 28		Eastern Michigan	Dix Stadium Kent, OH
October 12		Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH
October 19		at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)
October 26		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI
November 6	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU
November 13	7:00 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 19	7:00 p.m./7:30 p.m./8:00 p.m.	Akron	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/CBSSN
November 26	7:00 p.m.	at Buffalo	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPN2/ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
^ "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
^ "2024 Kent State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[1] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

[2] "Miami Selected as Favorites in Head Coaches Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[3] "MAC football preseason poll: Toledo picked 2nd, BGSU 3rd". wtol.com. WTOL 11. July 19, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.

[4] "2024 Kent State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 1, 2024.

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