2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1]

2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Frisco Bowl champion
Frisco Bowl, W 51–41 vs. Utah State
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2019 record	7–6 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Sean Lewis (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Andrew Sowder (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Kauffman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Dix Stadium (Capacity: 25,319)
Uniform

2019 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Miami x$		6	–	2					8	–	6
Ohio		5	–	3					7	–	6
Buffalo		5	–	3					8	–	5
Kent State		5	–	3					7	–	6
Bowling Green		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Central Michigan x		6	–	2					8	–	6
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Northern Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	7
Toledo		3	–	5					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	5					6	–	7
Championship: Miami 26, Central Michigan 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2018 season 2–10 1–7 in MAC Play to finish in last place in the East Division for the second year in a row.

Preseason

MAC media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.[2]

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	144 (24)
2	Miami	107
3	Buffalo	100
4	Kent State	62
5	Akron	54
6	Bowling Green	37

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	10:00 p.m.	at Arizona State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 7–30	47,413
September 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Kennesaw State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	W 26–23 ^OT	18,679
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPN2	L 16–55	84,542
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Dix Stadium Kent, OH (Anniversary Award)	ESPN3	W 62–20	19,700
October 5	11:00 a.m.	at No. 8 Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madsion, WI	ESPNU	L 0–48	74,559
October 12	3:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH (Wagon Wheel)	ESPN3	W 26–3	22,692
October 19	12:00 p.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	CBSSN	L 38–45	15,009
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	L 16–23	8,455
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	CBSSN	L 33–35	16,331
November 14	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	CBSSN	W 30–27	8,450
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN+	W 41–38	8,825
November 29	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	ESPN+	W 34–26	13,444
December 20	7:30 p.m.	vs. Utah State*	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (Frisco Bowl)	ESPN2	W 51–41	12,120
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[3]

Game summaries

at Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	7	7
Sun Devils	10	0	17	3	30

See also: 2019 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 (FCS) Owls	3	13	0	7	0	23
Golden Flashes	3	7	7	6	3	26

See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at No. 8 Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	6	16
No. 8 Tigers	14	10	14	17	55

See also: 2019 Auburn Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	7	0	0	13	20
Golden Flashes	21	3	17	21	62

See also: 2019 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–60–6	Oct. 30, 2018	W, 35–28

at No. 8 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	0	0	0	0
No. 8 Badgers	7	21	13	7	48

See also: 2019 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	7	10	0	9	26
Zips	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–35–2	Oct. 20, 2018	L, 23–24

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	14	10	0	14	38
Bobcats	10	14	7	14	45

See also: 2019 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–43–2	Oct. 6, 2018	L, 26–27

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	6	3	7	7	23
Golden Flashes	0	6	0	10	16

See also: 2019 Miami RedHawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–49	Oct. 13, 2018	L, 6–31

at Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	10	7	10	6	33
Rockets	14	14	0	7	35

See also: 2019 Toledo Rockets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–26	Nov. 15, 2018	L, 34–56

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	10	7	3	27
Golden Flashes	0	6	0	24	30

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–13	Nov. 6, 2018	L, 14–48

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	0	14	38
Golden Flashes	7	14	10	10	41

See also: 2019 Ball State Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–21	Sep. 29, 2018	L, 24–52

at Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	14	10	7	3	34
Eagles	7	7	6	6	26

See also: 2019 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–14	Nov. 23, 2018	L, 20–28

vs. Utah State (Frisco Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	17	6	3	25	51
Aggies	10	7	10	14	41

See also: 2019 Utah State Aggies football team and 2019 Frisco Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	Oct. 19, 1974	L 24–27

References

1. "Kent State's 2019 Football Schedule Tough As Always". Record-Courier.com. February 20, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
2. "MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
3. 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.