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Kent State Golden Flashes

2026 season

8th in the Mid-American · 2-2 in the conference

Next: at SAC · Oct 30→

The Kent State Golden Flashes are 3-5 in 2026, scoring 14.9 and allowing 30.5 points a game. Next: at Sacramento State Hornets on Oct 30, 2026.

OverviewScheduleStatsTrends

Season so fariEach game's final margin: green up = win, red down = loss; taller = bigger margin.◷History

3–5 · avg margin -15.6

-57@SC

+21WOF

-56@OSU

+13BALL

-3OHIO

-31@WMU

-27@USF

+15AKR

KENT · bars scaled to the biggest margin (57).

Offense · strengths and weaknessesiKENT's offense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.67#33

Interception rate

2.1%#62

Sack rate?Sacks per dropback. Lower is better for an offense; the defense column shows sacks they create.

4.9%#66

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

9.5%#81

▼ Weaknesses

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

2.11#136

Rush success rate

32%#136

Yards / rush

3.0#135

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

56%#134

Defense · strengths and weaknessesiKENT's defense: its four best and four worst league ranks (1 = best). Full list on the Stats tab.◷History

of 137 teams

▲ Strengths

Power success?Conversion rate on 3rd/4th and ≤2, or goal-to-go from the 2.

63%#26

Pass explosiveness?Average points added on successful pass plays: how big the wins are.

1.45#27

Rush explosiveness

0.84#30

Interceptions forced

3.2%#32

▼ Weaknesses

Yards / pass attempt

8.4#131

Completion %

67%#130

Explosive pass rate?Dropbacks gaining 20+ yards. All plays.

14.2%#129

Points / scoring opportunity?Points per drive that reaches the opponent's 40.

4.36#126

How they playiHow the offense plays (pass rate, pace, formation): style, not good or bad.◷History

Pass rate

49%

Standard-down share

64%

Plays / game

56

Early-down pass rate

46%

Neutral-script pass rate

48%

Possession / game

30:51

RatingsiRating: points vs an average team. Talent: recruiting roster rating. Returning: share of last year's production back.

Rating 2026

-22.4

Rating 2025

-19.3

Talent

523

Returning

64%

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