MAC·Kent, OH

KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES

Dix Stadium · First bowl of the box-score era in 2021 · 21–45 across six scored seasons

BOOMBLÄT All-Time Score
37BLÄT
No. 128 of 136 scored programs · six FBS seasons, era-decayed · schedule-strength dampened (4 of 6 Kent State seasons below the FBS mean) · conference-championship bonus applied
Beyond the Golden Flashes
MAC Avg47▼ −10 vs conferenceMAC Rank10thof 13 membersFBS Rank128thof 136 scored
Season Scores2020–2025 · older seasons fade with era decay
92
20203–156
2021Idaho Potato Bowl46
20225–721
20231–1120
20240–1232
20255–7
Season scores are percentile ranks vs every scored FBS team-season. The all-time score reads lower than the bars because each season's contribution is dampened for schedule strength (see below). Box-score data begins in 2020.
Schedule StrengthOpponents' avg win% · FBS mean 0.508 (tick) · contribution multiplier right
2020
.339× 0.85
2021
.491× 0.97
2022
.550× 1.00
2023
.461× 0.93
2024
.537× 1.00
2025
.429× 0.88
Game and season scores never change for schedule strength — a dominant game is a dominant game. Only the all-time score weighs a season by who it was played against: seasons below the FBS mean count for less (floor × 0.85); seasons above it are never boosted.
Most Recent Game Timeline
Kent State 35–31 Northern Illinois · Nov 28, 2025 →
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Recent GamesLast 10 · BOOMBLÄT game score right
Conference ContextMAC →
Championship HistorySince 1998
No BCS or CFP National Championship appearances.
Quick Stats
2025 Record
5–7
Best Season
2020 · 92 BOOM
PTS For · 2025
255
PTS Against · 2025
403
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Stadium
Dix Stadium
About the Program
The Golden Flashes play at Dix Stadium in Kent, OH, in the MAC. Across six scored seasons they are 21–45, peaking at 92 BOOM in 2020 — every game since 2020 scored from the box score on BOOMBLÄT.