2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Sean Lewis and play their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1]

2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
(capacity: 25,319)
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Ohio xy  7 –1   10 –4  
Buffalo  5 –3   7 –6  
Bowling Green  5 –3   6 –7  
Miami (OH)  4 –4   6 –7  
Kent State  4 –4   5 –7  
Akron  1 –7   2 –10  
West Division
Toledo xy$  5 –3   9 –5  
Eastern Michigan x  5 –3   9 –4  
Western Michigan  4 –4   5 –7  
Ball State  3 –5   5 –7  
Central Michigan  3 –5   4 –8  
Northern Illinois  2 –6   3 –9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

The Golden Flashes finished the 2021 season 7–7 and 6-2 in the MAC to finish in first place in the East Division.[2] They lost to Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game.[3] They played in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and lost to Wyoming.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 10:30 p.m. at Washington*
FS1 L 20–45 56,112
September 10 7:00 p.m. at No. 7 Oklahoma*
ESPN+ L 3–33 83,911
September 17 12:00 p.m. Long Island*
ESPN3 W 63–1015,452
September 24 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Georgia*
ESPN+/SECN+ L 22–39 92,746
October 1 3:30 p.m. Ohiodagger
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
 ESPN+ W 31–24 OT 20,392
October 8 3:30 p.m. at Miami (OH)
ESPN+ L 24–27 14,366
October 15 3:30 p.m. at Toledo
ESPN+ L 31–52 19,139
October 22 12:00 p.m. Akron
ESPN+ W 33–27 20,472
November 1 7:00 p.m. Ball State
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
 ESPNU L 20–27 6,455
November 9 7:00 p.m. at Bowling Green
CBSSN W 40–6 7,291
November 16 6:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
 ESPN2 L 24–31 3,998
November 26 1:00 p.m. at Buffalo
ESPN+ W 30–27 OT 12,302
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Washington
See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team
Kent State Golden Flashes at Washington Huskies – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 6 0720
Huskies 21 10 7745

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 10:30 P.M. EST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Overcast;
  • Game attendance: 56,112
  • Referee: John Love
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (Play-By-Play), Petros Papadakis (Analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:50) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 28-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:54; Washington 7–0)
  • (5:25) WASH – Taj Davis 32-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17; Washington 14–0)
  • (5:08) KENT – Devontez Walker 47-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, 0:09; Washington 14–7)
  • (1:18) WASH – Cameron Davis 1-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Washington 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:28) WASH – Rome Odunze 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:23; Washington 28–7)
  • (4:48) KENT – Andrew Glass 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; Washington 28–10)
  • (2:56) KENT – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:41; Washington 28–13)
  • (0:24) WASH – Peyton Henry 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:27; Washington 31–13)
Third quarter
  • (9:06) WASH – Jalen McMillan 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; Washington 38–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:12) KENT – Marquez Cooper 22-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:59; Washington 38–20)
  • (11:50) WASH – Jalen McMillan 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:22; Washington 45–20)
Statistics KENT WASH
First downs1929
Plays–yards68–34078–525
Rushes–yards39–14734–142
Passing yards193393
Passing: comp–att–int14–29–329–44–0
Time of possession27:2132:39
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Kent State PassingCollin Schlee12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingCollin Schlee8 carries, 47 yards
ReceivingDante Cephas6 receptions, 105 yards
Washington PassingMichael Penix Jr.26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD
RushingWayne Taulapapa11 carries, 57 yards, TD
ReceivingJalen McMillan5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 3 0 0 3
No. 7 Sooners 0 7 24 2 33
See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Long Island
1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 7 3 0 0 10
Golden Flashes 7 28 14 14 63
See also: 2022 LIU Sharks football team

At No. 1 Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 10 3 6 22
No. 1 Bulldogs 12 14 6 7 39
See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Ohio
1 2 3 4OT Total
Bobcats 0 10 7 70 24
Golden Flashes 7 0 3 147 31
See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

At Miami (OH)
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 7 7 10 24
RedHawks 17 0 10 0 27
See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

At Toledo
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 21 10 0 0 31
Rockets 7 21 10 14 52
See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

Akron
1 2 3 4 Total
Zips 7 10 7 3 27
Golden Flashes 0 21 9 3 33
See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

Ball State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 17 3 7 27
Golden Flashes 13 0 0 7 20
See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Bowling Green
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 0 20 3 17 40
Falcons 0 0 6 0 6
See also: 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Eastern Michigan
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 10 14 31
Golden Flashes 7 10 0 7 24
See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

At Buffalo
1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Flashes 3 7 0 146 30
Bulls 3 7 14 03 27
See also: 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

References
  1. "Sean Lewis". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. "2021 Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. "N. Illinois wins MAC championship 41-23 over Kent St". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. "Wyoming beats Kent St. 52-38 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl". USAToday. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. "2022 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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