2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (5th season)
Offensive schemeVeer and shoot
Defensive coordinatorJeremiah Johnson (1st season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

The 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were 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]

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 (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – 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 downs 19 29
Plays–yards 68–340 78–525
Rushes–yards 39–147 34–142
Passing yards 193 393
Passing: comp–att–int 14–29–3 29–44–0
Time of possession 27:21 32:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Collin Schlee 12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Collin Schlee 8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 6 receptions, 105 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Wayne Taulapapa 11 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen McMillan 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

At No. 7 Oklahoma

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 3 003
No. 7 Sooners 0 7 24233

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,911
  • Referee: Steve Baron
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Alex Chappell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No Score
Second quarter
  • (8:27) KEST – Andrew Glass 37 yard FG (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:21; KEST 3–0)
  • (0:18) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 36 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 00:52; OKLA 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:41) OKLA – Marcus Major 16 yards rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:13; OKLA 14–3)
  • (9:51) OKLA – Zach Schmit 25 yard FG (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:39; OKLA 17–3)
  • (5:31) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 18 yards pass to Drake Stoops, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 00:58; OKLA 24–3)
  • (1:35) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 58 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 00:33; OKLA 31–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:00) OKLA – Safety (OKLA 33–3)
Statistics KEST OKLA
First downs 20 20
Total yards 295 430
Rushes/yards 52/164 36/134
Passing yards 131 296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–21–1 21–28
Time of possession 36:19 23:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Collin Schlee 11/19, 131 yards
Rushing Marquez Cooper 22 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 4 receptions, 50 yards
Oklahoma Passing Dillon Gabriel 21/28, 296 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing Eric Gray 10 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Marvin Mims 7 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD's

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

See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team
Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Ohio 0 10 77024
Kent State 7 0 314731

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

  • Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,392
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
  • Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • box score,Ohio notes
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:30 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 3 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:41 (KENT 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:47 OHIO) – McCormick, Nolan 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:29 (Tied 7–7)
  • (03:46 OHIO) – Vakos, Nathanial 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 06:02 (OHIO 10–7)
Third Quarter
  • (09:51 KENT) – Glass, Andrew 50 yd field goal 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:27 (Tied 10–10)
  • (00:47 OHIO) – Bangura, Sieh 50 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:38 (OHIO 17–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (04:11 KENT) – Cephas, Dante 29 yd pass from Schlee, Collin (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:46 (Tied 17–17)
  • (03:54 OHIO) – Wiglusz, Sam 71 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 24–17)
  • (01:44 KENT) – Schlee, Collin 2 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:10 (Tied 24–24)
Overtime
  • (00:00 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 1 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (KENT 31–24)
Statistics OHIO KENT
First downs 19 36
Total yards 450 736
Rushes/yards 30/128 59/338
Passing yards 322 398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–0 24–37–0
Time of possession 30:06 29:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 25/39, 322 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Sieh Bangura 18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Sam Wiglusz 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Collin Schlee 24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marquez Cooper 40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dante Cephas 13 receptions, 246 yards, 1 TD

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. ^ "2022 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
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