Kent State Golden Flashes

Team History

SEASON	NAME	W	L	T	W%	CONFERENCE	POSTSEASON
2026	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	6	0	.333	8th
2025	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417	8th
2024	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	12	0	.000	12th
2023	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	11	0	.083	12th
2022	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417	9th
2021	Kent State Golden Flashes	7	6	0	.538	7th	Lost Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
2020	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	1	0	.750	3rd
2019	Kent State Golden Flashes	6	6	0	.500	6th	Won Frisco Bowl
2018	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	10	0	.167	11th
2017	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	10	0	.167	11th
2016	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	9	0	.250	11th
2015	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	9	0	.250	9th
2014	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182	11th
2013	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	8	0	.333	9th
2012	Kent State Golden Flashes	11	2	0	.846		Lost GoDaddy.com Bowl
2011	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417
2010	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417
2009	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417
2008	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	8	0	.333
2007	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	9	0	.250
2006	Kent State Golden Flashes	6	6	0	.500
2005	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	10	0	.091
2004	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	6	0	.455
2003	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	7	0	.417
2002	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	9	0	.250
2001	Kent State Golden Flashes	6	5	0	.545
2000	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	10	0	.091
1999	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182
1998	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	11	0	.000
1997	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	8	0	.273
1996	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182
1995	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	9	1	.136
1994	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182
1993	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	11	0	.000
1992	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182
1991	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	10	0	.091
1990	Kent State Golden Flashes	2	9	0	.182
1989	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	11	0	.000
1988	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	6	0	.455
1987	Kent State Golden Flashes	7	4	0	.636
1986	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	6	0	.455
1985	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	8	0	.273
1984	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	7	0	.364
1983	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	10	0	.091
1982	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	11	0	.000
1981	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	7	0	.364
1980	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	8	0	.273
1979	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	10	0	.091
1978	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	7	0	.364
1977	Kent State Golden Flashes	6	5	0	.545
1976	Kent State Golden Flashes	8	4	0	.667
1975	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	7	0	.364
1974	Kent State Golden Flashes	7	4	0	.636
1973	Kent State Golden Flashes	9	2	0	.818
1972	Kent State Golden Flashes	6	4	1	.591	1st	Lost Tangerine Bowl
1971	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	8	0	.273
1970	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	7	0	.300
1969	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	5	0	.500
1968	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	9	0	.100
1967	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	5	0	.500
1966	Kent State Golden Flashes	4	6	0	.400
1965	Kent State Golden Flashes	5	4	1	.550
1964	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	5	1	.389
1963	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	5	1	.389
1962	Kent State Golden Flashes	3	6	0	.333
1961	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	1	0	.500
1960	Kent State Golden Flashes	1	0	0	1.000
1904	Kent State Golden Flashes	0	1	0	.000

History


Seasons	68 (1904 to present)
Conference	Mid-American
Regular Season	235-481-5 (.329)
Postseason	1-3 (.250)
National Championships	0

Franchise Leaders

PASS YDS

7,905

Spencer Keith

RUSH YDS

3,989

Astron Whatley

REC YDS

3,513

Eugene Baker

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,977

Atkinson

2,746

Veltkamp

2,649

Mestemaker

Rush Yards Leaders

1,054

White

1,049

Riley

1,005

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

1,110

Legree

1,067

Smith

1,027

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

27

Veltkamp

25

Stokes

25

Atkinson

Rush TD Leaders

17

Hellums

16

Hawkins

14

Sheppard

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

13

Toney

13

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

202.7

Mensah

184.5

Sayin

178.5

Stokes

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

10.0

Osunsanmi

9.0

Zock

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

47.6

43.8

41.1

41.0

40.6

40.4

Opp PPG Rankings

11.9

12.4

12.5

13.4

Total Yards Rankings

540.5

534.9

529.6

517.4

514.0

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

342.5

341.0

295.8

271.4

261.6

250.8

Pass Yards Rankings

383.4

348.9

338.8

332.4

324.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

32.0

31.0

28.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	7	1	.875
2	Oregon State	5	3	.625
3	San Diego State	4	5	.444
4	Texas State	4	4	.500
5	Fresno State	5	3	.625
6	Utah State	3	5	.375
7	Colorado State	3	5	.375
8	Washington State	1	8	.111

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	8	0	1.000
2	Indiana	8	1	.889
3	Ohio State	6	2	.750
4	USC	7	2	.778
5	Illinois	5	3	.625
6	Minnesota	5	3	.625
7	Iowa	6	2	.750
8	Oregon	5	3	.625
9	Northwestern	6	2	.750
10	Wisconsin	5	3	.625
11	Washington	5	3	.625
12	Michigan	5	3	.625
13	Nebraska	5	3	.625
14	Purdue	3	5	.375
15	Penn State	4	4	.500
16	Rutgers	2	6	.250
17	Maryland	2	6	.250
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	7	1	.875
2	Kentucky	7	1	.875
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Ole Miss	6	2	.750
5	Texas	6	2	.750
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Missouri	6	2	.750
8	Tennessee	6	2	.750
9	South Carolina	5	3	.625
10	Florida	5	3	.625
11	Oklahoma	4	4	.500
12	Auburn	4	4	.500
13	Mississippi State	4	4	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
15	Arkansas	3	5	.375
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	7	1	.875
2	Jacksonville State	6	2	.750
3	Delaware	4	4	.500
4	New Mexico State	3	5	.375
5	Middle Tennessee	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	5	.375
9	Kennesaw State	2	6	.250
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	6	2	.750
2	Georgia Southern	4	4	.500
3	Louisiana	5	3	.625
4	James Madison	8	2	.800
5	South Alabama	4	4	.500
6	Appalachian State	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Coastal Carolina	3	5	.375
9	Troy	4	4	.500
10	Marshall	5	3	.625
11	Southern Miss	3	6	.333
12	Georgia State	4	4	.500
13	Louisiana-Monroe	1	7	.125
14	Old Dominion	2	7	.222

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	8	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	7	1	.875
3	Louisville	5	3	.625
4	SMU	6	2	.750
5	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
6	Duke	6	2	.750
7	Clemson	5	3	.625
8	Pittsburgh	6	3	.667
9	Boston College	4	4	.500
10	NC State	4	4	.500
11	North Carolina	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	5	.444
13	California	3	6	.333
14	Syracuse	4	4	.500
15	Stanford	4	5	.444
16	Florida State	3	5	.375
17	Georgia Tech	2	6	.250

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	7	1	.875
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	5	3	.625
4	North Dakota State	7	2	.778
5	Air Force	6	2	.750
6	Nevada	3	5	.375
7	San Jose State	4	5	.444
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	7	.125
10	Northern Illinois	0	8	.000

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	North Texas	6	2	.750
2	Memphis	7	2	.778
3	UTSA	7	2	.778
4	Army	5	3	.625
5	Florida Atlantic	6	3	.667
6	South Florida	6	2	.750
7	UAB	4	4	.500
8	East Carolina	4	4	.500
9	Tulane	4	4	.500
10	Charlotte	1	7	.125
11	Tulsa	4	4	.500
12	Temple	2	6	.250
13	Navy	2	6	.250
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	7	1	.875
2	UConn	4	4	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	7	2	.778
2	Toledo	7	2	.778
3	Western Michigan	6	3	.667
4	Buffalo	6	3	.667
5	Miami (OH)	5	4	.556
6	Eastern Michigan	4	6	.400
7	UMass	5	4	.556
8	Kent State	3	6	.333
9	Ball State	3	6	.333
10	Central Michigan	4	5	.444
11	Bowling Green	2	7	.222
12	Sacramento State	2	8	.200
13	Akron	1	8	.111

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	8	0	1.000
2	BYU	7	1	.875
3	Texas Tech	7	1	.875
4	Houston	6	2	.750
5	Arizona	6	2	.750
6	Baylor	5	3	.625
7	Oklahoma State	5	3	.625
8	West Virginia	5	3	.625
9	Iowa State	4	4	.500
10	UCF	4	4	.500
11	Cincinnati	5	3	.625
12	Arizona State	4	4	.500
13	TCU	4	4	.500
14	Colorado	3	5	.375
15	Kansas State	4	4	.500
16	Kansas	3	5	.375