American college football season
The 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.[3]
East Division
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Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Ohio |
140 (21)
|
2 |
Buffalo |
112 (1)
|
3 |
Miami |
95 (2)
|
4 |
Akron |
74
|
5 |
Bowling Green |
58
|
6 |
Kent State |
25
|
Roster
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois* | | BTN | L 24–31 | 31,898 |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Howard* | | ESPN+ | W 54–14 | 15,242 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Penn State* | | FS1 | L 10–63 | 106,528 |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | | SECN | L 17–38 | 50,417 |
September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | at Ball State | | ESPN+ | L 24–52 | 9,367 |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | | ESPN+ | L 26–27 | 20,062 |
October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | | ESPN+ | L 6–31 | 5,003 |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | Akron | | ESPN+ | L 23–24 OT | 18,774 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | | ESPNU | W 35–28 | 13,131 |
| 7:30 p.m. | at Buffalo | | ESPNU | L 14–48 | 15,078 |
| 6:00 p.m. | Toledo | | CBSSN | L 34–56 | 5,387 |
| 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | | ESPN3 | L 20–28 | 6,125 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Source:[4]
Game summaries
At Illinois
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Fighting Illini
|
3
|
0
|
21
|
7 |
31 |
Howard
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bison
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
0 |
14 |
Golden Flashes
|
16
|
10
|
21
|
7 |
54 |
At Penn State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
No. 11 Nittany Lions
|
21
|
7
|
21
|
14 |
63 |
At Ole Miss
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
7
|
10
|
0 |
17 |
Rebels
|
7
|
0
|
17
|
14 |
38 |
At Ball State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
0 |
24 |
Cardinals
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
52 |
Ohio
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bobcats
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
13 |
27 |
Golden Flashes
|
14
|
3
|
6
|
3 |
26 |
At Miami (OH)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
6 |
RedHawks
|
0
|
21
|
10
|
0 |
31 |
Akron
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Zips
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
0 | 7 |
24 |
Golden Flashes
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
0 | 6 |
23 |
At Bowling Green
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
14 |
35 |
Falcons
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
15 |
28 |
At Buffalo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Flashes
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
14 |
14 |
Bulls
|
21
|
13
|
14
|
0 |
48 |
Toledo
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Rockets
|
14
|
14
|
21
|
7 |
56 |
Golden Flashes
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
7 |
34 |
Eastern Michigan
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
Golden Flashes
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
20 |
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