The 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-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.
Trailing 6–27 in the fourth quarter against Buffalo with a 3–6 record, Kent State proceeded to score 24 unanswered points in the last eight minutes of the game to win 30–27, and later followed that victory with two additional wins to reach bowl eligibility for the first time since 2012. Kent State were then invited to the Frisco Bowl where they defeated Utah State with a 51–41 score. To date, this is the last full-season the Golden Flashes would finish with a winning record.
Preseason
MAC media poll The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 23, 2019, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
Schedule
Source:2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
Game summaries
At Arizona State
Kennesaw State
At No. 8 Auburn
Bowling Green
At No. 8 Wisconsin
At Akron
At Ohio
Miami (OH)
At Toledo
Buffalo
Ball State
At Eastern Michigan
Vs. Utah State (Frisco Bowl)
References