2019 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year =2019

| team =Kent State Golden Flashes

| sport =football

| image =Kent State K.svg

| image_size =120

| conference =Mid-American Conference

| division =East Division

| short_conf =MAC

| record = 7–6

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach =Sean Lewis

| hc_year =2nd

| off_coach =Andrew Sowder

| oc_year =2nd

| def_coach =Tom Kaufman

| dc_year =2nd

| off_scheme =Veer and shoot

| def_scheme =3–4

| stadium =Dix Stadium

| uniform = 180px

| champion = Frisco Bowl champion

| bowl = Frisco Bowl

| bowl_result = W 51–41 vs. Utah State

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.record-couirer.com/sports/kent-states-2019-football-schedule-tough-as-always/|title=Kent State's 2019 Football Schedule Tough As Always|website=Record-Courier.com|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=February 20, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.

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.{{cite web |title=MAC Announces 2019 Preseason Football Poll |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2019/7/22/mac-announces-2019-preseason-football-poll.aspx |website=getsomemaction.com |access-date=August 2, 2019 |language=en}}

class="wikitable"
align="center" \|align="center" Colspan="3" \|East Division
align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Kent State Golden Flashes\|Predicted finish\|Team\|Votes (1st place)}}
align="center" \| 1	Ohio	144 (24)
align="center" \| 2	Miami	107
align="center" \| 3	Buffalo	100
align="center" \| 4	Kent State	62
align="center" \| 5	Akron	54
align="center" \| 6	Bowling Green	37

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2019

| time = y

| tv = y

| attend = y

| poll = AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|August 29|Thursday}}

| time = 10:00 p.m.

| w/l =l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = P12N

| score =7–30

| attend = 47,413

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l =w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Kennesaw State

| opprank = 9 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = ESPN3

| score =26–23

| overtime = OT

| attend = 18,679

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l =l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opprank = 8

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Jordan–Hare Stadium

| site_cityst = Auburn, AL

| tv = ESPN2

| score =16–55

| attend = 84,542

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| homecoming = yes

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| rank =

| opponent = Bowling Green

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| gamename = Anniversary Award

| tv = ESPN3

| score =62–20

| attend =19,700

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l =l

| rank =

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = ESPNU

| score =0–48

| attend =74,559

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| away = y

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = InfoCision Stadium

| site_cityst = Akron, OH

| gamename = Wagon Wheel

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 26–3

| attend = 22,692

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l =l

| rank =

| away = y

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Peden Stadium

| site_cityst = Athens, OH

| tv = CBSSN

| score =38–45

| attend =15,009

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l =l

| rank =

| opponent = Miami (OH)

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score =16–23

| attend =8,455

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 5|Tuesday}}

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| away = y

| opponent = Toledo

| site_stadium = Glass Bowl

| site_cityst = Toledo, OH

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 33–35

| attend = 16,331

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 14|Thursday}}

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 30–27

| attend = 8,450

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l =w

| rank =

| opponent = Ball State

| site_stadium = Dix Stadium

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| tv = ESPN+

| score =41–38

| attend = 8,825

}}

{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 29|Friday}}

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l =w

| rank =

| away = y

| opponent = Eastern Michigan

| site_stadium = Rynearson Stadium

| site_cityst = Ypsilanti, MI

| tv = ESPN+

| score =34–26

| attend = 13,444

}}

{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|December 20|Friday}}

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| neutral = y

| opponent = Utah State

| site_stadium = Toyota Stadium

| site_cityst = Frisco, TX

| gamename= Frisco Bowl

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= {{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kent State Golden Flashes}} ;text-align:center

|state= autocollapse

|title= Kent State Golden Flashes at No. 8 Auburn Tigers – Game summary

|date= September 14, 2019

|time= 7:05 p.m. EST

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=3 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=6

|Home= No. 8 Tigers

|H1=14|H2=10|H3=14|H4=17

|stadium= Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama

|attendance= 84,542

|weather= Temperature: 88° • Wind: NE 9 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy

|referee= David Smith

|TV= ESPN2

|TVAnnouncers= Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)

|scoring=

;First Quarter

KSU – Matthew Trickett 21 yd field goal, 8:42 (KSU 3–0)
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 5:47 (AUB 7–3)
AUB – Kam Martin 35 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 0:11 (AUB 14–3)

;Second Quarter

KSU – Isaiah McCoy 53 yd pass from Dustin Crum (Matthew Trickett kick), 10:47 (AUB 14–10)
AUB – Bo Nix 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:16 (AUB 21–10)
AUB – Anders Carlson 45 yd field goal, 0:00 (AUB 24–10)

;Third Quarter

AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 16 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:02 (AUB 31–10)
AUB – Eli Stove 49 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 5:59 (AUB 38–10)

;Fourth Quarter

AUB – Anders Carlson 37 yd field goal, 14:55 (AUB 41–10)
KSU – Kavious Price 15 yd pass from Woody Barrett (2 pt conversion failed), 12:36 (KSU 41–16)
AUB – Joey Gatewood 2 yd run (Sage Ledbetter kick), 8:49 (AUB 48–16)
AUB – Joey Gatewood 2 yd run (Sage Ledbetter kick), 2:27 (AUB 55–16)

|stats=

;Top Passers

KSU – Dustin Crum – 15–24, 198 yds, 1 TD
AUB – Bo Nix – 12–16, 161 yds, 1 TD

;Top Rushers

KSU – Dustin Crum – 11 rushes, 30 yds
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow – 17 rushes, 135 yds, 2 TD

;Top Receivers

KSU – Isaiah McCoy – 4 receptions, 85 yds, 1 TD
AUB – Eli Stove – 6 receptions, 88 yds, 1 TD

}}

{{see also|2019 Utah State Aggies football team|2019 Frisco Bowl}}

References

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