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2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2022

| team = Kent State Golden Flashes

| sport = football

| image = Kent State K.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Mid-American Conference

| division = East Division

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 5–7

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Sean Lewis

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach = Andrew Sowder

| oc_year = 5th

| off_scheme = Veer and shoot

| def_coach = Jeremiah Johnson

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme = 3–4

| captain =

| stadium = Dix Stadium

}}

{{2022 Mid-American Conference football standings}}

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.{{cite web |title=Sean Lewis |url=https://kentstatesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/sean-lewis/768 |website=Kent State Athletics |accessdate=May 18, 2022}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| time = y

| tv = y

| attend = y

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2022

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP

| timezone = Eastern

| September 3 | 10:30 p.m. | at | Washington | Husky Stadium | Seattle, WA | FS1 | L 20–45 | 56,112

| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at | #7 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | Norman, OK | ESPN+ | L 3–33 | 83,911

| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | | Long Island | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | ESPN3 | W 63–10 |15,452

| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at | #1 Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 22–39 | 92,746

| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | | Ohio | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | ESPN+ | W 31–24 OT | 20,392

| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Miami (OH) | Yager Stadium | Oxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 14,366

| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Toledo | Glass Bowl | Toledo, OH | ESPN+ | L 31–52 | 19,139

| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | | Akron | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN+ | W 33–27 | 20,472

| {{tooltip|November 1|Tuesday}} | 7:00 p.m. | | Ball State | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | ESPNU | L 20–27 | 6,455

| {{tooltip|November 9|Wednesday}} | 7:00 p.m. | at | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium | Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | CBSSN | W 40–6 | 7,291

| {{tooltip|November 16|Wednesday}} | 6:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 3,998

| November 26| 1:00 p.m. | at | Buffalo | UB Stadium | Buffalo, NY | ESPN+ | W 30–27 OT | 12,302

}}

{{cite web |title=2022 Ohio Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2022-ohio-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |accessdate=May 3, 2022}}

Game summaries

=At Washington=

{{see also|2022 Washington Huskies football team}}

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

|state= autocollapse

|title= Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

|date= September 3, 2022

|time= 10:30 p.m. EST

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=7

|R2=6

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Huskies

|H1=21

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=7

|stadium= Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

|attendance= 56,112

|weather= {{convert|70|°F|°C}}; Overcast;

|referee= John Love

|TV= FS1

|TVAnnouncers= Alex Faust (Play-By-Play), Petros Papadakis (Analyst)

|scoring=

;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)

}}{{AmFootballGameStatistics

| Float = left

| Visitor = Kent State Golden Flashes

| VisitorDisplay = KENT

| Home = Washington Huskies

| HomeDisplay = WASH

| VisFirsts = 19

| VisPlaysYds = 68–340

| VisRushing = 39–147

| VisPassYds = 193

| VisPassing = 14–29–3

| VisTOP = 27:21

| HomeFirsts = 29

| HomePlaysYds = 78–525

| HomeRushing = 34–142

| HomePassYds = 393

| HomePassing = 29–44–0

| HomeTOP = 32:39

}}

{{AmFootballGameTopPlayers

| Float = right

| Visitor = Kent State Golden Flashes

| VisitorDisplay = Kent State

| Home = Washington Huskies

| HomeDisplay = Washington

| VisPasser = Collin Schlee

| VisPassStats = 12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT

| VisRusher = Collin Schlee

| VisRushStats = 8 carries, 47 yards

| VisReceiver = Dante Cephas

| VisReceivingStats = 6 receptions, 105 yards

| HomePasser = Michael Penix Jr.

| HomePassStats = 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD

| HomeRusher = Wayne Taulapapa

| HomeRushStats = 11 carries, 57 yards, TD

| HomeReceiver = Jalen McMillan

| HomeReceivingStats = 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

}}

{{Clear}}

=At No. 7 Oklahoma=

{{see also|2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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

|state=collapse

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title=Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0) – Game summary

|date=September 10, 2022

|time= 7:00 p.m. EST

|road= Golden Flashes

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

|home= No. 7 Sooners

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=24|H4=2

|stadium= Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

|attendance=83,911

|weather= Sunny Temperature: {{convert|87|°F|°C}}

|referee=Steve Baron

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Alex Chappell (sideline)

|scoring=

;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)

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kent State Golden Flashes|border=1}}"|KEST !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=1}}"|OKLA

First downs2020
Total yards295430
Rushes/yards52/16436/134
Passing yards131296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–21–121–28
Time of possession36:1923:41

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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Kent State Golden Flashes|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kent StatePassingCollin Schlee11/19, 131 yards
RushingMarquez Cooper22 carries, 55 yards
ReceivingDante Cephas4 receptions, 50 yards
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Oklahoma Sooners|color=white|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|OklahomaPassingDillon Gabriel21/28, 296 yards, 3 TD's
RushingEric Gray10 carries, 71 yards
ReceivingMarvin Mims7 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD's

{{Clear}}

=Long Island=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Sharks

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Golden Flashes

|H1=7

|H2=28

|H3=14

|H4=14

}}

{{see also|2022 LIU Sharks football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At No. 1 Georgia=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=3

|R2=10

|R3=3

|R4=6

|Home=No. 1 Bulldogs

|H1=12

|H2=14

|H3=6

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Ohio=

{{see also|2022 Ohio Bobcats football team}}

{{Americanfootballbox

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

|state=nocollapse

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|title= Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)

|date= Saturday, October 1, 2022

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road= Ohio

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=7|R5=0

|home= Kent State

|H1=7|H2=0|H3=3|H4=14|H5=7

|stadium= Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

|attendance=20,392

|weather= cloudy, Temperature:{{convert|62|F|C}}

|referee= David Siegle

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers= Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh

|reference=Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • [https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/3/28866.PDF box score],[https://s3.amazonaws.com/ohiobobcats.com/documents/2022/9/27/ohio_fb_100122_kent.pdf Ohio notes]

|scoring=

;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)

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}"|OHIO !!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kent State Golden Flashes|border=1}}"|KENT

First downs1936
Total yards450736
Rushes/yards30/12859/338
Passing yards322398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int25–39–024–37–0
Time of possession30:0629:54

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! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics

rowspan=3 style="{{CollegeSecondaryStyle|Ohio Bobcats|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|OhioPassingKurtis Rourke25/39, 322 yards, 2 TD
RushingSieh Bangura18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingSam Wiglusz6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
rowspan=3 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Kent State Golden Flashes|border=1}}; text-align:center;"|Kent StatePassingCollin Schlee24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD
RushingMarquez Cooper40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingDante Cephas13 receptions, 246 yards, 1 TD

{{Clear}}

=At Miami (OH)=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=10

|Home=RedHawks

|H1=17

|H2=0

|H3=10

|H4=0

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{{see also|2022 Miami RedHawks football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Toledo=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=21

|R2=10

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Rockets

|H1=7

|H2=21

|H3=10

|H4=14

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{{see also|2022 Toledo Rockets football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Akron=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Zips

|R1=7

|R2=10

|R3=7

|R4=3

|Home=Golden Flashes

|H1=0

|H2=21

|H3=9

|H4=3

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{{see also|2022 Akron Zips football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Ball State=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Cardinals

|R1=0

|R2=17

|R3=3

|R4=7

|Home=Golden Flashes

|H1=13

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2022 Ball State Cardinals football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Bowling Green=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=0

|R2=20

|R3=3

|R4=17

|Home=Falcons

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=6

|H4=0

}}

{{see also|2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team}}

{{Clear}}

=Eastern Michigan=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Eagles

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=10

|R4=14

|Home=Golden Flashes

|H1=7

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

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{{see also|2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team}}

{{Clear}}

=At Buffalo=

{{Linescore Amfootball

|Road=Golden Flashes

|R1=3

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=14

|R5=6

|Home=Bulls

|H1=3

|H2=7

|H3=14

|H4=0

|H5=3

}}

{{see also|2022 Buffalo Bulls football team}}

{{Clear}}

References

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