The Kent State Golden Flashes play Penn State on September 21, a highlight of their 2024 college football schedule. For the full slate, see below.

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2024 Kent State Game and TV Schedule

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Kent State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• Based on their opponents’ combined win total last year, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 93rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Kent State will be playing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
• The Golden Flashes will have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last year (45).
• Kent State will face six teams this season that went over .500 in 2023. That schedule includes three teams that had nine or more victories and three squads with less than four wins last year.
• The Golden Flashes have six teams that made a bowl game last year on their schedule in 2024.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

• While the Golden Flashes ranked 81st in total defense with 390.6 yards allowed per game last season, they were slightly less successful on offense, ranking third-worst (269.3 yards per game).
• With 14.7 points per game (worst) and 34.6 points allowed per game on defense (12th-worst), Kent State was outplayed on both sides of the ball last season.
• While the Golden Flashes’ pass defense ranked 49th with 214.5 passing yards allowed per game last season, they were less successful on offense, ranking 11th-worst (163.8 passing yards per game).
• Kent State ranked 17th-worst in rushing offense (105.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per contest.
• The Golden Flashes ranked sixth-worst in third-down percentage (29.7%) and fifth-worst in third-down percentage allowed (47.2%) last season.
• Kent State forced nine total turnovers (127th in FBS) last season and turned it over 13 times (17th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -4, 97th-ranked in college football.

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