Kent State Golden Flashes
FBS
Mid-American Conference · KENT
Team Vitals
-3.4
power · 2026 · #255 D1
+0.1 / -3.5
off / def (higher = better)
5–7
2025 record
104
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | South Carolina FBS | AWAY | South Carolina 76% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Wofford FCS | HOME | Wofford 51% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Ohio State FBS | AWAY | Ohio State 91% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Ball State FBS | HOME | Kent State 57% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | Ohio FBS | HOME | Ohio 62% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Western Michigan FBS | AWAY | Western Michigan 73% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | South Florida FBS | AWAY | South Florida 83% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Akron FBS | HOME | Kent State 53% |
| 2026-10-30 | Wk 9 | Sacramento State FCS | AWAY | Sacramento State 69% |
| 2026-11-10 | Wk 11 | Bowling Green FBS | AWAY | Bowling Green 60% |
| 2026-11-17 | Wk 12 | Miami (OH) FBS | HOME | Miami (OH) 58% |
| 2026-11-24 | Wk 13 | Eastern Michigan FBS | AWAY | Eastern Michigan 57% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | 2025 | Wk 14 | Northern Illinois @ | W | 35–31 |
| 2025-11-19 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Central Michigan vs | L | 16–28 |
| 2025-11-11 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Akron @ | W | 42–35 |
| 2025-11-05 | 2025 | Wk 11 | Ball State @ | L | 13–17 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Bowling Green vs | W | 24–21 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | Toledo @ | L | 10–45 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | Massachusetts vs | W | 42–6 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Oklahoma @ | L | 0–44 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Florida State @ | L | 10–66 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Buffalo vs | L | 28–31 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Texas Tech @ | L | 14–62 |
| 2025-08-30 | 2025 | Wk 1 | Merrimack vs | W | 21–17 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 7 | 255 | 403 | -148 |
| 2024 | 0 | 12 | 167 | 529 | -362 |
| 2023 | 1 | 11 | 176 | 415 | -239 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 | 341 | 348 | -7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 462 | 508 | -46 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 152 | +47 |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | 380 | 414 | -34 |
| 2018 | 2 | 10 | 287 | 440 | -153 |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 | 153 | 421 | -268 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 247 | 344 | -97 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 157 | 313 | -156 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Young | DB | 87 | #24 | 11 | 89 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT |
| Mason Woods | LB | 75 | #92 | 12 | 94 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 11.0 TFL |
| Jamond Mathis | DL | 73 | #166 | 11 | 28 tkl · 6.0 sacks · 8.0 TFL |
| Cade Wolford | RB | 70 | #175 | 11 | 96 rush yds · 1 TD · 19 rec |
| Jaire Rawlison | DB | 68 | #396 | 11 | 54 tkl · 6 PD |
| Dru DeShields | QB | 67 | #121 | 11 | 2,030 pass yds · 18 TD · 3 INT |
| Terik Mulder | TE | 67 | #116 | 9 | 19 rec · 198 yds · 4 TD |
| Terrell Miller | DB | 66 | #446 | 9 | 30 tkl · 6 PD · 2 INT |
| Joel Cordoba | DB | 65 | #521 | 12 | 68 tkl · 1 PD |
| Dashawn Martin | WR | 65 | #416 | 11 | 33 rec · 507 yds · 4 TD |
| Jelani Davis | DL | 63 | #510 | 9 | 24 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 4.0 TFL |
| Gavin Garcia | RB | 62 | #402 | 12 | 647 rush yds · 3 TD · 4 rec |
| Deante Ruffin | QB | 59 | #264 | 1 | 44 pass yds · 0 INT · 6 rush yds |
| Wayne Harris | WR | 56 | #870 | 12 | 35 rec · 383 yds · 1 TD |
| Derrick Jackson III | DB | 56 | #1102 | 12 | 49 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| Nylan Brown | LB | 56 | #683 | 9 | 38 tkl · 2.5 TFL |
| Antoine Campbell Jr. | DL | 56 | #935 | 10 | 22 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Will Hryszko | K | 54 | #208 | 11 | 8 FG · 31 XP · 55 pts |
| Thomas Aden | DL | 54 | #1037 | 9 | 24 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 3.5 TFL |
| A'tiq Muhammad | DB | 54 | #1332 | 7 | 28 tkl · 1 PD |
| Darian Blachewicz | DL | 53 | #1149 | 10 | 21 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 5.0 TFL |
| Joel Boamah | DB | 52 | #1455 | 6 | 9 tkl · 3 PD · 1 INT |
| Jordan Nubin | RB | 51 | #920 | 8 | 253 rush yds · 1 TD · 3 rec |
| Zy'aire Fletcher | TE | 51 | #431 | 2 | 2 rec · 47 yds |
| Canaan Williams | LB | 51 | #964 | 10 | 40 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 0.5 TFL |
| Matthew Maxey | WR | 50 | #1264 | 1 | 1 rec · 10 yds |
| Gus Goodell team-inferred | OL | 50 | #237 | 2 | — |
| Dakota Taylor | TE | 50 | #453 | 1 | 1 rec · 6 yds |
| Charlie Durkin | P | 49 | #167 | 10 | 49 punts · 41.4 yd avg |
| CJ Montes | QB | 49 | #525 | 2 | 140 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT |
| Tevin Tucker | DB | 47 | #1882 | 11 | 33 tkl · 2 PD |
| Ardell Banks | WR | 46 | #1606 | 9 | 12 rec · 205 yds · 2 TD |
| Rafael Terrero Jr. | LB | 45 | #1274 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Sayed Abuhamdeh | LB | 44 | #1342 | 12 | 38 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Jared Kelley | WR | 43 | #1754 | 1 | — |
| Ayden Harris | RB | 42 | #1381 | 2 | 15 rush yds |
| Garrett Long | TE | 42 | #654 | 1 | — |
| Tommy Arnold | TE | 42 | #655 | 1 | — |
| Jaihien Roy | DL | 41 | #1912 | 10 | 15 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Mattheus Carroll | DL | 41 | #1922 | 10 | 23 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |