American college football season
The 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by first-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 . They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
Previous season [ ] The Golden Flashes finished the 2017 season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.
On August 28, 2017, the school announced that head coach Paul Haynes would be taking a medical leave of absence and miss the first two to three weeks of the season.[1] Don Treadwell was named interim head coach.[2] [3]
On November 22, one day after the Flashes' final game of the season against Akron , the school fired Paul Haynes after five losing seasons.[4] [5] Sean Lewis as head coach.[6] [7]
Preseason [ ] Award watch lists [ ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason media poll [ ] The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.[10]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Ohio
140 (21)
2
Buffalo
112 (1)
3
Miami
95 (2)
4
Akron
74
5
Bowling Green
58
6
Kent State 25
Roster [ ] Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 12:00 p.m. at Illinois * BTN L 24–3131,898 September 8 3:30 p.m. Howard * ESPN+ W 54–1415,242 September 15 12:00 p.m. at No. 11 Penn State * FS1 L 10–63106,528 September 22 12:00 p.m. at Ole Miss * SECN L 17–3850,417 September 29 3:00 p.m. at Ball State ESPN+ L 24–529,367 October 6 3:30 p.m. Ohio ESPN+ L 26–2720,062 October 13 2:30 p.m. at Miami (OH) ESPN+ L 6–315,003 October 20 3:30 p.m. Akron ESPN+ L 23–24 OT 18,774 8:00 p.m. at Bowling Green ESPNU W 35–2813,131 7:30 p.m. at Buffalo ESPNU L 14–4815,078 6:00 p.m. Toledo CBSSN L 34–565,387 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan ESPN3 L 20–286,125 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Source:[11]
Game summaries [ ] at Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
10
7
0
24
Fighting Illini
3
0
21
7
31
Howard [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
0
0
14
0
14
Golden Flashes
16
10
21
7
54
at Penn State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
3
0
0
10
No. 11 Nittany Lions
21
7
21
14
63
at Ole Miss [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
7
10
0
17
Rebels
7
0
17
14
38
at Ball State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
10
7
0
24
Cardinals
21
14
7
10
52
Ohio [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bobcats
7
0
7
13
27
Golden Flashes
14
3
6
3
26
at Miami (OH) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
6
6
RedHawks
0
21
10
0
31
Akron [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Zips
7
3
7
0 7
24
Golden Flashes
3
7
7
0 6
23
at Bowling Green [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
7
7
7
14
35
Falcons
3
10
0
15
28
at Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Flashes
0
0
0
14
14
Bulls
21
13
14
0
48
Toledo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Rockets
14
14
21
7
56
Golden Flashes
7
10
10
7
34
Eastern Michigan [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
7
14
7
0
28
Golden Flashes
10
0
7
3
20
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