2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football
Kent State K.svg
MAC East Division champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2021 record7–7 (6–2 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndrew Sowder (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Kaufman (4th season)
Home stadiumDix Stadium
(Capacity: 25,319)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Kent State xy   6 2     7 7  
Miami (OH)   5 3     7 6  
Ohio   3 5     3 9  
Bowling Green   2 6     4 8  
Buffalo   2 6     4 8  
Akron   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$   6 2     9 5  
Central Michigan x   6 2     9 4  
Toledo   5 3     7 6  
Ball State   4 4     6 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 4     7 6  
Western Michigan   4 4     8 5  
Championship: Northern Illinois 41, Kent State 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-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.

Previous season[]

The Golden Flashes finished the 2020 season 3–1 to finish in second place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 8:00 p.m. at No. 6 Texas A&M* ESPNU L 10–41 97,339
September 11 11:30 a.m. No. 18 (FCS) VMI* ESPN3 W 60–10 16,785
September 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 5 Iowa* BTN L 7–30 61,932
September 25 3:30 p.m. at Maryland* BTN L 16–37 30,117
October 2 3:30 p.m. Bowling Green
ESPN+ W 27–20 20,537
October 9 7:00 p.m. Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNU W 48–38 12,105
October 16 3:30 p.m. at Western Michigan ESPNU L 31–64 18,716
October 23 1:00 p.m. at Ohio ESPN+ W 34–27 15,854
November 3 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN2 W 52–47 6,076
November 10 8:00 p.m. at Central Michigan ESPNU L 30–54 9,213
November 20 12:00 p.m. at Akron ESPN+ W 38–0 8,879
November 27 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH)
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+ W 48–47 OT 8,387
December 4 12:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois ESPN L 23–41 10,317
December 21 3:30 p.m. vs. Wyoming*
ESPN L 38–52 10,217
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

at No. 6 Texas A&M[]

Kent State at Texas A&M
1 234Total
Kent State 3 007 10
• No. 6 Texas A&M 10 01714 41
Pregame line Over/under
TA&M –29.5 66.0
Statistics Kent State Texas A&M
First downs 19 29
Total yards 336 595
Rushing yards 226 303
Passing yards 110 292
Turnovers 2 5
Time of possession 24:50 35:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 12/26, 89 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Xavier Williams 8 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Keshuun Abram 3 receptions, 24 yards
Texas A&M Passing Haynes King 21/33, 292 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Devon Achane 12 carries, 124 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Ainias Smith 8 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TDs

VMI[]

VMI at Kent State
1 234Total
VMI 0 037 10
Kent State 22 17147 60
  • Date: September 11, 2021
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 11:30 a.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 25,319
  • Television network: ESPN3
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –20.0 72.5
Statistics VMI Kent State
First downs 19 31
Total yards 288 698
Rushing yards 142 494
Passing yards 146 204
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 28:13 31:47
Team Category Player Statistics
VMI Passing Collin Ironside 7/12, 91 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rashad Raymond 12 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Julio DaSilva 2 receptions, 37 yards
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 12/17, 180 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marquez Cooper 12 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nykeim Johnson 5 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

at No. 5 Iowa[]

Kent State at Iowa
1 234Total
Kent State 7 000 7
• No. 5 Iowa 9 777 30
Pregame line Over/under
IOWA –22.5 55.5
Statistics Kent State Iowa
First downs 17 21
Total yards 264 418
Rushing yards 79 206
Passing yards 185 212
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 23:52 36:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 16/23, 185 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marquez Cooper 10 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Keshuun Abram 6 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 25/36, 209 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tyler Goodson 22 carries, 153 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Sam LaPorta 7 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD

at Maryland[]

Kent State at Maryland
1 234Total
Kent State 6 307 16
Maryland 7 17130 37
Pregame line Over/under
MD –13.0 71.5
Statistics Kent State Maryland
First downs 27 23
Total yards 458 526
Rushing yards 150 142
Passing yards 308 384
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 30:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 19/33, 308 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Marquez Cooper 13 carries, 48 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 10 receptions, 151 yards, 1 TD
Maryland Passing Taulia Tagovailoa 31/41, 384 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tayon Fleet-Davis 7 carries, 60 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 4 receptions, 108 yards, 1 TD

Bowling Green[]

Anniversary Award
1 234Total
Bowling Green 3 3140 20
Kent State 10 377 27
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 20,537
  • Television network: ESPN+
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –16.5 56.0
Statistics Bowling Green Kent State
First downs 18 25
Total yards 318 396
Rushing yards 55 262
Passing yards 263 134
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 32:15 27:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Matt McDonald 29/45, 263 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaison Patterson 12 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Tyrone Broden 5 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 15/28, 134 yards
Rushing Marquez Cooper 31 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dante Cephas 6 receptions, 64 yards

Buffalo[]

Buffalo at Kent State
1 234Total
Buffalo 0 10280 38
Kent State 14 17314 48
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 12,105
  • Television network: ESPNU
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –7.0 66.0
Statistics Buffalo Kent State
First downs 36 33
Total yards 549 633
Rushing yards 312 226
Passing yards 237 407
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 36:22 23:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Kyle Vantrease 24/45, 237 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Dylan McDuffie 10 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Quian Williams 8 receptions, 86 yards
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 22/36, 407 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Marquez Cooper 21 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dante Cephas 13 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TDs

at Western Michigan[]

Kent State at Western Michigan
1 234Total
Kent State 7 1068 31
Western Michigan 17 62714 64
  • Date: October 16, 2021
  • Location: Waldo Stadium
    Kalamazoo, MI
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 18,716
  • Television network: ESPNU
Pregame line Over/under
WMU –6.5 68.5
Statistics Kent State Western Michigan
First downs 20 32
Total yards 362 648
Rushing yards 124 341
Passing yards 238 307
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 22:19 37:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 15/26, 210 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Xavier Williams 4 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 5 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Western Michigan Passing Kaleb Eleby 15/22, 307 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Sean Tyler 17 carries, 169 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaylen Hall 5 receptions, 144 yards, 1 TD

at Ohio[]

Kent State at Ohio
1 234Total
Kent State 10 7143 34
Ohio 0 71010 27
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Peden Stadium
    Athens, OH
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 15,854
  • Television network: ESPN+
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –5.0 68.5
Statistics Kent State Ohio
First downs 28 27
Total yards 457 457
Rushing yards 200 135
Passing yards 257 322
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 26:37 33:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 26/31, 257 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Dustin Crum 17 carries, 93 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dante Cephas 9 receptions, 103 yards, 1 TD
Ohio Passing Kurtis Rourke 31/38, 308 yards, 1 INT
Rushing De'Montre Tuggle 13 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isiah Cox 7 receptions, 73 yards

Northern Illinois[]

Northern Illinois at Kent State
1 234Total
Northern Illinois 7 14620 47
Kent State 0 31147 52
  • Date: November 3, 2021
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 6,076
  • Television network: ESPN2
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –3.5 72.0
Statistics Northern Illinois Kent State
First downs 32 31
Total yards 663 682
Rushing yards 131 360
Passing yards 532 322
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 35:04 24:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 33/57, 532 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Jay Ducker 19 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Trayvon Rudolph 14 receptions, 309 yards, 3 TDs
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 20/30, 322 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Marquez Cooper 23 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dante Cephas 5 receptions, 124 yards

at Central Michigan[]

Kent State at Central Michigan
1 234Total
Kent State 14 3130 30
Central Michigan 0 261414 54
Pregame line Over/under
CMU –2.5 76.5
Statistics Kent State Central Michigan
First downs 23 33
Total yards 456 505
Rushing yards 134 221
Passing yards 322 284
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 23:03 36:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 28/38, 322 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Marquez Cooper 21 carries, 83 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dante Cephas 5 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Central Michigan Passing Daniel Richardson 21/27, 268 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Lew Nichols III 43 carries, 215 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving JaCorey Sullivan 5 receptions, 61 yards

at Akron[]

Wagon Wheel Trophy
1 234Total
Kent State 7 2236 38
Akron 0 000 0
  • Date: November 20, 2021
  • Location: InfoCision Stadium
    Akron, OH
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 8,879
  • Television network: ESPN+
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –13.5 72.5
Statistics Kent State Akron
First downs 23 11
Total yards 476 188
Rushing yards 410 77
Passing yards 66 111
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 8/13, 55 yards
Rushing Marquez Cooper 25 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dante Cephas 2 receptions, 36 yards
Akron Passing Zach Gibson 14/21, 111 yards
Rushing Jonzell Norrils 16 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Konata Mumpfield 4 receptions, 39 yards

Miami (OH)[]

Miami (OH) at Kent State
1 234OTTotal
Miami (OH) 6 107186 47
Kent State 7 1014107 48
  • Date: November 27, 2021
  • Location: Dix Stadium
    Kent, OH
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 8,387
  • Television network: ESPN+
Pregame line Over/under
EVEN 67.0
Statistics Miami Kent State
First downs 31 32
Total yards 549 642
Rushing yards 144 303
Passing yards 405 339
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 28:58 31:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami Passing Brett Gabbert 26/51, 405 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Kevin Davis 10 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Kenny Tracy 5 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 24/33, 325 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Xavier Williams 13 carries, 168 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Keshuun Abram 7 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD

vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)[]

MAC Championship Game
1 234Total
Kent State 0 01013 23
Northern Illinois 10 7717 41
  • Date: December 4, 2021
  • Location: Ford Field
    Detroit, MI
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 10,317
  • Television network: ESPN
Pregame line Over/under
KENT –3.5 75.5
Statistics Kent State Northern Illinois
First downs 24 28
Total yards 391 368
Rushing yards 195 266
Passing yards 196 102
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 19:59 40:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 11/21, 128 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Xavier Williams 8 carries, 93 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 7 receptions, 102 yards
Northern Illinois Passing Rocky Lombardi 7/15, 102 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Jay Ducker 29 carries, 146 yards
Receiving Trayvon Rudolph 3 receptions, 50 yards

vs. Wyoming (Famous Idaho Potato Bowl)[]

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
1 234Total
Kent State 14 10014 38
Wyoming 7 141417 52
Pregame line Over/under
WYO –3.0 59.0
Statistics Kent State Wyoming
First downs 29 22
Total yards 656 531
Rushing yards 319 404
Passing yards 337 127
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 28:50 31:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dustin Crum 17/27, 316 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Marquez Cooper 24 carries, 125 yards
Receiving Dante Cephas 4 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
Wyoming Passing Levi Williams 9/11, 127 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Levi Williams 16 carries, 200 yards, 4 TDs
Receiving Isaiah Neyor 5 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD

References[]

  1. ^ "2021 Kent State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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