2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
  • Mark Carney (1st season; interim first 8 games, official remainder of season)
Offensive coordinatorClay Patterson (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorCherokee Valeria (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDix Stadium
2025 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Western Michigan y$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Miami (OH) y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Ohio   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Toledo   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Central Michigan   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Akron*   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Ball State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Bowling Green   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UMass   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Western Michigan 23, Miami (OH) 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ineligible for postseason play due to low APR score

The 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by head coach Mark Carney. The Golden Flashes played home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio.[1] Carney, who was the team's offensive coordinator, was appointed interim head coach after Kenni Burns, who had led the team in 2023 and 2024, was fired in April 2025.[2] Carney was named the 24th head coach of Kent State football on October 30, 2025.[3]

Preseason

The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.[4]

Preseason polls

Coaches Poll

On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.[5]

MAC Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Toledo 135 (7)
2 Miami 131 (3)
3 Ohio 123 (3)
4 Buffalo 115
5 Northern Illinois 94
6 Bowling Green 81
7 Western Michigan 71
8 Eastern Michigan 68
9 Central Michigan 65
10 Ball State 41
T11 Akron 39
T11 Massachusetts 39
13 Kent State 12
Coaches poll (MAC Championship)
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Toledo 6
2 Miami 4
3 Ohio 3

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.Merrimack*
ESPN+W 21–178,647
September 612:00 p.m.at No. 24 Texas Tech*
TNT/TruTVL 14–6260,229
September 1312:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
CBSSNL 28–3111,833
September 203:30 p.m.at No. 7 Florida State*
ACCNL 10–6667,277
October 44:00 p.m.at No. 5 Oklahoma*
SECNL 0–4483,016
October 112:30 p.m.UMass
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPN+W 42–611,523
October 182:00 p.m.at Toledo
ESPN+L 10–4518,417
October 2512:00 p.m.Bowling Green
ESPN+W 24–219,260
November 57:00 p.m.at Ball State
ESPNUL 13–175,225
November 117:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPNUW 42–35 OT8,501
November 197:00 p.m.Central Michigan
  • Dix Stadium
  • Kent, OH
ESPNUL 16–288,112
November 2812:00 p.m.at Northern Illinois
CBSSNW 35–313,090

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Game summaries

Merrimack (FCS)

See also: 2025 Merrimack Warriors football team
Merrimack Warriors (FCS) (0–0) at Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Warriors (FCS) 0 3 31117
Golden Flashes 0 7 7721

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,647
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second Quarter
  • (3:24) KENT – Cade Wolford 30-yard pass from C. J. Montes, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; KENT 7-0)
  • (0:01) MRMK – Carlton Thai 26-yard field goal (Drive: 8 Plays, 80 yards, 0:56; KENT 7-3)
Third Quarter
  • (9:56) KENT – Cade Wolford 79-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:45; KENT 14-3)
  • (2:26) MRMK – Carlton Thai 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 7:30; KENT 14-6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:38) MRMK – Seth Sweitzer 36-yard pass from Ayden Pereira, Cade Callahan Pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Tied 14-14)
  • (5:40) MRMK – Carlton Thai 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 2:06; MRMK 17-14)
  • (5:28) KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 100-yard kickoff return, Will Hryszko kick (0:12; KENT 21-17)
Statistics MRMK KENT
First downs 17 15
Total yards 340 305
Rushing yards 164 96
Passing yards 176 209
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15-31 12-19
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Merrimack Passing Ayden Pereira 15/31, 176 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ayden Pereira 19 carries, 103 yards
Receiving Seth Sweitzer 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 6/10, 118 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 15 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TDs

at No. 24 Texas Tech

See also: 2025 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (1–0) at No. 24 Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 01414
No. 24 Red Raiders 21 27 7762

at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 60,229
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (TNT): J.B. Long (play-by-play), Mike Golic Jr. (analyst), and Allie LaForce (sideline reporter)
Game information
First Quarter
  • TTU – Reggie Virgil 35-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 11:53. Red Raiders 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:07.
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 2-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 9:57. Red Raiders 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:00.
  • TTU – Coy Eakin 42-yard pass from Behren Morton (Stone Harrington kick), 6:31. Red Raiders 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 0:58.
Second Quarter
  • TTU – Upton Bellenfant 23-yard field goal, 14:19. Red Raiders 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 1:42.
  • TTU – Cameron Dickey 1-yard run (Stone Harrington kick), 10:24. Red Raiders 31–0. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:51.
  • TTU – Skyler Gill-Howard 55-yard interception return (Upton Bellenfant kick), 8:35. Red Raiders 38–0.
  • TTU – Stone Harrington 47-yard field goal, 1:48. Red Raiders 41–0. Drive: 9 plays, 16 yards, 3:10.
  • TTU – Reggie Virgil 3-yard pass from Behren Morton (Upton Bellenfant kick), 0:12. Red Raiders 48–0. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 0:31.
Third Quarter
  • TTU – Bryson Jones 38-yard pass from Will Hammond (Stone Harrington kick), 5:06. Red Raiders 55–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:16.
Fourth Quarter
  • KENT – Dru DeShields 10-yard run (Will Hryszko kick), 12:11. Red Raiders 55–7. Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 3:43.
  • KENT – Cade Wolford 16-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 10:20. Red Raiders 55–14. Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:27.
  • TTU – Will Hammond 13-yard run (Upton Bellenfant kick), 6:49. Red Raiders 62–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.
Statistics KENT TTU
First downs 10 27
Total yards 229 601
Rushing yards 64 230
Passing yards 165 371
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–25–1 27–38–0
Time of possession 29:57 30:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 7/15, 116 yards, TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 12 carries, 25 yards
Receiving Ardell Banks 2 receptions, 49 yards
Texas Tech Passing Behren Morton 18/26, 258 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Adam Hill 16 carries, 127 yards
Receiving Coy Eakin 3 receptions, 59 yards, TD

Buffalo

See also: 2025 Buffalo Bulls football team
Buffalo Bulls (1–1) at Kent State Golden Flashes (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 10 14731
Golden Flashes 7 7 7728

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,833
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:54) KENT – Maurice Stephens 31-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:29; KENT 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (2:33) KENT – Cade Wolford 41-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 Plays, 71 yards, 1:49; KENT 14-0)
  • (1:12) BUFF – Nik McMillan 38-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 1:18; KENT 14-7)
  • (0:00) BUFF – Jack Howes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 0:49; KENT 14-10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:28) BUFF – Chance Morrow 21-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:01; BUFF 17-14)
  • (5:18) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 38-yard run, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:16; BUFF 24-14)
  • (2:58) KENT – Terik Mulder 50-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; BUFF 24-21)
Fourth Quarter
  • (2:38) KENT – Dru DeShields 3-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 21 plays, 93 yards, 12:15; KENT 28-24)
  • (1:03) BUFF – Victor Snow 22-yard pass from Ta'Quan Roberson, Jack Howes kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 1:29; BUFF 31-28)
Statistics BUFF KENT
First downs 23 20
Total yards 457 423
Rushing yards 139 144
Passing yards 318 279
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–40–1 22-33–0
Time of possession 22:38 37:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 28/40, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Al-Jay Henderson 15 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Nik McMillan 7 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 22/33, 279 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Gavin Garcia 18 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Cade Wolford 3 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD

at No. 7 Florida State

See also: 2025 Florida State Seminoles football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (1–2) vs. No. 7 Florida State Seminoles (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 7 0 0310
No. 7 Seminoles 35 10 14766

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 94 °F (34 °C) • Wind: SE at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 67,277
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Rodney McLeod (analyst), and Victoria Arlen (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:39) FSU – Gavin Sawchuk 4-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21; Florida State 7–0)
  • (8:19) FSU – Tommy Castellanos 12-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 3:23; Florida State 14–0)
  • (8:08) KSU - DaShawn Martin 75-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Florida State 14–7)
  • (7:33) FSU - Tommy Castellanos 10-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Florida State 21–7)
  • (3:18) FSU - Micahi Danzy 64-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:47; Florida State 28–7)
  • (0:00) FSU - Gavin Sawchuk 2-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:14; Florida State 35–7)
Second quarter
  • (2:16) FSU - Samuel Singleton Jr. 15-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:11; Florida State 42–7)
  • (0:00) FSU - Jake Weinberg 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 0:35; Florida State 45–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:04) FSU - Kam Davis 1-yard run, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Florida State 52–7)
  • (5:02) FSU - Landen Thomas 2-yard pass from Brock Glenn, Jake Weinberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 4:02; Florida State 59–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:41) KSU - Will Hryszko 38-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 54 yards, 7:21; Florida State 59–10)
  • (8:20) FSU - Samuel Singleton Jr. 37-yard run, Brunno Reus kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:21; Florida State 66–10)
Statistics KENT FSU
First downs 12 37
Total yards 206 775
Rushing yards 43 498
Passing yards 163 277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–1 16–24–1
Time of possession 25:29 34:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 9/18, 129 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Gavin Garcia 14 carries, 40 yards
Receiving DaShawn Martin 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 10/13, 205 yards, INT
Rushing Gavin Sawchuk 11 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Micahi Danzy 2 receptions, 112 yards

at No. 5 Oklahoma

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3) vs. No. 5 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 0 000
No. 5 Sooners 10 13 21044

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 83,016
  • Referee: Matt Loeffler
  • TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • (14:28) OKLA – Kaden Helms 3 yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:11; OKLA 17–0)
  • (9:09) OKLA – Tate Sandell 39 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:40; OKLA 20–0)
  • (0:56) OKLA – Tate Sandell 55 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:59; OKLA 23–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:17) OKLA – Gracen Halton 4 yard fumble return, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 3 plays, -6 yards, 1:08; OKLA 30–0)
  • (6:35) OKLA – Michael Hawkins Jr. 7 yard rush, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:02; OKLA 37–0)
  • (3:55) OKLA – Isaiah Sategna III 9 yard pass from Michael Hawkins Jr., Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:28; OKLA 44–0)
Fourth quarter
  • No Scoring Plays
Statistics KENT OU
First downs 7 23
Total yards 135 355
Rushing yards 17 185
Passing yards 118 170
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–19–1 15–27–0
Time of possession 28:58 31:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Devin Kargman 8/16, 74 yards, INT
Rushing Jordan Nubin 7 carries, 18 yards
Receiving Wayne Harris 3 receptions, 18 yards
Oklahoma Passing Michael Hawkins Jr. 14/24, 162 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Tory Blaylock 15 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 4 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team
UMass Minutemen (0–5) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Minutemen 0 6 006
Golden Flashes 14 7 21042

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,523
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • KENT – Da'Realyst Clark 91-yard kickoff return (Will Hryszko kick), 14:49. Golden Flashes 7–0.
  • KENT – Sebastian Brown 36-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:47. Golden Flashes 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:35.
Second Quarter
  • MASS – Derek Morris 39-yard field goal, 10:18. Golden Flashes 14–3. Drive: 22 plays, 54 yards, 7:23.
  • KENT – Dashawn Martin 25-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:41. Golden Flashes 21–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33.
  • MASS – Derek Morris 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Golden Flashes 21–6. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 1:00.
Third Quarter
  • KENT – Terik Mulder 10-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 5:23. Golden Flashes 28–6. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 6:18.
  • KENT – Ardell Banks 34-yard pass from Dru DeShields (Will Hryszko kick), 4:07. Golden Flashes 35–6. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:06.
  • KENT – Jordan Nubin 25-yard run (Will Hryszko kick), 3:22. Golden Flashes 42–6. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, 0:31.
Fourth Quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics MASS KENT
First downs 21 17
Total yards 271 337
Rushing yards 44 158
Passing yards 227 179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–49–2 12–20–0
Time of possession 30:31 29:29
Team Category Player Statistics
UMass Passing AJ Hairston 26/48, 227 yards, INT
Rushing Brandon Hood 10 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving Jake McConnachie 7 receptions, 67 yards
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 10/18, 148 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jordan Nubin 15 rushes, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Dashawn Martin 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD

at Toledo

See also: 2025 Toledo Rockets football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (2–4) vs. Toledo Rockets (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 10 0 0010
Rockets 7 10 21745

at Glass Bowl • Toledo, Ohio

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,417
  • Referee: Chris La Mange
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (14:50) KENT – Cade Wolford 75-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10; KENT 7–0)
  • (7:33) KENT – Will Hryszko 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 5:51; KENT 10–0)
  • (1:18) TOL – Trayvon Rudolph 58-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:19; KENT 10–7)
Second Quarter
  • (12:31) TOL – Dylan Cunanan 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 plays, 2:35; Tied 10–10)
  • (0:32) TOL – Ryder Treadway 11-yard pass from Tucker GLeason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 3:34; TOL 17–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:24) TOL – Junior Vandeross III 21-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:18; TOL 24–10)
  • (6:04) TOL – Javon Brown 16-yard pass from Tucker Gleason, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 1:54; TOL 31–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:00) TOL – Terrell Crosby Jr. 18-yard pass from Kalieb Osborne, Dylan Cunanan kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:11; TOL 45–10)
Statistics KENT TOL
First downs 9 29
Total yards 224 552
Rushing yards 65 178
Passing yards 159 374
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–24–1 25–32–0
Time of possession 26:12 33:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 12/23, 159 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Nubin 13 carries, 61 yards
Receiving Cade Wolford 3 receptions, 87 yards, TD
Toledo Passing Tucker Gleason 21/28, 294 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Kenji Christian 16 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Trayvon Rudolph 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD

Bowling Green (Anniversary Award)

See also: 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award
Bowling Green Falcons (3–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Falcons 7 7 7021
Golden Flashes 0 3 14724

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,260
  • Referee: William Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Doc Holliday (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (9:36) BGU - Jacob Harris 13-yard pass from Baron May, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:41; BGU 7-0)
Second Quarter
  • (6:12) KSU - Will Hryszko 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:23; BGU 7-3)
  • (0:33) BGU - Austin Dendy 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:39; BGU 14-3)
Third Quarter
  • (8:47) BGU - Baron May 1-yard run, Jackson Kleather kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:13; BGU 21-3)
  • (6:24) KSU - Cade Wolford 29-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:18; BGU 21-10)
  • (4:23) KSU - Gavin Garcia 45-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:10; BGU 21-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (3:15) KSU - Wayne Harris 12-yard pass from Da'Realyst Clark, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; KSU 24-21)
Statistics BGSU KENT
First downs 22 14
Total yards 379 294
Rushing yards 207 122
Passing yards 172 172
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–28–0 14–23–0
Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Bowling Green Passing Baron May 12/22, 142 yards, TD
Rushing Austyn Dendy 20 carries, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Jyrin Johnson 3 receptions, 53 yards
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 13/22, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 6 carries, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Cade Wolford 2 receptions, 66 yards, TD

at Ball State

See also: 2025 Ball State Cardinals football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (3–5) at Ball State Cardinals (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 0 3 7313
Cardinals 3 7 0717

at Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, Indiana

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW at 17 miles per hour (27 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 5,225
  • Referee: Rick Warne
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:59) BALL – DC Pippin 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:54; Ball State 3–0)
Second Quarter
  • (13:31) BALL – TJ Horton 1-yard pass from Kiael Kelly, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 50 yards, 6:34; Ball State 10–0)
  • (6:18) KENT – Will Hryszko 39-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 7:06; Ball State 10–3)
Third Quarter
  • (4:42) KENT – Donovan Delaney Jr. 4-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:40; Tied 10–10)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:07) KENT – Will Hryszko 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:28; Kent State 13–10)
  • (1:53) BALL – Kameron Anthony 29-yard pass from Kiael Kelly, DC Pippin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:52; Ball State 17–13)
Statistics KENT BALL
First downs 14 15
Total yards 301 238
Rushing yards 89 65
Passing yards 212 173
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–28–1 17–29–0
Time of possession 27:42 32:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 15/27, 212 yards
Rushing Gavin Garcia 12 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Wayne Harris 5 receptions, 87 yards
Ball State Passing Kiael Kelly 17/29, 173 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Kiael Kelly 21 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Kameron Anthony 2 receptions, 39 yards, TD

at Akron (Wagon Wheel)

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)
Kent State Golden Flashes (3–6) at Akron Zips (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Golden Flashes 7 7 147742
Zips 3 14 018035

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

  • Date: November 11
  • Game time: 7:30 PM EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 33 °F (1 °C) • Wind: at 21 miles per hour (34 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,501
  • Referee: Marcel Kerr
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:43) AKR – Matthew Schramm 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:43; AKR 3-0)
  • (3:51) KSU – Gavin Garcia 3-yard run, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:26; KSU 7-3)
Second Quarter
  • (7:51) AKR – Jordan Grant 4-yard run, Matthew Schramm kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:11; AKR 10-7)
  • (2:50) KSU – Da'Realyst Clark 89-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 89 yards, 0:11; KSU 14-10)
  • (0:10) AKR – Marcel Williams 30-yard pass from Ben Finley, Matthew Schramm kick, (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; AKR 17-14)
Third Quarter
  • (8:52) KSU – Cade Wolford 43-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:38; KSU 21-17)
  • (6:18) KSU – Terik Mulder 7-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:12; KSU 28-17)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:04) KSU – DaShawn Martin 27-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41; 35-17)
  • (10:53) AKR – Marcel Williams 12-yard pass from Ben Finley, Matthew Schramm kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:11; KSU 35-24)
  • (7:12) AKR – Matthew Schramm 20-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:41; KSU 35-27)
  • (1:59) AKR – Israel Polk 13-yard pass from Ben Finley, Ben Finley-Marcel Williams pass (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:11; Tied 35-35)
Overtime
  • KSU – Ardell Banks 25-yard pass from Dru DeShields, Will Hryszko kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:00; KSU 42-35)
Statistics KENT AKR
First downs 14 32
Total yards 374 530
Rushing yards 57 106
Passing yards 317 424
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–25–0 32–59–1
Time of possession 21:20 38:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing Dru DeShields 17/25, 317 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Gavin Garcia 7 carries, 39 yards, TD
Receiving DaShawn Martin 4 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Akron Passing Ben Finley 32/59, 424 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Gant 22 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Marcel Williams 14 receptions, 206 yards, 2 TD

Central Michigan

See also: 2025 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
Central Michigan Chippewas (6–4) at Kent State Golden Flashes (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chippewas 7 7 01428
Golden Flashes 0 3 01316

at Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,112
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Jack Kizer (play-by-play) and Ryan Cavanaugh (analyst)
Statistics CMU KENT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northern Illinois

See also: 2025 Northern Illinois Huskies football team
Kent State Golden Flashes (4–7) at Northern Illinois Huskies (3-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Flashes 3 14 31535
Huskies 7 14 01031

at Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 28 °F (−2 °C) • Wind: SE at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,090
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Ben DiNucci (analyst)
Statistics KENT NIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Kent State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  2. ^ Thai, Xuan (April 11, 2025). "Kent State fires coach Kenni Burns after 0-12 season". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Kalland, Robby (October 30, 2025). "Kent State promotes Mark Carney as full-time coach after turning around program with interim title". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Division I FBS Media Days". www.sportswriters.net. FWAA. Retrieved June 28, 2025.
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