The Kent State Golden Flashes will meet Pittsburgh in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Kent State schedule, keep scrolling.

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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 season, the Golden Flashes will be facing the 93rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• Based on its opponents’ projected win total this year, Kent State will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule in terms of difficulty.
• In terms of difficulty, using their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 101st-ranked conference schedule this year.
• In 2024, Kent State’s schedule will see six games against teams which finished with winning records a year ago, including three games against teams that had nine or more wins and three games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
• The Golden Flashes will play six teams who made a 2023 bowl game on their schedule in 2024.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 offense last season, ranking third-worst with 269.3 yards per game. On defense, they ranked 81st in FBS (390.6 yards allowed per game).
• Kent State ranked worst in scoring offense (14.7 points per game) and 12th-worst in scoring defense (34.6 points per game allowed) last year.
• The Golden Flashes ranked 11th-worst in passing offense last season (163.8 passing yards per game), but they played better on defense, ranking 49th with 214.5 passing yards allowed per contest.
• Kent State was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking 17th-worst with 105.5 rushing yards per contest. On the defensive side of the ball, it ranked 106th in FBS (176.1 rushing yards allowed per game).
• The Golden Flashes ranked sixth-worst in third-down percentage (29.7%) and fifth-worst in third-down percentage allowed (47.2%) last season.
• With nine forced turnovers (127th in FBS) against 13 turnovers committed (17th in FBS) last season, Kent State’s -4 turnover margin ranked 97th in college football.

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