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KENT STATE GOLDEN FLASHES

2–5 overall · 1–2 conference · Kent, OH · Dix Stadium ↗

Kent State is 2–5 overall and 1–2 in MAC play. The team is tied for No. 10 in the MAC through Week 7. Kent State has lost 3 straight, with a -20.3 average scoring margin over its last three. 5 regular-season games remain, beginning with Akron on Oct 24.

Updated Oct 18

FORECAST + SCHEDULE CONTEXT

POWER OUTLOOK

POWER SIGNALNO. 252Division I average scoring margin

REMAINING SLATE0 TOP 25opponents across 5 games

NEXT GAMEPENDINGwin probability not posted

Next-game probability appears when qualifying data is available in The Football Grid. No estimate is shown before then.

NATIONAL COMPARISON

TEAM PROFILE

Division I · through Week 7

SCORING OFFENSE12.0NO. 263points per game

SCORING DEFENSE32.0NO. 212points allowed/game

AVG. MARGIN-20.0NO. 252points per game

Calculated from completed 2026 games in The Football Grid dataset.

WEEK 8

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MAC GAME

KENT

Kent State2–5 · MAC 1–2

VSSAT, OCT 241P ET · ESPN+

AkronMAC

AKR

Dix Stadium ↗ · Kent, OH Game details ↗

WIN PROBABILITYPENDING

FORMKENT L3 · AKR L5

SCORING MARGINKENT -20.0 · AKR -13.6

STAKESWagon Wheel

Akron brings the stronger scoring profile, while Kent State gets the matchup at home.

ALL SEASON · ONE VIEW

2026 SCHEDULE

7 played · 5 remaining

SEP 5@South CarolinaColumbia, SCSEC NetworkL 0–57

SEP 12VSWoffordKent, OHESPN+W 36–15

SEP 19@#3 Ohio StateColumbus, OHFOXL 3–59

SEP 26VSBall StateKent, OHESPN+W 26–13

OCT 3VSOhioKent, OHESPN+L 10–13

OCT 10@Western MichiganKalamazoo, MIESPN+L 7–38

OCT 17@South FloridaTampa, FLESPN+L 2–29

OCT 24VSAkronRIVALRYKent, OHESPN+1P

OCT 30@Sacramento StateSacramento, CAESPN210:30P

NOV 7—BYE WEEKNo game scheduled—BYE

NOV 10@Bowling GreenBowling Green, OHTBD7P

NOV 17VSMiami (OH)Kent, OHTBD7P

NOV 24@Eastern MichiganYpsilanti, MITBD7P

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