2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 2–10 (1–7 MAC)
Head coach|

* Sean Lewis (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Andrew Sowder (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator| Tom Kaufman (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Dix Stadium

Seasons

<- 2017

2019 ->

2018 Mid-American Conference football standings

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| Conf. |  |  | Overall

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Buffalo x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Miami (OH) |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Ohio |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Akron |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Bowling Green |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Kent State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Northern Illinois x$  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Western Michigan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Eastern Michigan |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Toledo |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Ball State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Central Michigan |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
Championship: Northern Illinois 30, Buffalo 29

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

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.

## Preseason

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### Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year

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Ray Guy Award[1] | Derek Adams  | P  | JR
Wuerffel Trophy[2] | Matt Bahr  | LB  | SR

### Preseason media poll

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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.[3]

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

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2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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RB | `2` | Will Matthews | Jr
WR | `10` | Kavious Price | Jr
RB | `11` | Justin Rankin | Jr
RB | `12` | Darrick Edwards | Jr
WR | `12` | Raymond James | So
QB | `13` | Will Phillis |  Fr
QB | `14` | Dustin Crum | So
QB | `15` | Woody Barrett | So
QB | `17` | Marquez Glover | Fr
QB | `18` | Pyrce Taylor |  Fr
RB | `18` | Xavier Williams |  Fr
WR | `19` | Donte Ross | Sr
WR | `20` | Trey Harrell | Jr
WR | `22` | Javaughn Williams | Fr
WR | `23` | Isaiah McKoy | Fr
RB, WR | `24` | Raekwon James | Sr
RB | `25` | Craig Elmore | Fr
RB, TE | `26` | Myles Washington | Jr
RB | `27` | Isaac Vance |  Fr
WR | `28` | Mandela Lawrence−Burke | Jr
RB | `33` | Jo−El Shaw | Jr
TE | `45` | Adam Dulka | So
TE | `46` | Mitch Lengyel | So
OL | `54` | Nate Warnock | Jr
OL | `55` | Julian Sams | Fr
OL | `62` | Mike Morris | Fr
OL | `64` | Bryce Gibbs | Jr
OL | `65` | Luke Dye | Fr
OL | `67` | Nathan Monnin | So
OL | `68` | Mike Marinelli | Jr
OL | `69` | Sam Allan |  Fr
OL | `70` | Jack Clement |  Fr
OL | `71` | Eddie Brecht |  Fr
OL | `72` | Jamil Viaud | Jr
OL | `73` | Zach Whaley | Fr
OL | `75` | Adam Gregoire | Jr
OL | `76` | Chase Van Hoef | Jr
OL | `77` | Daniel Johnson | Fr
OL | `78` | Zach Corrigall | So
WR | `80` | Johnny Woods | Sr
WR | `81` | Dominic DiGioia | Jr
WR | `83` | Lon'kevious McFadden | Fr
WR | `84` | Jalil Nelson |  Fr
TE | `85` | Mark Williams | Fr
WR | `86` | Zaquon Tyson |  Sr
WR | `87` | Mike Carrigan | Jr
TE | `88` | Conor Brumfield | Jr
WR | `89` | Antwan Dixon | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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LB | `1` | Nick Faulkner | Jr
LB | `6` | Matt Bahr |  Sr
CB | `7` | Jamal Parker | Jr
S | `8` | Elvis Hines | So
CB | `10` | Quan Robinson Jr. |  Sr
DL | `11` | Jordan Silva |  Sr
S | `13` | Erik Simpson |  Sr
S | `14` | John Henry Bronczek | Jr
CB | `15` | Keith Sherald Jr. | So
LB | `19` | A.J. Musolino |  Fr
CB | `21` | Montre Miller | Fr
LB | `22` | Jim Jones | Sr
S | `25` | Juantez McRae | Sr
DB | `26` | Richie Carpenter Jr. | Jr
CB | `29` | Capone Blue | Fr
CB | `30` | Darryl Marshall | Sr
S | `31` | Akeam Peters | Jr
LB | `32` | Dalton Hicks | Jr
LB | `34` | Kesean Gamble | So
CB | `36` | Jeremiah Salaam | Fr
LB | `37` | Cepeda Phillips | So
S | `38` | Jae'Vante Ray | Jr
CB | `39` | Miles Daniel | So
S | `41` | Rodley Jolicoeur |  Fr
DE | `42` | Jordan Felice |  Fr
DE, LB | `43` | Tyler Britton | So
LB | `44` | Matt Harmon | Fr
NT | `49` | Kalil Morris |  Sr
LB | `50` | Sebastian Spear | So
DL | `51` | Connor Parks | Fr
LB | `52` | Ishmael Robinson | Fr
DE | `53` | Alex Hoag | Jr
DL | `56` | Elijah Ratliff | Fr
LB | `57` | William Luckey | Fr
DE | `58` | Theo Eboigbe | Sr
DL | `59` | Will Burns | Fr
DL | `91` | Neiman Novitski |  Fr
DL | `92` | Theo Majette | Jr
DL | `93` | Matt Bell | So
DL | `94` | Dennis Wariboko | Jr
DE | `97` | Zayin West |  Fr
NT | `98` | Dominic Hill | Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `60` | Dalton DeChristopher | Fr
K | `82` | Matthew Trickett | Fr
K | `90` | Colten McFadden |  Fr
P | `94` | Grant Urenovitch | So
LS | `95` | Joey Palumbo | Jr
P | `96` | Derek Adams | Jr

Head coach

* Sean Lewis

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Tom Kaufman (Defensive Coordinator/Associate HC)
* Andrew Sowder (Offensive Coordinator)
* Zac Barton (Special Teams Coordinator)
* Colin Ferrell (Outside Linebackers)
* Brian Cochran (Defensive Line)
* Jonathan Cooley (Secondary)
* Matthew Middleton (Wide Receivers)
* Bill O'Boyle (Offensive Line)
* Macky MacPherson (Running Backs)
* Will Windham (Inside Linebackers)
* Dominic Clegg (Defensive Graduate Assistant)
* Matt Battaglia (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
* Matt Johnson (Offensive Graduate Assistant)
* Dan Conwell (Defensive Graduate Assistant)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 12:00 p.m.| at Illinois*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| BTN| L 24–31| 31,898
September 8| 3:30 p.m.| Howard*|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| ESPN+| W 54–14| 15,242
September 15| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 11 Penn State*|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| FS1| L 10–63| 106,528
September 22| 12:00 p.m.| at Ole Miss*|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| SECN| L 17–38| 50,417
September 29| 3:00 p.m.| at Ball State|

* Scheumann Stadium
* Muncie, IN

| ESPN+| L 24–52| 9,367
October 6| 3:30 p.m.| Ohio|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| ESPN+| L 26–27| 20,062
October 13| 2:30 p.m.| at Miami (OH)|

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

| ESPN+| L 6–31| 5,003
October 20| 3:30 p.m.| Akron|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)

| ESPN+| L 23–24 OT| 18,774
October 30| 8:00 p.m.| at Bowling Green|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award)

| ESPNU| W 35–28| 13,131
November 6| 7:30 p.m.| at Buffalo|

* UB Stadium
* Amherst, NY

| ESPNU| L 14–48| 15,078
November 15| 6:00 p.m.| Toledo|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| CBSSN| L 34–56| 5,387
November 23| 12:00 p.m.| Eastern Michigan|

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

| ESPN3| L 20–28| 6,125

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

Source:[4]

## Game summaries

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### At Illinois

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Golden Flashes  | 7  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 24
Fighting Illini | 3  | 0  | 21  | 7 | 31

See also: 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

### Howard

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Bison  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 0 | 14
Golden Flashes | 16  | 10  | 21  | 7 | 54

See also: 2018 Howard Bison football team

### At Penn State

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Golden Flashes  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10
No. 11 Nittany Lions | 21  | 7  | 21  | 14 | 63

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

### At Ole Miss

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Golden Flashes  | 0  | 7  | 10  | 0 | 17
Rebels | 7  | 0  | 17  | 14 | 38

See also: 2018 Ole Miss Rebels football team

### At Ball State

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Golden Flashes  | 7  | 10  | 7  | 0 | 24
Cardinals | 21  | 14  | 7  | 10 | 52

See also: 2018 Ball State Cardinals football team

### Ohio

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Bobcats | 7  | 0  | 7  | 13 | 27
Golden Flashes  | 14  | 3  | 6  | 3 | 26

See also: 2018 Ohio Bobcats football team

### At Miami (OH)

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Golden Flashes  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6 | 6
RedHawks | 0  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 31

See also: 2018 Miami RedHawks football team

### Akron

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4| OT | Total

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Zips | 7  | 3  | 7  | 0| 7 | 24
Golden Flashes  | 3  | 7  | 7  | 0| 6 | 23

See also: 2018 Akron Zips football team and Wagon Wheel (trophy)

### At Bowling Green

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Golden Flashes | 7  | 7  | 7  | 14 | 35
Falcons  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 15 | 28

See also: 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team and Anniversary Award

### At Buffalo

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Golden Flashes  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14
Bulls | 21  | 13  | 14  | 0 | 48

See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team

### Toledo

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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total

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Rockets | 14  | 14  | 21  | 7 | 56
Golden Flashes  | 7  | 10  | 10  | 7 | 34

See also: 2018 Toledo Rockets football team

### Eastern Michigan

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Eagles | 7  | 14  | 7  | 0 | 28
Golden Flashes  | 10  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 20

See also: 2018 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

## References

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1. ^ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
2. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
3. ^ "NIU & Ohio Picked as Divisional Winners in 2018 MAC Football Media Preseason Poll".
4. ^ 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

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* Memorial Stadium (1941–1968)
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