2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Mid-American Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach|

* Sean Lewis (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Andrew Sowder (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Veer and shoot
Defensive coordinator| Jeremiah Johnson (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Dix Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Ohio xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Buffalo |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Bowling Green |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Miami (OH) |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Kent State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Akron |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Toledo xy$  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
Eastern Michigan x  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Western Michigan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Ball State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Central Michigan |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Northern Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Sean Lewis and play their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1]

## Schedule

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

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September 3 |  10:30 p.m. |  at Washington* |

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

|  FS1 | L 20–45|  56,112
September 10 |  7:00 p.m. |  at No. 7 Oklahoma* |

* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
* Norman, OK

|  ESPN+ | L 3–33|  83,911
September 17 |  12:00 p.m. |  Long Island* |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

|  ESPN3 | W 63–10| 15,452
September 24 |  12:00 p.m. |  at No. 1 Georgia* |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

|  ESPN+/SECN+ | L 22–39|  92,746
October 1 |  3:30 p.m. |  Ohio |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

|  ESPN+ | W 31–24 OT|  20,392
October 8 |  3:30 p.m. |  at Miami (OH) |

* Yager Stadium
* Oxford, OH

|  ESPN+ | L 24–27|  14,366
October 15 |  3:30 p.m. |  at Toledo |

* Glass Bowl
* Toledo, OH

|  ESPN+ | L 31–52|  19,139
October 22 |  12:00 p.m. |  Akron |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH (Wagon Wheel)

|  ESPN+ | W 33–27|  20,472
November 1 |  7:00 p.m. |  Ball State |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

|  ESPNU | L 20–27|  6,455
November 9 |  7:00 p.m. |  at Bowling Green |

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

|  CBSSN | W 40–6|  7,291
November 16 |  6:00 p.m. |  Eastern Michigan |

* Dix Stadium
* Kent, OH

|  ESPN2 | L 24–31|  3,998
November 26|  1:00 p.m. |  at Buffalo |

* UB Stadium
* Buffalo, NY

|  ESPN+ | W 30–27 OT|  12,302

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

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## Game summaries

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### At Washington

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See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

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Golden Flashes | 7 | 6 | 0| 7| 20
Huskies | 21 | 10 | 7| 7| 45

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 10:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Overcast;
* Game attendance: 56,112
* Referee: John Love
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (Play-By-Play), Petros Papadakis (Analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* (12:50) WASH – Wayne Taulapapa 28-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:54; Washington 7–0)
* (5:25) WASH – Taj Davis 32-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:17; Washington 14–0)
* (5:08) KENT – Devontez Walker 47-yard pass from Collin Schlee, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, 0:09; Washington 14–7)
* (1:18) WASH – Cameron Davis 1-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Washington 21–7)

Second quarter

* (8:28) WASH – Rome Odunze 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 5:23; Washington 28–7)
* (4:48) KENT – Andrew Glass 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:40; Washington 28–10)
* (2:56) KENT – Andrew Glass 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:41; Washington 28–13)
* (0:24) WASH – Peyton Henry 38-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 2:27; Washington 31–13)

Third quarter

* (9:06) WASH – Jalen McMillan 13-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; Washington 38–13)

Fourth quarter

* (13:12) KENT – Marquez Cooper 22-yard run, Andrew Glass kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 2:59; Washington 38–20)
* (11:50) WASH – Jalen McMillan 10-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:22; Washington 45–20)

Statistics  | KENT  | WASH

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First downs | 19 | 29
Plays–yards | 68–340 | 78–525
Rushes–yards | 39–147 | 34–142
Passing yards | 193 | 393
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–29–3 | 29–44–0
Time of possession | 27:21 | 32:39
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Kent State  | Passing | Collin Schlee | 12/24, 178 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Collin Schlee | 8 carries, 47 yards
Receiving | Dante Cephas | 6 receptions, 105 yards
Washington  | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 11 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD

### At No. 7 Oklahoma

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See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–1) at No. 7 Oklahoma Sooners (1–0) – Game summary

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Golden Flashes | 0 | 3 | 0| 0| 3
No. 7 Sooners | 0 | 7 | 24| 2| 33

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 83,911
* Referee: Steve Baron
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Ryan Leaf (analyst) & Alex Chappell (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

* No Score

Second quarter

* (8:27) KEST – Andrew Glass 37 yard FG (Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 7:21; KEST 3–0)
* (0:18) OKLA – Dillon Gabriel 36 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 00:52; OKLA 7–3)

Third quarter

* (12:41) OKLA – Marcus Major 16 yards rush, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:13; OKLA 14–3)
* (9:51) OKLA – Zach Schmit 25 yard FG (Drive: 7 plays, 26 yards, 1:39; OKLA 17–3)
* (5:31) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 18 yards pass to Drake Stoops, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 00:58; OKLA 24–3)
* (1:35) OKLA - Dillon Gabriel 58 yard pass to Marvin Mims, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 00:33; OKLA 31–3)

Fourth quarter

* (12:00) OKLA – Safety (OKLA 33–3)

Statistics | KEST | OKLA

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First downs | 20 | 20
Total yards | 295 | 430
Rushes/yards | 52/164 | 36/134
Passing yards | 131 | 296
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–21–1 | 21–28
Time of possession | 36:19 | 23:41
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Kent State | Passing | Collin Schlee | 11/19, 131 yards
Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 22 carries, 55 yards
Receiving | Dante Cephas | 4 receptions, 50 yards
Oklahoma | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 21/28, 296 yards, 3 TD's
Rushing | Eric Gray | 10 carries, 71 yards
Receiving | Marvin Mims | 7 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD's

### Long Island

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Sharks  | 7  | 3  | 0  | 0 | 10
Golden Flashes | 7  | 28  | 14  | 14 | 63

See also: 2022 LIU Sharks football team

### At No. 1 Georgia

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Golden Flashes  | 3  | 10  | 3  | 6 | 22
No. 1 Bulldogs | 12  | 14  | 6  | 7 | 39

See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team

### Ohio

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See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

Ohio Bobcats (2–2, 0–0) vs. Kent State Golden Flashes (1–3, 0–0)

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Ohio | 0 | 10 | 7| 7| 0| 24
Kent State | 7 | 0 | 3| 14| 7| 31

at Dix Stadium • Kent, OH

* Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: cloudy, Temperature:62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,392
* Referee: David Siegle
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi, Ryan Cavanaugh
* Pregame line: KENT −13.0 • box score,Ohio notes

Game information

First Quarter

* (11:30 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 3 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 6 plays, 90 yards, TOP 01:41 (KENT 7–0)

Second Quarter

* (11:47 OHIO) – McCormick, Nolan 6 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 13 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:29 (Tied 7–7)
* (03:46 OHIO) – Vakos, Nathanial 28 yd field goal 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 06:02 (OHIO 10–7)

Third Quarter

* (09:51 KENT) – Glass, Andrew 50 yd field goal 8 plays, 37 yards, TOP 02:27 (Tied 10–10)
* (00:47 OHIO) – Bangura, Sieh 50 yd run (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:38 (OHIO 17–10)

Fourth Quarter

* (04:11 KENT) – Cephas, Dante 29 yd pass from Schlee, Collin (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 90 yards, TOP 02:46 (Tied 17–17)
* (03:54 OHIO) – Wiglusz, Sam 71 yd pass from Rourke, Kurtis (Vakos, Nathanial kick) 1 plays, 71 yards, TOP 00:12 (OHIO 24–17)
* (01:44 KENT) – Schlee, Collin 2 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:10 (Tied 24–24)

Overtime

* (00:00 KENT) – Cooper, Marquez 1 yd run (Glass, Andrew kick) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:00 (KENT 31–24)

Statistics | OHIO | KENT

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First downs | 19 | 36
Total yards | 450 | 736
Rushes/yards | 30/128 | 59/338
Passing yards | 322 | 398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–39–0 | 24–37–0
Time of possession | 30:06 | 29:54
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Ohio | Passing | Kurtis Rourke | 25/39, 322 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD
Kent State | Passing | Collin Schlee | 24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Dante Cephas | 13 receptions, 246 yards, 1 TD

### At Miami (OH)

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Golden Flashes  | 0  | 7  | 7  | 10 | 24
RedHawks | 17  | 0  | 10  | 0 | 27

See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

### At Toledo

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Golden Flashes  | 21  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 31
Rockets | 7  | 21  | 10  | 14 | 52

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

### Akron

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Zips  | 7  | 10  | 7  | 3 | 27
Golden Flashes | 0  | 21  | 9  | 3 | 33

See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

### Ball State

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Cardinals | 0  | 17  | 3  | 7 | 27
Golden Flashes  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 20

See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

### At Bowling Green

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Golden Flashes | 0  | 20  | 3  | 17 | 40
Falcons  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 0 | 6

See also: 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

### Eastern Michigan

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Eagles | 7  | 0  | 10  | 14 | 31
Golden Flashes  | 7  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 24

See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

### At Buffalo

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Golden Flashes | 3  | 7  | 0  | 14| 6 | 30
Bulls  | 3  | 7  | 14  | 0| 3 | 27

See also: 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team

## References

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1. ^ "Sean Lewis". Kent State Athletics. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
2. ^ "2022 Ohio Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

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