MAC · 2026
Kent State Golden Flashes
Head coach Mark Carney · Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium
1-20-0 in conference
TDC Rank
#131
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-11.9
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-6.7
130th in FBS
Defense
-5.2
124th in FBS
Schedule so far
-2.0
30th toughest
Projected
4.5-7.5
bowl-eligible 26%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-11.9 now, -6.2 preseason · down 7 spots since preseason
Final record odds
4.5-7.5 expected · most likely 4-8 (23%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Dru DeShields
QB · JR · 126th in FBS
346yds
1 TD · 3 INT
Rushing
Dru DeShields
QB · JR · 256th in FBS
107yds
15 car · 2 TD
Receiving
Wayne Harris
WR · SO · 241st in FBS
122yds
8 rec · 1 TD
Tackles
A'tiq Muhammad
DB · SR · 250th in FBS
17tkl
0 TFL
Sacks
Rocco Nicholl
LB · SR · 43rd in FBS
2sacks
1 hurries
Interceptions
Norey Johnson
DB · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
0 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @ 42South Carolina | L 0–57 | -28.8 | — | SEC Network |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs Wofford FCS | W 36–15 | -6.2 | — | ESPN+ |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @ 4Ohio State | L 3–59 | -17.7 | — | FOX |
| 4 | Sep 26 | vs 130Ball StateCONF | Kent State −2.9 · o/u 49.7 | — | ESPN+ | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | vs 103OhioCONF | Ohio −4.2 · o/u 55.7 | — | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | @ 54Western MichiganCONF | Western Michigan −17.2 · o/u 44.9 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @ 32South Florida | South Florida −20.2 · o/u 51.8 | — | ||
| 8 | Oct 24 | vs 126AkronCONF | Kent State −0.5 · o/u 47.2 | — | ||
| 9 | Oct 30 | @ 133Sacramento StateCONF | Sacramento State −2.5 · o/u 44.7 | — | ESPN2 | |
| 10 | — | Bye | ||||
| 11 | Nov 10 | @ 138Bowling GreenCONF | Kent State −1.6 · o/u 44.1 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 17 | vs 96Miami (OH)CONF | Miami (OH) −5.3 · o/u 51.0 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 24 | @ 132Eastern MichiganCONF | Eastern Michigan −2.6 · o/u 48.6 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | -0.020 | 125th | +0.143 | 101st |
| Success rate | 32.6% | 136th | 51.1% | 137th |
| Explosiveness | 1.370 | 26th | 1.123 | 33rd |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 32.1% | 137th | 50.8% | 136th |
| Rushing success rate | 32.9% | 133rd | 52.7% | 134th |
| Passing success rate | 31.1% | 132nd | 49.3% | 125th |
| Explosive run rate | 10.0% | 118th | 14.5% | 96th |
| Explosive pass rate | 10.0% | 82nd | 13.6% | 120th |
| Line yards / carry | 2.86 | 108th | 3.77 | 137th |
| Opportunity rate | 37.1% | 91st | 56.4% | 138th |
| Stuff rate | 24.3% | 124th | 10.9% | 129th |
| Sack rate | 1.6% | 18th | 9.6% | 12th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 45.9% | 46th | 20.0% | 5th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 80.0% | 23rd | 66.7% | 73rd |
| Havoc rate | 16.8% | 124th | 14.1% | 70th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 13.0 | 135th | 43.7 | 136th |
| Yards / game | 255.3 | 137th | 448.3 | 128th |
| Yards / play | 4.33 | 132nd | 6.79 | 130th |
| Pass yards / game | 133.3 | 133rd | 288.0 | 130th |
| Yards / pass att. | 5.60 | 131st | 9.82 | 134th |
| Completion % | 54.2% | 130th | 70.5% | 131st |
| Rush yards / game | 122.0 | 112th | 160.3 | 102nd |
| Yards / carry | 3.60 | 116th | 4.67 | 106th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 40.8% | 77th | 28.6% | 28th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 2.33 | 126th | 1.33 | 59th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 0.67 | 10th | 2.33 | 37th |
| Penalty yards / game | 65.0 | 101st | 40.0 | 115th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Mark Carney
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Nolan Good | QB | FR | 6' 2" | 200 | Avon, OH |
| 12 | Dru DeShields | QB | JR | 6' 2" | 195 | Beloit, OH |
| 14 | Deante Ruffin | QB | FR | 6' 1" | 215 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 15 | Gavin Peeps | QB | FR | 6' 5" | 185 | Kent, OH |
| 17 | Cole Miller | QB | FR | 6' 4" | 225 | North Ridgeville, OH |
| 0 | Mason King | RB | SR | 6' 2" | 215 | Centralia, IL |
| 5 | Jakorion Caffey | RB | SO | 5' 11" | 220 | Avon, OH |
| 20 | Marques Hicks | RB | JR | 5' 8" | 190 | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| 24 | Jackson Farley | RB | FR | 5' 9" | 185 | Mentor, OH |
| 25 | Donovan Delaney Jr. | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 220 | Middletown, DE |
| 26 | Dylan Armentrout | RB | SO | 5' 9" | 200 | Carroll, OH |
| 29 | Cade Romanini | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 200 | Bainbridge, OH |
| 33 | Ayden Harris | RB | SO | 5' 8" | 205 | Exton, PA |
| 18 | Hunter Hopperton | FB | SR | 6' 2" | 255 | Streetsboro, OH |
| 1 | Ardell Banks | WR | JR | 6' 4" | 195 | Massillon, OH |
| 3 | Jay Jay Etheridge | WR | JR | 5' 10" | 150 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 4 | Jared Kelley | WR | JR | 5' 10" | 190 | North Olmsted, OH |
| 6 | Wayne Harris | WR | SO | 5' 9" | 165 | Charleston, WV |
| 8 | Da'Realyst Clark | WR | SR | 5' 10" | 160 | Lima, OH |
| 19 | Ali Fisher | WR | SR | 6' 0" | 205 | Belleville, MI |
| 23 | Maurice Stephens | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 175 | Louisville, KY |
| 36 | Wyatt Januska | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 185 | Mantua, OH |
| 80 | Teaunn Hunter | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 180 | Huber Heights, OH |
| 81 | Zymir Reed | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 200 | Middletown, OH |
| 84 | Aidan Stewart | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 180 | Avon Lake, OH |
| 85 | Brendyn Smith | WR | FR | 5' 9" | 160 | York, PA |
| 86 | Matthew Maxey | WR | FR | 5' 10" | 165 | Avon, OH |
| 87 | William Bierfeldt | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 185 | Westlake, OH |
| 88 | Luke Simms | WR | FR | 5' 11" | 175 | Westlake, OH |
| 11 | Zy'aire Fletcher | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 245 | Springfield, OH |
| 44 | Holtz Maine | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 250 | Milford Center, OH |
| 45 | Tommy Arnold | TE | JR | 6' 0" | 220 | Wadsworth, OH |
| 47 | Andrew Rickelman | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 225 | Stow, OH |
| 89 | Terik Mulder | TE | SR | 6' 5" | 250 | Lexington, KY |
| 50 | Ben Midea | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 320 | Medina, OH |
| 52 | Gavin Kanar | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 275 | Northfield, OH |
| 54 | Dustyn Morell | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 290 | Lapeer, MI |
| 55 | Jaxon Dunn | OL | SO | 6' 3" | 320 | Brunswick, OH |
| 56 | Moustafa Daoud | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 300 | Des Moines, IA |
| 58 | Colin Prichard | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 260 | Mentor, OH |
| 62 | Mason Imbt | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 315 | Troy, PA |
| 64 | David Iannini | OL | FR | 6' 1" | 295 | Mentor, OH |
| 67 | Max Gembus | OL | FR | 6' 0" | 275 | Cleveland, OH |
| 70 | Hudson Chasko | OL | SR | 6' 5" | 300 | Encino, CA |
| 71 | Liam Dalton | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 315 | Hilliard, OH |
| 73 | William Johnson III | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 270 | Avon, IN |
| 74 | Donovan Dark | OL | FR | 6' 0" | 305 | Niceville, FL |
| 75 | Boston Crowell | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 290 | New Philadelphia, OH |
| 76 | Mofe Adewole | OL | SR | 6' 3" | 275 | Ellicott City, MD |
| 77 | Rico Steele | OL | SO | 6' 3" | 300 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 78 | Tyler Meadows | OL | SO | 6' 8" | 340 | West Chester, OH |
| 0 | Darian Blachewicz | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 300 | Millville, NJ |
| 5 | Thomas Aden | DL | SR | 6' 1" | 275 | Lakewood, OH |
| 8 | Josue Cordoba | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 280 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 31 | Jacob Broach | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 190 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 33 | Jaihien Roy | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 245 | Centreville, MD |
| 44 | Antonio Bottiggi | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 255 | Painesville, OH |
| 50 | Garrett Dial | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 235 | Littleton, CO |
| 52 | Aiden Burgess | DL | SO | 6' 2" | 300 | Hanover, MD |
| 56 | Carlos Shird | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 270 | Baltimore, MD |
| 59 | Eckley Bridges | DL | FR | 6' 1" | 260 | Hamilton, OH |
| 83 | Garrett Long | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 235 | Columbus, IN |
| 88 | Mohammed Hazime | DL | SR | 6' 4" | 270 | Dearborn, MI |
| 90 | Bryce Griffin | DL | FR | 6' 2" | 235 | Yorkville, IL |
| 93 | Daiveon Taylor | DL | FR | 6' 2" | 225 | Moon Township, PA |
| 95 | Anthony Adams III | DL | FR | 5' 10" | 275 | Long Grove, IL |
| 98 | Bryce Faulk | DL | JR | 6' 1" | 235 | Mason, OH |
| 4 | Rocco Nicholl | LB | SR | 6' 5" | 245 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 | Hayden Dawahare | LB | JR | 6' 4" | 245 | Lexington, KY |
| 13 | Quan Rhodes-McKee | LB | SO | 6' 1" | 225 | Columbus, OH |
| 15 | Sayed Abuhamdeh | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 230 | North Royalton, OH |
| 17 | Semaj Bridgeman | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 230 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 24 | Tanner Mintz | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 220 | Akron, OH |
| 28 | Brodyn Bishop | LB | SO | 6' 1" | 205 | Carroll, OH |
| 30 | Matthew Sollberger | LB | SO | 5' 9" | 165 | Uniontown, OH |
| 32 | Trey Rubinstein | LB | SO | 6' 3" | 225 | Napoleon, OH |
| 35 | Nate Gregory | LB | FR | 5' 11" | 235 | Stow, OH |
| 43 | Kendall McNutt | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 220 | St. Louis, MO |
| 1 | A'tiq Muhammad | DB | SR | 6' 3" | 200 | Rockford, IL |
| 2 | Joel Cordoba | DB | SO | 6' 3" | 190 | Plainfield, NJ |
| 3 | Derrick Jackson III | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 210 | Detroit, MI |
| 7 | Angelo Stockstill | DB | JR | 6' 3" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 12 | Lionel Burns III | DB | FR | 6' 0" | 185 | Duluth, GA |
| 14 | Tyler Bivens | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 170 | Ann Arbor, MI |
| 18 | Norey Johnson | DB | SR | 6' 3" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 19 | DJ Barnes | DB | SR | 5' 8" | 170 | Tallahassee, FL |
| 21 | Tejuan Barbour | DB | FR | 6' 3" | 170 | Columbus, OH |
| 22 | Davion Pritchard | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 175 | Youngstown, OH |
| 23 | Ezekiel Castex | DB | FR | 5' 10" | 175 | Sacramento, CA |
| 25 | Martell Buchanan | DB | SO | 6' 1" | 175 | Stilwell, KS |
| 26 | BuddyRow Garrer | DB | FR | 5' 9" | 150 | Evans, GA |
| 27 | Lennox Lemon | DB | FR | 6' 1" | 180 | Massillon, OH |
| 29 | Jeremiah Johnson | DB | FR | 6' 3" | 175 | Rochester, NY |
| 38 | Clinton Robinson | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 205 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 49 | Tommy Newcomb | PK | SO | 5' 11" | 185 | Lagrange, IL |
| 96 | Sean Leonard | PK | FR | 6' 3" | 230 | Xenia, OH |
| 42 | Kolten Ford | P | SR | 6' 2" | 195 | Queen Creek, AZ |
| 97 | Jake Stoeckel | P | FR | 6' 1" | 190 | Renmark, Australia |
| 41 | Gus Goodell | LS | SR | 6' 1" | 215 | Stafford, VA |
| 48 | Chase Mantooth | LS | FR | 6' 0" | 160 | Pickerington, OH |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →