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MAC · 2026

Kent State Golden Flashes

Head coach Mark Carney · Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium
3-62-3 in conference
TDC Rank
#135
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-23.6
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-13.8
137th in FBS
Defense
-9.7
127th in FBS
Schedule so far
-7.9
96th toughest
Projected
3.7-8.3
bowl-eligible 2%

Season Outlook

From the TDC Rating, updated after every game

Rating by week

-23.6 now, -23.4 preseason · down 1 spot since preseason
-20-100FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9#135

Final record odds

3.7-8.3 expected · most likely 3-9 (45%)
45%3-941%4-813%5-76-6

Team Leaders

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Passing
Dru DeShields
QB · JR · 63rd in FBS
1624yds
9 TD · 7 INT
Rushing
Brandon White
RB · 249th in FBS
268yds
78 car · 0 TD
Receiving
Wayne Harris
WR · SO · 24th in FBS
674yds
43 rec · 5 TD
Tackles
Hayden Dawahare
LB · JR · 243rd in FBS
47tkl
7 TFL
Sacks
Hayden Dawahare
LB · JR · 75th in FBS
4sacks
1 hurries
Interceptions
Norey Johnson
DB · SR · 49th in FBS
2INT
1 PD

Schedule

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 5@28South CarolinaL 0–57 ›-19.7—SEC Network
2Sep 12vsWofford FCSW 36–15 ›-6.3—ESPN+
3Sep 19@2Ohio StateL 3–59 ›-5.1—FOX
4Sep 26vs131Ball StateCONFW 26–13 ›-11.1—ESPN+
5Oct 3vs87OhioCONFL 10–13 ›-12.5—ESPN+
6Oct 10@82Western MichiganCONFL 7–38 ›-26.7—ESPN+
7Oct 17@74South FloridaL 2–29 ›-22.8—ESPN+
8Oct 24vs132AkronCONFW 35–20 ›-9.3—ESPN+
9Oct 30@138Sacramento StateCONFL 10–31 ›-44.7—ESPNU
10—Bye
11Nov 10@127Bowling GreenCONFBowling Green −9.0 · o/u 43.5—27%ESPNU
12Nov 17vs97Miami (OH)CONFMiami (OH) −11.7 · o/u 48.3—22%
13Nov 24@124Eastern MichiganCONFEastern Michigan −11.5 · o/u 46.9—22%

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com)
EPA / play-0.073135th+0.08869th
Success rate33.7%136th43.5%98th
Explosiveness1.33821st1.16732nd
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate33.6%137th43.3%94th
Rushing success rate31.5%138th43.4%81st
Passing success rate35.5%121st43.2%104th
Explosive run rate9.1%128th13.2%73rd
Explosive pass rate9.3%89th11.5%104th
Line yards / carry2.61133rd3.23106th
Opportunity rate28.4%137th40.9%113th
Stuff rate20.7%113th15.7%99th
Sack rate4.2%43rd7.3%27th
3rd-down conversion37.7%100th37.4%50th
Red-zone TD rate41.7%131st56.0%55th
Havoc rate14.1%89th14.1%64th
Box score · season totals
Points / game14.3137th30.6115th
Yards / game287.8135th360.770th
Yards / play4.46133rd5.5792nd
Pass yards / game188.6110th216.476th
Yards / pass att.6.30121st8.02120th
Completion %53.9%131st66.3%122nd
Rush yards / game99.2133rd144.273rd
Yards / carry3.00135th4.0775th
3rd-down conv. %36.1%99th36.8%58th
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.89134th1.0097th
Sacks / game (allowed · made)1.6754th2.3350th
Penalty yards / game63.196th67.020th

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Avg. depth of throw
9.4
44th of 138
YAC per catch
5.2
80th of 138
Deep shots (20+)
16%
41st of 138
Shotgun
98%
48th of 138
No-huddle
62%
69th of 138
QB pressured
19%
11th of 138 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
16%
51st of 138
Defense: YAC allowed
5.1
77th of 138 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws259 throws charted

54% comp9.4 avg. depth5.2 YAC/catch16% 20+ air yds9–9 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 17 throws (7%), 14 caught (82%), 69 yds, 4.1 per throw1782% · 69yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 17 throws (7%), 9 caught (53%), 47 yds, 2.8 per throw1753% · 47yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (7%), 12 caught (63%), 119 yds, 6.3 per throw1963% · 119yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 3 caught (43%), 43 yds, 6.1 per throw743% · 43yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (3%), 1 caught (11%), 19 yds, 2.1 per throw911% · 19yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 11 throws (4%), 4 caught (36%), 101 yds, 9.2 per throw1136% · 101yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 2 caught (67%), 71 yds, 23.7 per throw367% · 71yMiddle, Behind air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 8 yds, 2.0 per throw475% · 8yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (7%), 13 caught (72%), 125 yds, 6.9 per throw1872% · 125yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 6 caught (50%), 91 yds, 7.6 per throw1250% · 91yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 48 yds, 4.8 per throw1040% · 48yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (2%), 3 caught (75%), 75 yds, 18.8 per throw475% · 75yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (1%), 1 caught (33%), 40 yds, 13.3 per throw333% · 40yRight, Behind air yards: 16 throws (6%), 13 caught (81%), 73 yds, 4.6 per throw1681% · 73yRight, 0–4 air yards: 25 throws (10%), 16 caught (64%), 93 yds, 3.7 per throw2564% · 93yRight, 5–9 air yards: 34 throws (13%), 23 caught (68%), 227 yds, 6.7 per throw3468% · 227yRight, 10–14 air yards: 17 throws (7%), 6 caught (35%), 75 yds, 4.4 per throw1735% · 75yRight, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (3%), 3 caught (33%), 65 yds, 7.2 per throw933% · 65yRight, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 130 yds, 13.0 per throw1040% · 130yRight, 30+ air yards: 13 throws (5%), 3 caught (23%), 162 yds, 12.5 per throw1323% · 162y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on232 throws charted

66% comp9.1 avg. depth5.1 YAC/catch18% 20+ air yds12–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 24 throws (10%), 22 caught (92%), 127 yds, 5.3 per throw2492% · 127yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 21 throws (9%), 16 caught (76%), 112 yds, 5.3 per throw2176% · 112yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 17 throws (7%), 14 caught (82%), 154 yds, 9.1 per throw1782% · 154yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 4 caught (57%), 50 yds, 7.1 per throw757% · 50yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 92 yds, 18.4 per throw560% · 92yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 2 caught (33%), 58 yds, 9.7 per throw633% · 58yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 117 yds, 23.4 per throw560% · 117yMiddle, Behind air yards: 2 throws (1%), 2 caught (100%), 4 yds, 2.0 per throw2100% · 4yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 11 throws (5%), 7 caught (64%), 9 yds, 0.8 per throw1164% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 5 caught (71%), 49 yds, 7.0 per throw771% · 49yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 9 caught (69%), 169 yds, 13.0 per throw1369% · 169yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 20 yds, 10.0 per throw250% · 20yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 1 caught (17%), 25 yds, 4.2 per throw617% · 25yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 33 yds, 16.5 per throw250% · 33yRight, Behind air yards: 15 throws (6%), 14 caught (93%), 79 yds, 5.3 per throw1593% · 79yRight, 0–4 air yards: 29 throws (13%), 18 caught (62%), 115 yds, 4.0 per throw2962% · 115yRight, 5–9 air yards: 25 throws (11%), 18 caught (72%), 184 yds, 7.4 per throw2572% · 184yRight, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 55 yds, 9.2 per throw667% · 55yRight, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 3 caught (38%), 84 yds, 10.5 per throw838% · 84yRight, 20–29 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 6 caught (50%), 149 yds, 12.4 per throw1250% · 149yRight, 30+ air yards: 9 throws (4%), 3 caught (33%), 108 yds, 12.0 per throw933% · 108y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction264 carries

Left
14%
4.1 YPC · 37% succ.
Middle
64%
3.4 YPC · 31% succ.
Right
21%
5.1 YPC · 45% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced283 carries

Left
15%
5.4 YPC · 38% succ.
Middle
67%
4.5 YPC · 46% succ.
Right
18%
7.1 YPC · 56% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Roster

100 players · Head coach Mark Carney

100 players
#PlayerPos▲ClassHtWtHometown
2Nolan GoodQBFR6' 2"200Avon, OH
12Dru DeShieldsQBJR6' 2"195Beloit, OH
14Deante RuffinQBFR6' 1"215Philadelphia, PA
15Gavin PeepsQBFR6' 5"185Kent, OH
17Cole MillerQBFR6' 4"225North Ridgeville, OH
0Mason KingRBSR6' 2"215Centralia, IL
5Jakorion CaffeyRBSO5' 11"220Avon, OH
20Marques HicksRBJR5' 8"190Cherry Hill, NJ
24Jackson FarleyRBFR5' 9"185Mentor, OH
25Donovan Delaney Jr.RBSR5' 11"220Middletown, DE
26Dylan ArmentroutRBSO5' 9"200Carroll, OH
29Cade RomaniniRBFR5' 10"200Bainbridge, OH
33Ayden HarrisRBSO5' 8"205Exton, PA
18Hunter HoppertonFBSR6' 2"255Streetsboro, OH
1Ardell BanksWRJR6' 4"195Massillon, OH
3Jay Jay EtheridgeWRJR5' 10"150Cincinnati, OH
4Jared KelleyWRJR5' 10"190North Olmsted, OH
6Wayne HarrisWRSO5' 9"165Charleston, WV
8Da'Realyst ClarkWRSR5' 10"160Lima, OH
19Ali FisherWRSR6' 0"205Belleville, MI
23Maurice StephensWRFR6' 0"175Louisville, KY
36Wyatt JanuskaWRFR6' 2"185Mantua, OH
80Teaunn HunterWRFR6' 0"180Huber Heights, OH
81Zymir ReedWRFR6' 1"200Middletown, OH
84Aidan StewartWRFR5' 11"180Avon Lake, OH
85Brendyn SmithWRFR5' 9"160York, PA
86Matthew MaxeyWRFR5' 10"165Avon, OH
87William BierfeldtWRFR6' 2"185Westlake, OH
88Luke SimmsWRFR5' 11"175Westlake, OH
11Zy'aire FletcherTEFR6' 4"245Springfield, OH
44Holtz MaineTEFR6' 4"250Milford Center, OH
45Tommy ArnoldTEJR6' 0"220Wadsworth, OH
47Andrew RickelmanTEFR6' 4"225Stow, OH
89Terik MulderTESR6' 5"250Lexington, KY
50Ben MideaOLJR6' 2"320Medina, OH
52Gavin KanarOLFR6' 5"275Northfield, OH
54Dustyn MorellOLSR6' 4"290Lapeer, MI
55Jaxon DunnOLSO6' 3"320Brunswick, OH
56Moustafa DaoudOLFR6' 6"300Des Moines, IA
58Colin PrichardOLFR6' 5"260Mentor, OH
62Mason ImbtOLSR6' 3"315Troy, PA
64David IanniniOLFR6' 1"295Mentor, OH
67Max GembusOLFR6' 0"275Cleveland, OH
70Hudson ChaskoOLSR6' 5"300Encino, CA
71Liam DaltonOLFR6' 4"315Hilliard, OH
73William Johnson IIIOLFR6' 3"270Avon, IN
74Donovan DarkOLFR6' 0"305Niceville, FL
75Boston CrowellOLFR6' 4"290New Philadelphia, OH
76Mofe AdewoleOLSR6' 3"275Ellicott City, MD
77Rico SteeleOLSO6' 3"300Pittsburgh, PA
78Tyler MeadowsOLSO6' 8"340West Chester, OH
0Darian BlachewiczDLSO6' 2"300Millville, NJ
5Thomas AdenDLSR6' 1"275Lakewood, OH
8Josue CordobaDLSO6' 3"280Plainfield, NJ
31Jacob BroachDLFR6' 3"190Cincinnati, OH
33Jaihien RoyDLSO6' 2"245Centreville, MD
44Antonio BottiggiDLSO6' 2"255Painesville, OH
50Garrett DialDLSO6' 3"235Littleton, CO
52Aiden BurgessDLSO6' 2"300Hanover, MD
56Carlos ShirdDLFR6' 3"270Baltimore, MD
59Eckley BridgesDLFR6' 1"260Hamilton, OH
83Garrett LongDLFR6' 3"235Columbus, IN
88Mohammed HazimeDLSR6' 4"270Dearborn, MI
90Bryce GriffinDLFR6' 2"235Yorkville, IL
93Daiveon TaylorDLFR6' 2"225Moon Township, PA
95Anthony Adams IIIDLFR5' 10"275Long Grove, IL
98Bryce FaulkDLJR6' 1"235Mason, OH
4Rocco NichollLBSR6' 5"245Philadelphia, PA
10Hayden DawahareLBJR6' 4"245Lexington, KY
13Quan Rhodes-McKeeLBSO6' 1"225Columbus, OH
15Sayed AbuhamdehLBJR6' 1"230North Royalton, OH
17Semaj BridgemanLBJR6' 2"230Philadelphia, PA
24Tanner MintzLBFR6' 0"220Akron, OH
28Brodyn BishopLBSO6' 1"205Carroll, OH
30Matthew SollbergerLBSO5' 9"165Uniontown, OH
32Trey RubinsteinLBSO6' 3"225Napoleon, OH
35Nate GregoryLBFR5' 11"235Stow, OH
43Kendall McNuttLBFR6' 0"220St. Louis, MO
1A'tiq MuhammadDBSR6' 3"200Rockford, IL
2Joel CordobaDBSO6' 3"190Plainfield, NJ
3Derrick Jackson IIIDBSO6' 0"210Detroit, MI
7Angelo StockstillDBJR6' 3"180Chicago, IL
12Lionel Burns IIIDBFR6' 0"185Duluth, GA
14Tyler BivensDBSR5' 11"170Ann Arbor, MI
18Norey JohnsonDBSR6' 3"200Cincinnati, OH
19DJ BarnesDBSR5' 8"170Tallahassee, FL
21Tejuan BarbourDBFR6' 3"170Columbus, OH
22Davion PritchardDBSO6' 0"175Youngstown, OH
23Ezekiel CastexDBFR5' 10"175Sacramento, CA
25Martell BuchananDBSO6' 1"175Stilwell, KS
26BuddyRow GarrerDBFR5' 9"150Evans, GA
27Lennox LemonDBFR6' 1"180Massillon, OH
29Jeremiah JohnsonDBFR6' 3"175Rochester, NY
38Clinton RobinsonDBSO6' 0"205Pittsburgh, PA
49Tommy NewcombPKSO5' 11"185Lagrange, IL
96Sean LeonardPKFR6' 3"230Xenia, OH
42Kolten FordPSR6' 2"195Queen Creek, AZ
97Jake StoeckelPFR6' 1"190Renmark, Australia
41Gus GoodellLSSR6' 1"215Stafford, VA
48Chase MantoothLSFR6' 0"160Pickerington, OH

Program History

Final TDC rating, rank and record for every season since 2014

Final rating by season

Best: 2020 (-0.7, #74) · worst: 2024 (-22.2, #134)
-20-100FBS avg201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#129
SeasonRecordConfRankRatingOffDef
2026 so far3-62-3#135-23.6-13.8-9.7
20255-74-4#129-13.0-5.4-7.7
20240-120-8#134-22.2-11.1-11.1
20231-110-8#133-18.2-9.9-8.3
20225-74-4#89-4.5-0.9-3.6
20217-76-2#102-5.9+3.6-9.6
20203-13-1#74-0.7+8.3-9.0
20197-65-3#96-5.1-0.3-4.8
20182-101-7#124-13.5-7.3-6.2
20172-101-7#125-16.5-12.7-3.9
20163-92-6#106-8.9-8.0-0.8
20153-92-6#110-11.8-13.1+1.3
20142-91-6#117-11.6-11.1-0.6

Kent State's past seasons use the same rating model as this one. Click a season to see its full page.

Updated Nov 3, 12:25 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 →