The Kent State Golden Flashes will meet Pittsburgh on August 31, their first game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the complete slate.

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2024 Kent State Game and TV Schedule

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Kent State 2024 Strength of Schedule

• In terms of toughness, using their opponents’ combined win total last season, the Golden Flashes will be playing the 93rd-ranked schedule this year.
• In terms of toughness — and based on its opponents’ projected win total this season — Kent State will be facing the 53rd-ranked schedule this year.
• Based on their MAC opponents’ combined win total last season (45), the Golden Flashes have the 101st-ranked conference schedule in college football.
• Kent State’s schedule has six games against teams that finished over .500 in 2023 (three against teams with nine or more wins and three against squads that totaled less than four wins).
• The Golden Flashes’ schedule in 2024 includes six returning teams who played in a bowl game.

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Kent State Stat Insights (2023)

• The Golden Flashes ranked third-worst in total offense (269.3 yards per game) last season, but they played slightly better on defense, ranking 81st with 390.6 yards allowed per contest.
• Kent State ranked worst in scoring offense (14.7 points per game) and 12th-worst in scoring defense (34.6 points per game allowed) last season.
• The Golden Flashes were a bottom-25 pass offense last year, ranking 11th-worst with 163.8 passing yards per contest. Defensively, they ranked 49th in FBS (214.5 passing yards allowed per game).
• While Kent State’s run defense ranked 106th with 176.1 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse on offense, ranking 17th-worst (105.5 rushing yards per game).
• It was a difficult season for the Golden Flashes in terms of third-down rate, as they ranked sixth-worst in third-down percentage (29.7%) and fifth-worst in third-down percentage allowed (47.2%) last season.
• Kent State had the 97th-ranked turnover margin in college football last season at -4, forcing nine turnovers (127th in FBS) while turning it over 13 times (17th in FBS).

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