Kent State Golden Flashes
Mid-American
0-12 (0-8 conf)
SP+ #134
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- -33.0 (#134)
- SP+ Offense
- 12.6
- SP+ Defense
- 43.8
- SRS
- -26.8
- FPI
- -31.2
- Elo
- 760
- Talent
- 435
- Recruiting
- 152 (#97)
Schedule
record 0–12
Schedule
80th
toughest of 134
Offenses faced
96th
toughest of 134
Defenses faced
74th
toughest of 134
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 134 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Pittsburgh | +4.9 | 24-55 | -31 | L |
| 2 | vsSt. Francis (PA) | FCS | 17-23 | -6 | L |
| 3 | @Tennessee | +22 | 0-71 | -71 | L |
| 4 | @Penn State | +24.6 | 0-56 | -56 | L |
| 5 | vsEastern Michigan | -13.3 | 33-52 | -19 | L |
| 7 | vsBall State | -19.8 | 35-37 | -2 | L |
| 8 | @Bowling Green | -1.8 | 6-27 | -21 | L |
| 9 | @Western Michigan | -10.2 | 21-52 | -31 | L |
| 11 | vsOhio | +2.3 | 0-41 | -41 | L |
| 12 | @Miami (OH) | +1.3 | 7-34 | -27 | L |
| 13 | vsAkron | -17.9 | 17-38 | -21 | L |
| 14 | @Buffalo | -4 | 7-43 | -36 | L |
Quarterbacks · 4
2024 · 80
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tommy Ulatowski | JR | 6'1" | 196 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Devin Kargman | JR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | JD Sherrod | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 4th | Ruel Tomlinson | FR | 6'1" | 217 | — |
Running Backs · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Ky Thomas | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Jahzae Kimbrough | SO | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Curtis Douglas | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Ayden Harris | FR | 5'8" | 195 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Jordan Lowe | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Cade Wolford | FR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 7th | Marques Hicks | SO | 5'8" | 190 | — |
| RB | — | Noah Earley | FR | 5'9" | 180 | — |
| RB | — | Micquan Gravely | FR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| RB | — | Preston Taylor | JR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
Wide Receivers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Luke Floriea | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Chrishon McCray | JR | 5'10" | 171 | ★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Dashawn Martin | SO | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Jay Jay Etheridge | SO | 5'10" | 160 | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | J.B. Awolowo | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Stanley King | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Ardell Banks | SO | 6'3" | 190 | — |
| WR | 8th | Wayne Harris | FR | 5'9" | 165 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Ali Fisher | SR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 10th | Sebastian Brown | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| WR | 11th | Dash Dorsey | SO | 5'10" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Preston Hopperton | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★ |
| WR | — | Lesae Lacks | FR | 5'8" | 180 | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Conner Muldowney | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Charlie Skehan | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Nikolai Bujnowski | JR | 6'1" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Braylon Smith | FR | 6'4" | 315 | — |
| OL | — | Chris Farrell | JR | 6'4" | 307 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Savion Washington | JR | 6'8" | 340 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 14
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Stephen Daley | SR | 6'1" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Zaid Hamdan | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Mattheus Carroll | SR | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| DL | 4th | Keenan Landry | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Lavell Gibson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Oliver Billotte | SR | 6'4" | 298 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Antoine Campbell Jr. | SR | 6'3" | 250 | — |
| DL | 8th | Mason Maddox | JR | 6'1" | 275 | — |
| DL | 9th | Garrett Dial | FR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| DL | 10th | Jaihien Roy | FR | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| DL | 11th | Mohammed Hazime | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 12th | Aiden Burgess | FR | 6'0" | 305 | — |
| DL | — | Bryce Sisak | FR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| DT | 1st | Kaden Beatty | SO | 6'0" | 285 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Mason Woods | SR | 5'11" | 215 | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Rocco Nicholl | SR | 6'4" | 238 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Matt Harmon | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Kam Olds | SR | 6'4" | 252 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Khalib Johns | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Canaan Williams | JR | 6'0" | 205 | — |
| LB | 7th | Jayden Studio | SO | 6'0" | 229 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Nylan Brown | SO | 5'11" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Zadan Abuhamdeh | FR | 6'2" | 220 | — |
| LB | — | Lem Reynolds | FR | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Naim Muhammad | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Dallas Branch | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Jaire Rawlison | SO | 5'9" | 182 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Alex Branch | SR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Joel Boamah | SO | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| CB | 6th | Terrell Miller | SR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| DB | 1st | CJ Young | SO | 5'11" | 185 | — |
| DB | 2nd | Jaylen Dotson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Martell Buchanan | FR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
| S | 1st | Josh Baka | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| S | 2nd | Tevin Tucker | SO | 5'11" | 190 | — |
| S | 3rd | Armahn Hale | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| S | 4th | Nick Cuva | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Clinton Robinson | FR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Daeveon Buie | FR | 5'9" | 170 | — |
| S | — | Brodyn Bishop | FR | 6'1" | 195 | ★★ |
| S | — | Troy Martin | FR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Damari Williams | SO | 6'0" | 170 | — |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Robert Atha | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Josh Smith | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Will Hryszko | SR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Andrew Glass | SR | 5'10" | 184 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Joel Miasek | FR | 6'4" | 203 | — |
2024 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
12.61
Off PPA
-0.012
Pass PPA
+0.1216
Rush PPA
-0.072
Success
31%1
Explosive
1.4198
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2024 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | -0.01 | +0.34 |
| Passing | +0.12 | +0.43 |
| Rushing | -0.07 | +0.28 |
| 1st Down | -0.15 | +0.24 |
| 2nd Down | +0.08 | +0.27 |
| 3rd Down | +0.14 | +0.81 |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
13.9
PPG Against
44.1
Differential
-30.2
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 0-12
- Home
- 0-5
- Away
- 0-7
- Conference
- 0-8
- Non-Conference
- 0-4
- One-Score (≤8)
- 0-2
- Avg Margin
- -30.2
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 0-5 | 20.4 | 38.2 |
| Away | 0-7 | 9.3 | 48.3 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 0.0 | 63.5 |
| Conference | 0-8 | 15.8 | 40.5 |
| Non-conference | 0-4 | 10.3 | 51.3 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 2 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #130 | — | — |
| 2024 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #134 | — | — |
| 2023 | 1-11 | 0-8 | #133 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 4-4 | #108 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-6 | 6-3 | #93 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | #100 | — | — |
| 2019 | 6-6 | 5-3 | #105 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #124 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2-10 | 1-7 | #124 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #108 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #105 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2-9 | 1-6 | #110 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
0-5 SU · 1-4 ATS · O2/U3
Betting Profile
2024 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 0-12 |
| ATS | 3-925% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-1 |
| As underdog | 3-8 |
| Home | 1-4 |
| Away | 2-5 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #110 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★114 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #93 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | #97 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | #123 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | #90 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2021 | #118 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | #108 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2019 | #102 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | #100 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | #128 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #131 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #125
Returning prod 71%Departed 29%
Portal in 16net -1Out 17
Talent composite435.3 #125 / 134
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)52 / 48 / 51
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Conner Muldowney | TE | 3★ | ← Tiffin University |
| ▲ | Dallas Branch | CB | 3★ | ← San Diego State |
| ▲ | Keenan Landry | DL | 3★ | ← Florida |
| ▲ | Kaleb Moody | S | 3★ | ← Harvard |
| ▼ | CJ West | DL | 3★ | → Indiana |
| ▼ | Trell Harris | WR | 3★ | → Virginia |
| ▼ | Capone Blue | CB | 3★ | → Wake Forest |
| ▼ | Macyo Williams | DL | 3★ | → Utah State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2024
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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