2022 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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.

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

2022 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

Game summaries

At Washington

See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

See also: 2022 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sharks	7	3	0	0	10
Golden Flashes	7	28	14	14	63

See also: 2022 LIU Sharks football team

At No. 1 Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	10	3	6	22
No. 1 Bulldogs	12	14	6	7	39

See also: 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Ohio

See also: 2022 Ohio Bobcats football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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
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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	7	7	10	24
RedHawks	17	0	10	0	27

See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team

At Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	21	10	0	0	31
Rockets	7	21	10	14	52

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	7	10	7	3	27
Golden Flashes	0	21	9	3	33

See also: 2022 Akron Zips football team

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	3	7	27
Golden Flashes	13	0	0	7	20

See also: 2022 Ball State Cardinals football team

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	0	20	3	17	40
Falcons	0	0	6	0	6

See also: 2022 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	10	14	31
Golden Flashes	7	10	0	7	24

See also: 2022 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

At Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	14	6	30
Bulls	3	7	14	0	3	27

See also: 2022 Buffalo Bulls football team