Kent State Golden Flashes
Kent State is No. 126 of 138 in the model after week 6 (2-4, 1-2 in conference play). Its projected final record is 4.8-7.2, with a 1% chance to win out and a 0% chance to make the playoff.
2026 at a glance
- #126in the model (– from last week)
- 4.8-7.2projected final record
- −12.2points vs. an average FBS team, neutral field
- 0%chance to make the playoff
Scouting report: Kent State's best unit is its pass defense (No. 77 in FBS); its weakest is its rush offense (No. 133). Overall, the offense ranks No. 127 and the defense No. 91, adjusted for opponents. These ranks rest on 6 games, so expect them to move week to week.
Résumé: No. 111, by wins above what a typical top-25 team would expect against Kent State's schedule. That measures what the record is worth; the power rank (No. 126) measures how good the team is.
Deserved wins: playing the way it has, Kent State would usually have won 2.3 games; it has won 2.
Postseason odds: <1% to win the Mid-American, 0% to make the 12-team playoff, 0% to earn a first-round bye and 0% to win the national title. 28% to reach 6 wins. (Model estimates; how the playoff odds work.)
Season stats
- 13.7points per game
- 32.5points allowed per game
- 35%offensive success rate
- 45%success rate allowed
Leaders
- Passing: Dru Deshields, 975 yards, 4 TD, 6 INT
- Rushing: Mason Blakemore, 202 yards on 52 carries, 1 TD
- Receiving: Wayne Harris, 25 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD
Schedule and win odds
| Week | Opponent | Result or win chance | Played like |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at South Carolina | L 0-57 | <1% win |
| 2 | vs Wofford | W 36-15 | 96% win |
| 3 | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 3-59 | 1% win |
| 4 | vs Ball State | W 26-13 | 99% win |
| 5 | vs Ohio | L 10-13 | 33% win |
| 6 | at Western Michigan | L 7-38 | 1% win |
| 7 | at South Florida | 16% to win | |
| 8 | vs Akron | 70% to win | |
| 9 | at Sacramento State | 73% to win | |
| 11 | at Bowling Green | 43% to win | |
| 12 | vs Miami (OH) | 40% to win | |
| 13 | at Eastern Michigan | 38% to win |
Mid-American in the model
| # | Team | Record | Conf. | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Western Michigan | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.3-3.7 |
| 75 | Toledo | 4-2 | 1-1 | 8.0-4.0 |
| 89 | Ohio | 4-2 | 2-0 | 8.1-3.9 |
| 98 | Miami (OH) | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.5-5.5 |
| 99 | Massachusetts | 4-2 | 1-2 | 7.4-4.6 |
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | 4-3 | 3-0 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 119 | Central Michigan | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.1-5.9 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 3-3 | 1-1 | 6.0-6.0 |
| 125 | Bowling Green | 2-4 | 2-0 | 4.4-7.6 |
| 126 | Kent State | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4.8-7.2 |
| 131 | Ball State | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3.5-8.5 |
| 134 | Akron | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2.4-9.6 |
| 138 | Sacramento State | 1-5 | 0-3 | 2.1-9.9 |
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