# 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 10:30 p.m. | at Washington* | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | L 20–45 | 56,112 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN+ | L 3–33 | 83,911 |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Long Island* | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN3 | W 63–10 | 15,452 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | ESPN+/SECN+ | L 22–39 | 92,746 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Ohio | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN+ | W 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 20,392 |
| October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Miami (OH) | Yager StadiumOxford, OH | ESPN+ | L 24–27 | 14,366 |
| October 15 | 3:30 p.m. | at Toledo | Glass BowlToledo, OH | ESPN+ | L 31–52 | 19,139 |
| October 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Akron | Dix StadiumKent, OH (Wagon Wheel) | ESPN+ | W 33–27 | 20,472 |
| November 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPNU | L 20–27 | 6,455 |
| November 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Bowling Green | Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH (Anniversary Award) | CBSSN | W 40–6 | 7,291 |
| November 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Dix StadiumKent, OH | ESPN2 | L 24–31 | 3,998 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Buffalo | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPN+ | W 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 12,302 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Washington

| 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)
| 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 |
| Kent State | Rushing | Collin Schlee | 8 carries, 47 yards |
| Kent State | Receiving | Dante Cephas | 6 receptions, 105 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 26/39, 345 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Wayne Taulapapa | 11 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Jalen McMillan | 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD |

### At No. 7 Oklahoma

| 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)
| 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 |
| Kent State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 22 carries, 55 yards |
| Kent State | Receiving | Dante Cephas | 4 receptions, 50 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 21/28, 296 yards, 3 TD's |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Eric Gray | 10 carries, 71 yards |
| Oklahoma | 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 |

### At No. 1 Georgia

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

### Ohio

| 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
| 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 |
| Ohio | Rushing | Sieh Bangura | 18 rushes, 99 yards, 1 TD |
| Ohio | Receiving | Sam Wiglusz | 6 receptions, 115 yards, 1 TD |
| Kent State | Passing | Collin Schlee | 24/37, 398 yards, 1 TD |
| Kent State | Rushing | Marquez Cooper | 40 rushes, 240 yards, 2 TD |
| Kent State | 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 |

### At Toledo

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

### Akron

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

### Ball State

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

### At Bowling Green

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

### Eastern Michigan

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

### At Buffalo

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