Kent State Golden Flashes football

Kent State Golden Flashes football
2024 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
First season1920; 104 years ago
Athletic directorRandale L. Richmond
Head coachKenni Burns
2nd season, 1–20 (.048)
StadiumDix Stadium
(capacity: 27,363)
Year built1969
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationKent, Ohio
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Past conferencesOhio Athletic Conference
All-time record365–605–28 (.380)
Bowl record1–4 (.200)
Conference titles1 (1972)
Division titles2 (2012, 2021)
RivalriesAkron (rivalry)
Bowling Green (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans1
Current uniform
ColorsNavy blue and gold[1]
   
Fight songFight on for KSU
MascotFlash
Marching bandMarching Golden Flashes
OutfitterUnder Armour
WebsiteKentStateSports.com

The Kent State Golden Flashes football team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The team is a member of the Mid-American Conference East division, and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Golden Flashes played their first game in 1920 and since 1969 have played their home games at Dix Stadium. Following the 2022 season, Kenni Burns was selected as head coach for the Golden Flashes.

  1. ^ "Our Brand | Kent State University". Retrieved November 7, 2016.