Kent State Golden Flashes football

Kent State Golden Flashes football
2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team
First season1920; 106 years ago
Athletic directorRandale Richmond
Head coachMark Carney
1st season, 5–7 (.417)
LocationKent, Ohio
StadiumDix Stadium
(capacity: 27,363)
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceMAC
ColorsNavy blue and gold
   
All-time record371–614–28 (.380)
Bowl record1–4 (.200)
Conference championships
MAC: 1972
Conference division championships
MAC East: 2012, 2021
Consensus All-Americans1
RivalriesAkron (rivalry)
Bowling Green (rivalry)
Uniforms
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. Kent State is coached by head coach Mark Carney.