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2019 Kent State

7–⁠6 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Sean Lewis.

Schedule and results

Kent State in 2019, game by game: lost at Arizona State 7–30; won vs. Kennesaw State 26–23; lost at No. 8 Auburn 16–55; won vs. Bowling Green 62–20; lost at No. 8 Wisconsin 0–48; won at Akron 26–3; lost at Ohio 38–45; lost vs. Miami (OH) 16–23; lost at Toledo 33–35; won vs. Buffalo 30–27; won vs. Ball State 41–38; won at Eastern Michigan 34–26; won vs. Utah State 51–41+42−48Lost 7–30 at Arizona State-23Arizona StateWon 26–23 vs. Kennesaw State+3Kennesaw StateLost 16–55 at No. 8 Auburn-39No. 8 AuburnWon 62–20 vs. Bowling Green+42Bowling GreenLost 0–48 at No. 8 Wisconsin-48No. 8 WisconsinWon 26–3 at Akron+23AkronLost 38–45 at Ohio-7OhioLost 16–23 vs. Miami (OH)-7Miami (OH)Lost 33–35 at Toledo-2ToledoWon 30–27 vs. Buffalo+3BuffaloWon 41–38 vs. Ball State+3Ball StateWon 34–26 at Eastern Michigan+8Eastern MichiganWon 51–41 vs. Utah State+10Utah State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29atArizona StateL 7–⁠3019%
Sep 7vsKennesaw StateW 26–⁠2337%
Sep 14at8AuburnL 16–⁠5512%
Sep 21vsBowling GreenW 62–⁠2057%
Oct 5at8WisconsinL 0–⁠4811%
Oct 12atAkronW 26–⁠355%
Oct 19atOhioL 38–⁠4529%
Oct 26vsMiami (OH)L 16–⁠2345%
Nov 5atToledoL 33–⁠3527%
Nov 14vsBuffaloW 30–⁠2732%
Nov 23vsBall StateW 41–⁠3855%
Nov 29atEastern MichiganW 34–⁠2631%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsUtah StateFrisco BowlW 51–⁠4133%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Utah State 51–⁠41 in the Frisco Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 68 on file).

Record
7–⁠6
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠414
Coach
Sean Lewis
Elo
1461 +115 this season
SP+ rating
-10.2 No. 105 of 130; offense No. 82, defense No. 119, special teams No. 14
SRS
−6.2 No. 94 of 130 in FBS
Returning
92% of last season’s EPA, No. 5 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 102 roster talent No. 123 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Andrew Sowder
Defensive coordinator
Tom Kaufman
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense28th of 130
  • Defense118th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1747%1.0528th of 130
Defense0.2350%1.14118th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.21 def		45% off
50% def		—39th off
125th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.5own 2921% allowed
Defense4.1own 2816% caused

CORE rating -12.1, 110th of 130 (offense 0.8, defense 12.8).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDustin Crum QB2,622 yds
Passing touchdownsDustin Crum QB20 TD
Rushing yardsDustin Crum QB707 yds
Rushing touchdownsDustin Crum QB6 TD
Receiving yardsIsaiah McKoy WR870 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsaiah McKoy WR8 TD
TacklesManny Lawrence-Burke LB96 tkl
SacksTheo Majette DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsJamal Parker CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Bryce Childress CB★★★No. 936
Joachim Bangda RB★★★No. 1020
Nick Curtis OLB★★★No. 1536
Mario Nunez CB★★★No. 1864
Collin Schlee PRO★★★No. 2084

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.817
Running backs32.30.813
Receivers22.50.795
Offensive line42.30.797
Defensive line52.40.790
Linebackers13.00.837
Defensive backs62.80.817
Athletes and specialists12.00.758
Whole class232.50.804

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 99

The 2019 roster

99 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 55 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Mid-American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan6–⁠28–⁠6
Miami (OH)6–⁠28–⁠6
Buffalo5–⁠38–⁠5
Western Michigan5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State5–⁠37–⁠6
Ohio5–⁠37–⁠6
Ball State4–⁠45–⁠7
Northern Illinois4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠56–⁠6
Eastern Michigan3–⁠56–⁠7
Bowling Green2–⁠63–⁠9
Akron0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.