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Kent State 10Kent State Golden FlashesHead coach Mark Carney
66 Overall rating steady
Mark Carney has led Kent State since 2025, going 7-10 across 2 seasons.
- Record since 2025
- 7-10
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme2
Defensive scheme4
Game planning3
Situational management12
Leadership & results
Comeback factor16
Underdog edge1
Recent form10
Win rate7
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Mark Carney's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Kent State record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5-7 | No bowl |
Records with Kent State since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
Kent State games under Mark Carney
Result
Season
FINAL October 3, 2026
Ohio 13 : 10 Kent State
13 : 10 Kent State FINAL September 26, 2026
Ball State 
13 : 26 Kent State
13 : 26 Kent State FINAL September 19, 2026
Kent State 3 : 59
Ohio State
3 : 59 Ohio State FINAL September 12, 2026
Wofford 
15 : 36 Kent State
15 : 36 Kent State FINAL September 5, 2026
Kent State 0 : 57
South Carolina
0 : 57 South Carolina FINAL November 19, 2025
Central Michigan 
28 : 16 Kent State
28 : 16 Kent State FINAL November 11, 2025
Kent State 42 : 35
Akron
42 : 35 Akron FINAL November 5, 2025
Kent State 13 : 17 Ball State
13 : 17 Ball State FINAL October 25, 2025
Bowling Green 
21 : 24 Kent State
21 : 24 Kent State FINAL October 11, 2025
Massachusetts 
6 : 42 Kent State
6 : 42 Kent State FINAL October 4, 2025
Kent State 0 : 44
Oklahoma
0 : 44 Oklahoma FINAL September 20, 2025
Kent State 10 : 66
Florida State
10 : 66 Florida State FINAL September 13, 2025
Buffalo 
31 : 28 Kent State
31 : 28 Kent State FINAL August 30, 2025
Merrimack 
17 : 21 Kent State
17 : 21 Kent State FINAL November 26, 2024
Kent State 7 : 43 Buffalo
7 : 43 Buffalo FINAL November 19, 2024
Akron 38 : 17 Kent State
38 : 17 Kent State FINAL November 6, 2024
Ohio 41 : 0 Kent State
41 : 0 Kent State FINAL October 19, 2024
Kent State 6 : 27 Bowling Green
6 : 27 Bowling Green FINAL October 12, 2024
Ball State 37 : 35 Kent State
37 : 35 Kent State FINAL September 21, 2024
Kent State 0 : 56
Penn State
0 : 56 Penn State FINAL September 14, 2024
Kent State 0 : 71
Tennessee
0 : 71 Tennessee FINAL September 7, 2024
Saint Francis 
23 : 17 Kent State
23 : 17 Kent State FINAL August 31, 2024
Kent State 24 : 55
Pittsburgh
24 : 55 Pittsburgh Ohio 13 Kent State 10 Ball State 13 Kent State 26 Kent State 3 Ohio State 59 Wofford 15 Kent State 36 Kent State 0 South Carolina 57 Central Michigan 28 Kent State 16 Kent State 42 Akron 35 Kent State 13 Ball State 17 Bowling Green 21 Kent State 24 Massachusetts 6 Kent State 42 Kent State 0 Oklahoma 44 Kent State 10 Florida State 66 Buffalo 31 Kent State 28 Merrimack 17 Kent State 21 Kent State 7 Buffalo 43 Akron 38 Kent State 17 Ohio 41 Kent State 0 Kent State 6 Bowling Green 27 Ball State 37 Kent State 35 Kent State 0 Penn State 56 Kent State 0 Tennessee 71 Saint Francis 23 Kent State 17 Kent State 24 Pittsburgh 55No games match these filters.
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