KENT STATE FOOTBALL 2021 Season Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Week One: at Texas a &M WEEK ONE Season Opener @Texas a &M
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KENT STATE FOOTBALL 2021 Season Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Week One: at Texas A &M WEEK ONE Season Opener @Texas A &M TIME: 8pm ET LOCATION: College Station, TX STADIUM: Kyle Field (102,733) TV: ESPN U Dave Neal, Pxp Kent State Golden Flashes Kelly Stouffer, analyst #6/6 Texas A&M Aggies Andraya Carter, sideline 2020: 3-1, (3-1 MAC) 2020: 9-1 (8-1 SEC) (Won Orange Bowl) Head Coach: Sean Lewis (Fourth Year) RADIO: Kent St Radio Network Head Coach: Jimbo Fisher (Fourth Year) Record at Kent State:12-17 TWITTER:@KentStFootball Record at A &M :26-10 Overall Record: 12-17 Overall Record: 109-33 2021 Schedule The Opening Kick at Texas A and M 8:00 PM • The Flashes led the NCAA in several offensive categories in Sept. 4, 2021 |Kyle Field College Station, TX ET 2020, including: points per game (49.8) and total offense (606.5 yards per game)...The Golden Flashes were the ONLY vs VMI 11:30 AM Sept. 11, 2021 | Dix Stadium team in the FBS to average over 600 yards of offense last ET Kent, Ohio year at Iowa 3:30 PM • Kent State also finished top-five in several offensive Sept. 18, 2021 |Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, Iowa ET categories: third down percentage (2nd-56.1% (32-57)), fourth down percentage (3rd-87.5% (7-8)), completion per- at Maryland TBA Sept. 25, 2021| Capital One Field centage (3rd-71.4% (90-126)) and rushing offense (3rd-283 College Park, MD yards/game) vs BGSU* 3:30 PM • Kent State will bring back the vast majority of its starters on Oct. 2, 2021 |Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio ET offense and defense in 2021. The Flashes will bring back 19 of 25 starters in 2021 including nine each on the offense and vs Buffalo* TBA defense Oct. 9, 2020 | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio. • Headlining the returners is quarterback Dustin Crum, Crum was named to six different watch lists in 2020 and at WMU* 3:30 PM produced a 12:2 TD/INT ratio and led the MAC in completion Oct. 16, 2021 |Waldo Stadium ET Kalamazoo, MI percentage at 73.2 percent • Since becoming the starter in week two of 2019, Crum has at Ohio* TBA Oct. 23, 2020 | Peden Stadium Athens, Ohio. thrown 32 touchdowns against just four interceptions • The Golden Flashes’ rushing attack returns all four of their vs NIU* 7:00 PM leading rushers (three running backs plus Dustin Crum) Wed. Nov 3, 2020 | Dix Stadium ET Kent, Ohio. • Also joining the Kent State offense is Nykeim Johnson, a WR/ KR from Syracuse...Johnson was an All-ACC return man for at CMU* 7/8 PM Wed. Nov 10, 2020 | Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mt. Pleasant, MI. ET the Orange • Twenty of the returning Golden Flashes (26%) have already at Akron* TBA Nov. 20, 2020 | InfoCision Stadium earned their undergraduate degree from Kent State Akron, Ohio • One of those graduates is wide receiver Isaac Vance, who has had a busy offseason. Vance has been named to the NCAA vs Miami (OH)* TBA Nov. 27, 2020 | Dix Stadium Kent, Ohio. Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) as he serves as the president of SAAC at Kent State and sits on the MAC’s KENT STATE FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA executive SAAC board. Vance also is one of two student- FACEBOOK:/KentStFootball athletes that sits on the Divsion-I Football Oversight Com- INSTAGRAM:@KentStFootball mittee TWITTER:@KentStFootball WEB:KentStateSports.com/Sports/Football KENT STATE FOOTBALL 2021 Season Contact(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Week One: at Texas A &M Weekly Team /Media Schedule Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Practice: P.M. OFF Practice: Practice: A.M. Practice: A.M. Practice: Travel Day Kent State at Texas MAC Coaches Call: A and M media availability 1120 a.m. ET media availability media availability media availability Media availability- Kick: 8ET post-practice at 11 post-practice post-practice post-practice None TV; ESPN U a.m. (Zoom/Phone) Weekly Presser: (Zoom/Phone) (Zoom/Phone) (Zoom/Phone) Radio: Kent State 1130 a.m. ET Radio Network Media Contacts Kent State Media Services Dan Griffin-Director of Athletics Communication Notes and Releases Contact for: Football, Wrestling Baseball Updated Kent State football game notes are available in PDF format at Email: [email protected] | Phone: 330-814-5921 www.kentstatesports.com. To receive the notes via email, contact Director of Athletics Communications Dan Griffin at 330.672.8468 or [email protected]. Jay Fiorello-Asst. Director of Athletics Communication Contact for: Volleyball, Women’s B-Ball, Softball Media Credentials Email: [email protected] | Phone: 330-672-8420 All members of the media wishing to cover games in a working capacity must submit a request to cover the game through KentStateSports.com or by emailing Dan Griffin at Taylor Czajkowski-Graduate Assistant [email protected]. NO season credentials will be given due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Contact for: Football (secondary), XC, Gym, WLax Media members will have their name on a check-in list outside of the stadium on the day of Email:[email protected] | Phone: 330-672-3084 the game. ALL media must be screened, cleared and be wearing a wrist band before entering the stadium. Space in the press box is EXTREMELY limited this season and will be handled on Zach Bush-Graduate Assistant Contact for: Soccer, Track and Field a first-come, first-serve basis. Email: [email protected] Press Conferences Tyler Henry-Graduate Assistant Head Coach Sean Lewis will hold a virtual press conference after every game as well as a Contact for: Football (Secondary), Broadcast/Media weekly press conference. The day of the press conference will be two days after the previous Email: [email protected] week’s game. All press conferences will be password protected, if you would like to attend a press conference, please email [email protected] with your name and affiliation, and a password will be provided. All press conferences will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube Matt Quammen-Graduate Assistant Contact for: Field Hockey, Track and Field channel, GoldenFlashesTV. Email:[email protected] | Phone: 330-672-3084 Nick Kane-Director of Video/Creative Services Weekday Interview Schedule Email: [email protected]| Phone: 330-672-2500 All interviews with Kent State players and coaches must be coordinated through the Athletic Communications office. Due to COVID-19 protocol, practices will be closed to the media for the Ivan Korsakov-Graduate Assistant: Video season. All interviews will be done via Zoom or by phone. Email: [email protected]| Phone: 330-672-2500 College Press Box Collegepressbox is the official media website for Division I football. Access and download game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for all FBS schools, confer- ences, postseason games, awards and the College Football Playoff. For access, please register for an account at collegepressbox.com/register. Professional Scout Policy Professional scouts may receive credentials by sending a request via email to Director of Ath- letic Communications Dan Griffin at ([email protected]). With social distancing policies in effect for the 2020 season, seats inside the press box will be extemely limited. If no seating in the press box is available, scouts will be given seats in the west side stands. Stats In an effort to stay physically distant, eliminate touch points and in accordance with MAC protocols, all stats will be uploaded as a PDF immediately to the Kent State Football Page under “Football Media Links” Website Up-to-date Kent State football information is available via the official athletics department web site at www.kentstatesports.com. Updated results and statistics are available as well as releases, team roster, player bios, coaching staff bios and game recaps. The website also features real-time statistics for home games plus links to broadcasts of all games on the Kent State App. GO FLASHES App Your one-stop digital shop for all things Kent State is available with the GoFlashes app for IOS and Android. With the app, you can access the latest in Kent State Athletics news, stats and more. The “GameDay Hub” feature will have streamng information, game programs and social media updates. Simply search Kent State in the App Store or Google Play store and download for free. KENT STATE FOOTBALL 2021 Season Contacts(Dan Griffin| [email protected]|330-814-5921) Week One: at Texas A &M KENTST Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 30, 2020) All games Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral * Nov 04, 2020 EMU W 27-23 0 All games 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 * Nov 10, 2020 at Bowling Green W 62-24 1500 Conference 3-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 * Nov 17, 2020 AKRON W 69-35 0 Non-Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 * Nov 28, 2020 at Buffalo L 41-70 0 Team Statistics KENTST OPP Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g FIRST DOWNS 129 87 COOPER, Marquez 4 56 291 9 282 5.0 5 19 70.5 R u s h in g 61 45 BRADFORD, Bryan 4 37 257 3 254 6.9 0 24 63.5 P a s s in g 56 31 CRUM, Dustin 4 44 278 38 240 5.5 4 38 60.0 P e n a l ty 12 11 WILLIAMS, Xav. 4 27 216 0 216 8.0 3 49 54.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 1132 1048 SCHLEE, Collin 3 12 108 23 85 7.1 1 38 28.3 Rushing Attempts 200 170 BANGDA, Joachim 3 6 37 0 37 6.2 0 11 12.3 Average Per Rush 5.7 6.2 BANGURA, Daniel 2 6 32 0 32 5.3 0 16 16.0 Average Per Game 283.0 262.0 CEPHAS, Dante 4 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 TDs Rushing 13 19 WOODEN, Isaiah 3 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 PASSING YARDAGE 1294 648 VANCE, Isaac 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 C o m p - A t t- In t 90-126-2 47-91-3 POKE, Ja'Shaun 4 3 7 6 1 0.3 0 7 0.2 Average Per Pass 10.3 7.1 Total 4 200 1240 108 1132 5.7 13 49 283.0 Average Per Catch 14.4 13.8 Opponents 4 170 1146 98 1048 6.2 19 69 262.0 Average Per Game 323.5 162.0 TDs Passing 14 2 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TOTAL OFFENSE 2426 1696 CRUM, Dustin 4 192.75 83-113-2 73.5 1181 12 75 295.2 Average Per Play 7.4 6.5 SCHLEE, Collin 3 177.63 7-13-0 53.8 113 2 33 37.7 Average Per Game 606.5 424.0 Total 4 191.19 90-126-2 71.4 1294 14 75 323.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-207 18-412 Opponents 4 112.12 47-91-3 51.6 648 2 42 162.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-10 1--1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-2 2-43 Receiving gp no.