The 2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by first-year head coach Sean Lewis and played their home games at

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as members of the East Division of the

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. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason media poll

The MAC released their preseason media poll on July 24, 2018, with the Golden Flashes predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.

Roster

Schedule

Source:2018 Kent State Golden Flashes football schedule
''FBSchedules.com''. Retrieved April 7, 2018.

Game summaries

At Illinois

Howard

At Penn State

At Ole Miss

At Ball State

Ohio

At Miami (OH)

Akron

At Bowling Green

At Buffalo

Toledo

Eastern Michigan

References

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