Since 1978, Kent State has finished with a winning record just three times. The program has just three bowl appearances to its name, losing the 1954 Refrigerator Bowl, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl, and the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl. The Golden Flashes have suffered six consecutive seasons of faring 4-8 or worse including back-to-back 2-10 campaigns.
In summary, this program can’t go anywhere but forward.
It’s odd Kent State has been stuck below the trenches so long considering the Golden Flashes’ elite alumni base. This is the same program that Jack Lambert, Nick Saban, Julian Edelman, James Harrison, Joshua Cribbs, Lou Holtz, and Antonio Gates (albeit on the basketball court) suited up for.