Running back Jaylen Thomas’ 23-yard touchdown run with 2:28 left in the third quarter put the finishing touches on Kent State's 38-10 win last September against Central Connecticut, the program’s first victory under new coach Kenni Burns.
Kent State hasn’t won since, creating a 20-game losing streak that stands as the second-longest in program history behind 21 losses in a row from 1981-83.
But losing streaks come and go: There have been 19 losing streaks of 21 or more games in the Bowl Subdivision’s modern era, none longer than Northwestern’s 34-game slide from 1978-82.
What is currently happening at Kent State goes beyond merely a losing streak, however, placing the Golden Flashes in the mix for being counted among the worst teams in FBS history.
The Flashes have played 11 games this season while leading for roughly the equivalent of one quarter of game time, with a series of lopsided blowouts save for two single-possession defeats: 23-17 to Saint Francis (Pa.) of the Championship Subdivision and 37-35 to MAC opponent Ball State.
“We know the season hasn’t gone the way we wanted it to, obviously,” Burns said last week. “But all we can control is the next game, the next opportunity. We’ve got to get back to work and do what we have to do to do that.”
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