Kent State Golden Flashes @ Western Michigan Broncos — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Golden Flashes Kent State KNT 1-4, 0-3 Away
7
Final
38
Broncos Western Michigan WMU 3-2, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
KNT 0 7 0 0 7
WMU 7 14 3 14 38
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D. DeShields QB KNT
223 PASS
B.
B. Lowry QB WMU
257 PASS
Rushing Yards
M.
M. Blakemore RB KNT
36 RUSH
J. Buckley RB WMU
105 RUSH
Receiving Yards
W. Harris WR KNT
164 REC
A.
A. Parks DL WMU
55 REC
Passing
Kent State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. DeShields 19/34 223 1 0 4 85.8
Western Michigan
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Lowry 18/26 257 3 0 0 139.4
T. Petty 1/2 5 0 0 0 56.3
Rushing
Kent State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. White 7 28 4.0 0 9
D. DeShields 8 -7 -0.9 0 9
M. Blakemore 13 36 2.8 0 15
J. Caffey 3 17 5.7 0 8
Western Michigan
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Buckley 16 105 6.6 0 36
B. Lowry 9 52 5.8 1 16
O. Mataele 4 7 1.8 0 2
E. Littlejohn 1 20 20.0 0 20
T. Petty 4 24 6.0 1 12
A. Green 1 0 0.0 0 0
H. Hughes 1 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving
Kent State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. White 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
D. Clark 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Etheridge 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
W. Harris 11 15 164 14.9 0 30 0
M. Blakemore 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
J. Kelley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. Caffey 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
A. Banks 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
B. Smith 3 6 39 13.0 1 20 0
Z. Fletcher 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
T. Hunter 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Western Michigan
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Parks 3 3 55 18.3 2 42 0
C. Cabana 2 2 35 17.5 0 30 0
J. Buckley 2 3 40 20.0 0 31 0
N. Levicki 3 4 23 7.7 0 25 0
E. Nelson 1 4 33 33.0 0 33 0
B. Brooks 2 2 43 21.5 1 28 0
O. Mataele 3 3 7 2.3 0 7 0
E. Littlejohn 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. Boone-Nelson II 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
A. Chenault 2 4 20 10.0 0 12 0
B. Wooten 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Kent State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Muhamad 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Jackson 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Cordoba 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Burgess 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Long 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dawahare 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Burns III 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Nicholl 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Rubinstein 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Buchanan 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Bottiggi 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Terrero 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Delaney 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Roy 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Robinson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Blachewicz 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Stockstill 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Johnson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Bridgeman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Western Michigan
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Moon 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Moore 7 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
G. Welch 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Crump 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Benson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Tibbs 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Franklin 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Gardner Jr. 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Echoles 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Burley 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sims 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tounkara 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Alexander 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Barber 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Betts 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Alexander 2 0 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
B. Anes 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. McCullough 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Louis 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Gustwiller 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Frazier 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pope 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Gerig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Ferrell 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Carter 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Kent State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Leonard 0/1 1/1 1 0
Western Michigan
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Kelly 1/1 5/5 8 0
Returns
Kent State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Clark 4 83 20.8 0 27 0
Western Michigan
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Franklin 1 24 24.0 0 24 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Kent State
Western Michigan
297 Total Yards 472
17 First Downs 26
12 Passing 10
3 Rushing 10
5 Penalty 2
3/13 3rd Down Eff. 7/12
223 Passing Yards 262
74 Rushing Yards 210
0 Turnovers 0
11-100 Penalties 6-47
29:04 Possession 29:04
1/2 Red Zone 4/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 7 - 38
7 - 38 3:04
D. Kelly XP
7 - 37 3:11
T. Petty TD
7 - 31 10:58
D. Kelly XP
7 - 30 10:58
A. Parks TD
Q3 0 - 3 7 - 24
7 - 24 2:17
D. Kelly FG
Q2 7 - 14 7 - 21
7 - 21 0:33
D. Kelly XP
7 - 20 0:33
B. Brooks TD
XP S. Leonard
7 - 14 1:55
TD B. Smith
6 - 14 1:55
0 - 14 14:56
D. Kelly XP
0 - 13 14:56
B. Lowry TD
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 13:01
D. Kelly XP
0 - 6 13:01
A. Parks TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WMU +31 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m