Kent State Golden FlashesHead coach Mark Carney
66 Overall rating steady
Mark Carney has led Kent State since 2025, going 7-10 across 2 seasons.
- Record since 2025
- 7-10
- Seasons
- 2
- Bowl trips
- 0
Coaching profile Updated weekly
Strategy & scheme
Offensive scheme2
Defensive scheme4
Game planning3
Situational management12
Leadership & results
Comeback factor16
Underdog edge1
Recent form10
Win rate7
Grades on a 0-20 scale, recalculated each week from Mark Carney's most recent 17 games. Offensive and defensive scheme track scoring for and against, game planning the average margin, situational management the one-score record, comeback factor the bounce-back after a loss, underdog edge the road record. The arrows are the week-over-week move. Frost is 17 or higher, violet 14 or higher.
Kent State record by season
| Season | Record | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2-3 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5-7 | No bowl |
Records with Kent State since 2025, bowl and playoff games included, from the CollegeFootballData game log.
13
13
15
28
21
6
31
17
52
23
Mark Carney: Kent State head coach profile
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