The 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University in the Mid-American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Golden Flashes were led by head coach Mark Carney. The Golden Flashes played home games at Dix Stadium, located in Kent, Ohio. Carney, who was the team's offensive coordinator, was appointed interim head coach after Kenni Burns, who had led the team in 2023 and 2024, was fired in April 2025. Carney was named the 24th head coach of Kent State football on October 30, 2025.
The MAC Football Kickoff was held on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at the Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan from 9:00 am EDT to 1:30 pm EDT.
On July 24 the MAC announced the preseason coaches' poll.