The 2023 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The Golden Flashes were led by former Minnesota assistant head coach Kenni Burns in his first year as Kent State's head coach.

[1] They played their home games at Dix Stadium in Kent, Ohio.

The Kent State Golden Flashes football team drew an average home attendance of 9,511 in 2023.

[4] On July 20, the MAC announced the preseason coaches poll.