Dustin Crum passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 147 yards and the clinching score to help Kent State beat Utah State 51-41 in the Frisco Bowl.
It was a testament to their character.โMatthew Trickett kicked five field goals to set a Kent State game record.
โThat was our goal, to get home and take that trophy with us, and it didn't happen,โ Utah State coach Gary Andersen said.
Kent State: The Golden Flashesโ previous bowl appearances were losses in the 1952 Refrigerator Bowl, the 1972 Tangerine Bowl and the 2012 team falling in the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl.
Kent State: The Golden Flashes could again spend the conference season trying to recover from a rugged non-league schedule (visits to Penn State, Kentucky and Alabama).