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Central Michigan vs Kent State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Central Michigan and Kent State.
PROGRAM ONECentral Michigan26 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD26–9WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOKent State9 recorded wins
35Recorded meetings
1973Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1973Central Michigan7 — 28Kent State
- 1974Central Michigan14 — 21Kent State
- 1975Central Michigan17 — 8Kent State
- 1976Central Michigan10 — 20Kent State
- 1977Central Michigan49 — 10Kent State
- 1978Central Michigan41 — 0Kent State
- 1979Central Michigan44 — 21Kent State
- 1980Central Michigan21 — 6Kent State
- 1981Central Michigan24 — 3Kent State
- 1982Central Michigan31 — 20Kent State
- 1983Central Michigan13 — 7Kent State
- 1984Central Michigan14 — 10Kent State
- 1985Central Michigan21 — 17Kent State
- 1986Central Michigan30 — 33Kent State
- 1987Central Michigan21 — 24Kent State
- 1988Central Michigan31 — 7Kent State
- 1989Central Michigan38 — 0Kent State
- 1990Central Michigan42 — 0Kent State
- 1991Central Michigan23 — 7Kent State
- 1992Central Michigan35 — 0Kent State
- 1993Central Michigan33 — 28Kent State
- 1994Central Michigan45 — 0Kent State
- 1995Central Michigan27 — 16Kent State
- 1996Central Michigan52 — 51Kent State
- 1997Central Michigan37 — 60Kent State
- 1998Central Michigan46 — 7Kent State
- 2000Central Michigan21 — 24Kent State
- 2004Central Michigan24 — 21Kent State
- 2007Central Michigan41 — 32Kent State
- 2011Central Michigan21 — 24Kent State
- 2015Central Michigan27 — 14Kent State
- 2016Central Michigan24 — 27Kent State
- 2017Central Michigan42 — 23Kent State
- 2021Central Michigan54 — 30Kent State
- 2025Central Michigan28 — 16Kent State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 28–16 | Central Michigan won |
| 2021 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 54–30 | Central Michigan won |
| 2017 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 42–23 | Central Michigan won |
| 2016 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 24–27 | Kent State won |
| 2015 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 27–14 | Central Michigan won |
| 2011 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 21–24 | Kent State won |
| 2007 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 41–32 | Central Michigan won |
| 2004 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 24–21 | Central Michigan won |
| 2000 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 21–24 | Kent State won |
| 1998 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 46–7 | Central Michigan won |
| 1997 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 37–60 | Kent State won |
| 1996 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 52–51 | Central Michigan won |
| 1995 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 27–16 | Central Michigan won |
| 1994 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 45–0 | Central Michigan won |
| 1993 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 33–28 | Central Michigan won |
| 1992 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 35–0 | Central Michigan won |
| 1991 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 23–7 | Central Michigan won |
| 1990 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 42–0 | Central Michigan won |
| 1989 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 38–0 | Central Michigan won |
| 1988 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 31–7 | Central Michigan won |
| 1987 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 21–24 | Kent State won |
| 1986 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 30–33 | Kent State won |
| 1985 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 21–17 | Central Michigan won |
| 1984 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 14–10 | Central Michigan won |
| 1983 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 13–7 | Central Michigan won |
| 1982 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 31–20 | Central Michigan won |
| 1981 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 24–3 | Central Michigan won |
| 1980 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 21–6 | Central Michigan won |
| 1979 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 44–21 | Central Michigan won |
| 1978 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 41–0 | Central Michigan won |
| 1977 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 49–10 | Central Michigan won |
| 1976 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 10–20 | Kent State won |
| 1975 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 17–8 | Central Michigan won |
| 1974 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 14–21 | Kent State won |
| 1973 | Central Michigan vs Kent State | 7–28 | Kent State won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.