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Ball State vs Kent State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Ball State and Kent State.
PROGRAM ONEBall State25 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD25–9WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOKent State9 recorded wins
34Recorded meetings
1977Earliest documented
2026Most 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.
- 1977Ball State12 — 13Kent State
- 1978Ball State27 — 3Kent State
- 1979Ball State35 — 10Kent State
- 1980Ball State34 — 7Kent State
- 1981Ball State7 — 17Kent State
- 1982Ball State21 — 3Kent State
- 1983Ball State17 — 13Kent State
- 1984Ball State10 — 15Kent State
- 1985Ball State16 — 45Kent State
- 1986Ball State26 — 17Kent State
- 1987Ball State24 — 23Kent State
- 1988Ball State31 — 20Kent State
- 1989Ball State23 — 21Kent State
- 1990Ball State31 — 0Kent State
- 1991Ball State28 — 27Kent State
- 1992Ball State10 — 6Kent State
- 1993Ball State28 — 3Kent State
- 1994Ball State34 — 0Kent State
- 1995Ball State28 — 13Kent State
- 1996Ball State50 — 6Kent State
- 2001Ball State18 — 31Kent State
- 2003Ball State34 — 17Kent State
- 2006Ball State30 — 6Kent State
- 2008Ball State41 — 20Kent State
- 2010Ball State14 — 33Kent State
- 2012Ball State43 — 45Kent State
- 2013Ball State27 — 24Kent State
- 2018Ball State52 — 24Kent State
- 2019Ball State38 — 41Kent State
- 2022Ball State27 — 20Kent State
- 2023Ball State34 — 3Kent State
- 2024Ball State37 — 35Kent State
- 2025Ball State17 — 13Kent State
- 2026Ball State13 — 26Kent State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State vs Kent State | 13–26 | Kent State won |
| 2025 | Ball State vs Kent State | 17–13 | Ball State won |
| 2024 | Ball State vs Kent State | 37–35 | Ball State won |
| 2023 | Ball State vs Kent State | 34–3 | Ball State won |
| 2022 | Ball State vs Kent State | 27–20 | Ball State won |
| 2019 | Ball State vs Kent State | 38–41 | Kent State won |
| 2018 | Ball State vs Kent State | 52–24 | Ball State won |
| 2013 | Ball State vs Kent State | 27–24 | Ball State won |
| 2012 | Ball State vs Kent State | 43–45 | Kent State won |
| 2010 | Ball State vs Kent State | 14–33 | Kent State won |
| 2008 | Ball State vs Kent State | 41–20 | Ball State won |
| 2006 | Ball State vs Kent State | 30–6 | Ball State won |
| 2003 | Ball State vs Kent State | 34–17 | Ball State won |
| 2001 | Ball State vs Kent State | 18–31 | Kent State won |
| 1996 | Ball State vs Kent State | 50–6 | Ball State won |
| 1995 | Ball State vs Kent State | 28–13 | Ball State won |
| 1994 | Ball State vs Kent State | 34–0 | Ball State won |
| 1993 | Ball State vs Kent State | 28–3 | Ball State won |
| 1992 | Ball State vs Kent State | 10–6 | Ball State won |
| 1991 | Ball State vs Kent State | 28–27 | Ball State won |
| 1990 | Ball State vs Kent State | 31–0 | Ball State won |
| 1989 | Ball State vs Kent State | 23–21 | Ball State won |
| 1988 | Ball State vs Kent State | 31–20 | Ball State won |
| 1987 | Ball State vs Kent State | 24–23 | Ball State won |
| 1986 | Ball State vs Kent State | 26–17 | Ball State won |
| 1985 | Ball State vs Kent State | 16–45 | Kent State won |
| 1984 | Ball State vs Kent State | 10–15 | Kent State won |
| 1983 | Ball State vs Kent State | 17–13 | Ball State won |
| 1982 | Ball State vs Kent State | 21–3 | Ball State won |
| 1981 | Ball State vs Kent State | 7–17 | Kent State won |
| 1980 | Ball State vs Kent State | 34–7 | Ball State won |
| 1979 | Ball State vs Kent State | 35–10 | Ball State won |
| 1978 | Ball State vs Kent State | 27–3 | Ball State won |
| 1977 | Ball State vs Kent State | 12–13 | 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.