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Akron vs Kent State Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Akron and Kent State.
PROGRAM ONEAkron26 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD26–20–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOKent State20 recorded wins
47Recorded meetings
1972Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1972Akron13 — 13Kent State
- 1974Akron14 — 51Kent State
- 1979Akron15 — 13Kent State
- 1981Akron6 — 17Kent State
- 1983Akron13 — 6Kent State
- 1984Akron17 — 24Kent State
- 1985Akron24 — 0Kent State
- 1986Akron17 — 7Kent State
- 1987Akron23 — 27Kent State
- 1988Akron12 — 32Kent State
- 1989Akron40 — 7Kent State
- 1990Akron38 — 10Kent State
- 1992Akron16 — 20Kent State
- 1993Akron42 — 7Kent State
- 1994Akron16 — 32Kent State
- 1995Akron14 — 6Kent State
- 1996Akron17 — 32Kent State
- 1997Akron45 — 35Kent State
- 1998Akron45 — 16Kent State
- 1999Akron37 — 34Kent State
- 2000Akron34 — 6Kent State
- 2001Akron14 — 10Kent State
- 2002Akron48 — 10Kent State
- 2003Akron38 — 41Kent State
- 2004Akron24 — 19Kent State
- 2005Akron35 — 3Kent State
- 2006Akron15 — 37Kent State
- 2007Akron27 — 20Kent State
- 2008Akron30 — 27Kent State
- 2009Akron28 — 20Kent State
- 2010Akron17 — 28Kent State
- 2011Akron3 — 35Kent State
- 2012Akron24 — 35Kent State
- 2013Akron16 — 7Kent State
- 2014Akron24 — 27Kent State
- 2015Akron20 — 0Kent State
- 2016Akron31 — 27Kent State
- 2017Akron24 — 14Kent State
- 2018Akron24 — 23Kent State
- 2019Akron3 — 26Kent State
- 2020Akron35 — 69Kent State
- 2021Akron0 — 38Kent State
- 2022Akron27 — 33Kent State
- 2023Akron31 — 27Kent State
- 2024Akron38 — 17Kent State
- 2025Akron35 — 42Kent State
- 2026Akron20 — 35Kent State
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron vs Kent State | 20–35 | Kent State won |
| 2025 | Akron vs Kent State | 35–42 | Kent State won |
| 2024 | Akron vs Kent State | 38–17 | Akron won |
| 2023 | Akron vs Kent State | 31–27 | Akron won |
| 2022 | Akron vs Kent State | 27–33 | Kent State won |
| 2021 | Akron vs Kent State | 0–38 | Kent State won |
| 2020 | Akron vs Kent State | 35–69 | Kent State won |
| 2019 | Akron vs Kent State | 3–26 | Kent State won |
| 2018 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–23 | Akron won |
| 2017 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–14 | Akron won |
| 2016 | Akron vs Kent State | 31–27 | Akron won |
| 2015 | Akron vs Kent State | 20–0 | Akron won |
| 2014 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–27 | Kent State won |
| 2013 | Akron vs Kent State | 16–7 | Akron won |
| 2012 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–35 | Kent State won |
| 2011 | Akron vs Kent State | 3–35 | Kent State won |
| 2010 | Akron vs Kent State | 17–28 | Kent State won |
| 2009 | Akron vs Kent State | 28–20 | Akron won |
| 2008 | Akron vs Kent State | 30–27 | Akron won |
| 2007 | Akron vs Kent State | 27–20 | Akron won |
| 2006 | Akron vs Kent State | 15–37 | Kent State won |
| 2005 | Akron vs Kent State | 35–3 | Akron won |
| 2004 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–19 | Akron won |
| 2003 | Akron vs Kent State | 38–41 | Kent State won |
| 2002 | Akron vs Kent State | 48–10 | Akron won |
| 2001 | Akron vs Kent State | 14–10 | Akron won |
| 2000 | Akron vs Kent State | 34–6 | Akron won |
| 1999 | Akron vs Kent State | 37–34 | Akron won |
| 1998 | Akron vs Kent State | 45–16 | Akron won |
| 1997 | Akron vs Kent State | 45–35 | Akron won |
| 1996 | Akron vs Kent State | 17–32 | Kent State won |
| 1995 | Akron vs Kent State | 14–6 | Akron won |
| 1994 | Akron vs Kent State | 16–32 | Kent State won |
| 1993 | Akron vs Kent State | 42–7 | Akron won |
| 1992 | Akron vs Kent State | 16–20 | Kent State won |
| 1990 | Akron vs Kent State | 38–10 | Akron won |
| 1989 | Akron vs Kent State | 40–7 | Akron won |
| 1988 | Akron vs Kent State | 12–32 | Kent State won |
| 1987 | Akron vs Kent State | 23–27 | Kent State won |
| 1986 | Akron vs Kent State | 17–7 | Akron won |
| 1985 | Akron vs Kent State | 24–0 | Akron won |
| 1984 | Akron vs Kent State | 17–24 | Kent State won |
| 1983 | Akron vs Kent State | 13–6 | Akron won |
| 1981 | Akron vs Kent State | 6–17 | Kent State won |
| 1979 | Akron vs Kent State | 15–13 | Akron won |
| 1974 | Akron vs Kent State | 14–51 | Kent State won |
| 1972 | Akron vs Kent State | 13–13 | Tie |
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.