Kent State

FBS

Mid-American · Kent, Cleveland, Ohio

233-478-5

All-time

0.325

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Kent State's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 10, 1973	1973		#19 Kent State 10-20 #17 Miami (OH) Dix Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.61
2	Nov 30, 2012	2012	MAC Championship Game	#18 Kent State 37-44 #19 Northern Illinois Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Conf Title	Conf Title	0.60
3	Jan 6, 2013	2012	GoDaddy.com Bowl	#25 Kent State 13-17 Arkansas State Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama		0.58
4	Nov 9, 1974	1974		Kent State 17-19 #13 Miami (OH) Miami Field, Cincinnati, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.57
5	Oct 27, 2012	2012		Kent State 35-23 #18 Rutgers Rutgers Stadium, New York, New Jersey		0.52
6	Nov 28, 2020	2020		Kent State 41-70 Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium, Buffalo, New York Conf Game	Conf Game	0.49
7	Nov 17, 2012	2012		#25 Kent State 31-24 Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.48
8	Sep 29, 1973	1973		Kent State 9-17 San Diego State San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California		0.47
9	Sep 18, 1976	1976		Kent State 12-14 Ohio Dix Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Conf Game	Conf Game	0.46
10	Sep 17, 1988	1988		Kent State 14-21 Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Conf Game	Conf Game	0.45

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	High	Bowl
2026	Kent State	0-0	Mid-American
2025	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American		4-4
2024	Kent State	0-12	Mid-American		0-8
2023	Kent State	1-11	Mid-American	East	0-8
2022	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American	East	4-4
2021	Kent State	7-7	Mid-American	East	6-3	✓			Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (L)
2020	Kent State	3-1	Mid-American	East	3-1
2019	Kent State	7-6	Mid-American	East	5-3				Frisco Bowl (W)
2018	Kent State	2-10	Mid-American	East	1-7
2017	Kent State	2-10	Mid-American	East	1-7
2016	Kent State	3-9	Mid-American	East	2-6
2015	Kent State	3-9	Mid-American	East	2-6
2014	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American	East	1-6
2013	Kent State	4-8	Mid-American	East	3-5
2012	Kent State	11-3	Mid-American	East	8-0	✓		#18	GoDaddy.com Bowl (L)
2011	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American	East	4-4
2010	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American	East	4-4
2009	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American	East	4-4
2008	Kent State	4-8	Mid-American	East	3-5
2007	Kent State	3-9	Mid-American	East	1-7
2006	Kent State	6-6	Mid-American	East	5-3
2005	Kent State	1-10	Mid-American	East	0-8
2004	Kent State	5-6	Mid-American	East	4-4
2003	Kent State	5-7	Mid-American	East	4-4
2002	Kent State	3-9	Mid-American	East	1-7
2001	Kent State	6-5	Mid-American	East	5-3
2000	Kent State	1-10	Mid-American	East	1-7
1999	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American	East	2-6
1998	Kent State	0-11	Mid-American	East	0-8
1997	Kent State	3-8	Mid-American	East	3-5
1996	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American		1-7
1995	Kent State	1-9-1	Mid-American		0-7-1
1994	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American		2-7
1993	Kent State	0-11	Mid-American		0-9
1992	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American		2-7
1991	Kent State	1-10	Mid-American		1-7
1990	Kent State	2-9	Mid-American		2-6
1989	Kent State	0-11	Mid-American		0-8
1988	Kent State	5-6	Mid-American		3-5
1987	Kent State	7-4	Mid-American		5-3
1986	Kent State	5-6	Mid-American		5-3
1985	Kent State	3-8	Mid-American		2-6
1984	Kent State	4-7	Mid-American		3-6
1983	Kent State	1-10	Mid-American		1-8
1982	Kent State	0-11	Mid-American		0-9
1981	Kent State	4-7	Mid-American		3-6
1980	Kent State	3-8	Mid-American		3-6
1979	Kent State	1-10	Mid-American		1-8
1978	Kent State	4-7	Mid-American		2-6
1977	Kent State	6-5	Mid-American		5-4
1976	Kent State	8-4	Mid-American		6-2
1975	Kent State	4-7	Mid-American		1-6
1974	Kent State	7-4	Mid-American		2-3
1973	Kent State	9-2	Mid-American		4-1			#19
1972	Kent State	6-5-1	Mid-American		4-1		★		Tangerine Bowl (L)
1971	Kent State	3-8	Mid-American		0-5
1970	Kent State	3-7	Mid-American		1-4
1969	Kent State	5-5	Mid-American		1-5
1968	Kent State	1-9	Mid-American		1-5
1967	Kent State	5-5	Mid-American		2-4
1966	Kent State	4-6	Mid-American		2-4
1965	Kent State	5-4-1	Mid-American		3-2-1
1964	Kent State	3-5-1	Mid-American		1-4-1
1963	Kent State	3-5-1	Mid-American		1-5
1962	Kent State	3-6	Mid-American		2-4

Award winners

1 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
2012	Dri Archer	KR/AP	Consensus All-American