Ohio at Kent State

Saturday, October 30, 2004

Kent State beat Ohio 42–⁠16. It was their 43rd meeting; after it, Ohio led the series 26–⁠15–⁠2 as played.

AwayOhio4–⁠7 in 2004
16
HomeKent State5–⁠6 in 2004
42

Final at Dix Stadium, KentAttendance 6,013

At kickoff
75°F, a few clouds, wind 23 mph from the southwest, gusts to 32 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Akron Fulton International Airport (KAKR), 17 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio376016
Kent State14147742

Standouts

Player stats

Ohio

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ryan Hawk11/169701
Austen Everson4/1212112
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justin Roush1357016
Kalvin McRae952018
Austen Everson735118
Chris Jackson1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Justin Roush258149
Kalvin McRae450032
Anthony Hackett331011
Chris Jackson123023

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Joshua Cribbs18/2615010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshua Cribbs20223258
David Alston2066220
Rasheed McClaude1111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Najah Pruden452135
Marcus Hill133033
Tyrell McElroy326013
Cameron Bobb218017
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Eric Mahl1280
Jon Sessler140
Usama Young100

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

OhioKent State
347Total yards428
249Passing yards150
129Rushing yards278
7.8Yards per pass5.8
3.3Yards per rush6.5
17First downs21
4–⁠14Third downs7–⁠15
1–⁠3Fourth downs1–⁠4
3Turnovers0
0–⁠0Penalties0–⁠0
17:22Possession18:43

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Kent State 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Ohio leads 40–⁠21–⁠2; as played, 39–⁠22–⁠2 in 63 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ohio 13, Kent State 10
2024Ohio 41, Kent State 0
2023Ohio 42, Kent State 17
2022Kent State 31, Ohio 24
2021Kent State 34, Ohio 27
2019Ohio 45, Kent State 38

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