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Akron at Kent State

Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Akron kept the Wagon Wheel

Akron beat Kent State 38–⁠17. It was their 45th meeting; after it, Akron led the series 26–⁠18–⁠1.

AwayAkron4–⁠8 in 2024
38
HomeKent State0–⁠12 in 2024
17

Final at Dix Stadium, KentTV: CBSSNAttendance 6,768

At kickoff
56°F, overcast, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Portage County Airport (KPOV), 10 km from the stadium
Official
Matt PackowskiGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Akron101315038
Kent State730717

How the win probability moved

Kent State favored

Win probability by play: Kent State 58% at kickoff, 0% at the end. Biggest swing: 21 points.

Akron favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (21 points).

Standouts

  • PassingBen Finley14 of 29, 250 yards, 1 TDAkron
  • RushingCharles Kellom19 carries, 104 yards, 1 TDAkron
  • ReceivingLuke Floriea3 catches, 103 yards, 1 TDKent State
  • DefenseC.J. Young11 tackles, 1 for lossKent State

Player stats

Akron

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Finley14/2925010
Tahj Bullock0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jordan Simmons11113059
Charles Kellom19104122
Tahj Bullock103528
Ben Finley422015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Adrian Norton5107036
Charles Kellom244025
Jarvis Rush136136
Israel Polk227016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Elijah Reed7001
Bryan McCoy7000
Paul Lewis III5000
Antavious Fish5100
C.J. Nunnally2210
Justin Anderson1110
Dimitri Madden1110

Kent State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tommy Ulatowski12/2022921
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ky Thomas1352015
Chrishon McCray119019
Jahzae Kimbrough41406
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Luke Floriea3103180
Chrishon McCray393145
Wayne Harris31907
Jay Jay Etheridge111011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Mason Woods11000
C.J. Young11100
Josh Baka10000
Tevin Tucker9000
Stephen Daley51.510

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

Team stats

AkronKent State
527Total yards281
250Passing yards229
277Rushing yards52
8.1Yards per pass11.5
6.0Yards per rush1.9
28First downs9
8–⁠15Third downs1–⁠11
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
8–⁠52Penalties13–⁠87
36:32Possession23:28
3Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

AkronKent State
44%Success rate23%
0.23EPA per play0.08
1.42Explosiveness1.89
0.25Rushing EPA−0.18
0.20Passing EPA0.36
29%Passing-down success18%
0.29First-down EPA−0.41
0.00Second-down EPA0.39
1.02Third-down EPA0.38
20%Havoc by its defense9%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Akron 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Akron −10.5, over/under 49.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Akron 77%, Kent State 23%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Kent State end zoneAkron end zoneQ1 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 AkronField goal, 7 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 Kent StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 AkronTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 Kent StateField goal, 8 playsQ2 AkronField goal, 9 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ2 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 AkronField goal, 9 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 AkronTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 AkronPunt, 3 playsQ3 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 AkronPunt, 6 playsQ4 Kent StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 AkronFumble, 5 playsQ4 Kent StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 AkronTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Kent StateInterception, 5 playsQ4 AkronEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Kent State drives left to right, Akron right to left.
  1. Q1 Kent StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 84 yards
  2. Q1 AkronField goal, 7 plays, 42 yards
  3. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  4. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 8 plays, 50 yards
  5. Q1 Kent StatePunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  6. Q1 AkronTouchdown, 7 plays, 91 yards
  7. Q2 Kent StateField goal, 8 plays, 53 yards
  8. Q2 AkronField goal, 9 plays, 62 yards
  9. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  11. Q2 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q2 AkronField goal, 9 plays, 89 yards
  13. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  14. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  15. Q3 AkronTouchdown, 7 plays, 81 yards
  16. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  17. Q3 AkronPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  18. Q3 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  19. Q4 AkronPunt, 6 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q4 Kent StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  21. Q4 AkronFumble, 5 plays, 9 yards
  22. Q4 Kent StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 59 yards
  23. Q4 AkronTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  24. Q4 Kent StateInterception, 5 plays, 12 yards
  25. Q4 AkronEnd of game, 3 plays, 8 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Akron 10, Kent State 7
Kent State Touchdown, 3 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds , J.B. Awolowo return for 16 yds to the KENT 16 J.B. Awolowo fumbled, recovered by KENT J.B. Awolowo
14:241st & 10 at own 16Ky Thomas run for 7 yds to the KENT 23
14:052nd & 3 at own 23Tommy Ulatowski run for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 20
13:313rd & 6 at own 20Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Luke Floriea for 80 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)Kent State 7, Akron 0
Akron Field goal, 7 plays
13:241st & 10 at own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 56 yds , Bobby Golden return for 23 yds to the AKR 32
13:181st & 10 at own 32(13:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Finley,Ben pass incomplete deep right to Norton,Adrian thrown to KSU40, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY KSU Pass Interference (Boamah,Joel) 12 yards from AKR32 to AKR44, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
13:021st & 10 at own 44Jordon Simmons run for 9 yds to the KENT 47
12:472nd & 1 at opp 47PENALTY KSU Offside (Maddox,Mason) 5 yards from KSU47 to KSU42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:271st & 10 at opp 42Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the KENT 39
12:002nd & 7 at opp 39PENALTY KSU Delay Of Game 5 yards from KSU39 to KSU34. NO PLAY.
11:442nd & 2 at opp 34Jordon Simmons run for 5 yds to the KENT 29 for a 1ST down
11:061st & 10 at opp 29Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the KENT 26
10:432nd & 7 at opp 26Ben Finley pass incomplete to Ahmarian Granger
10:383rd & 7 at opp 26Ben Finley pass incomplete to Conner Cravaack
10:344th & 7 at opp 26Garrison Smith 43 yd FG GOODKent State 7, Akron 3
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
10:341st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:251st & 10 at own 25Tommy Ulatowski run for 1 yd to the KENT 26
9:572nd & 9 at own 26(10:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas,Ky rush right for 1 yard gain to the KSU27 (Fish,Antavious; Anderson,Justin) PENALTY KSU Holding (Morell,Dustyn) 10 yards from KSU26 to KSU16. NO PLAY.
9:502nd & 19 at own 16PENALTY KSU False Start (Beatty,Kaden) 5 yards from KSU16 to KSU11. NO PLAY.
9:352nd & 24 at own 11Ky Thomas run for 4 yds to the KENT 15
8:593rd & 20 at own 15Ky Thomas run for 2 yds to the KENT 17
8:094th & 18 at own 17Josh Smith punt for 33 yds
Akron Touchdown, 8 plays
8:051st & 10 at the 50Ben Finley pass incomplete to Jarvis Rush
7:572nd & 10 at the 50Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk
7:463rd & 10 at the 50Ben Finley pass complete to Adrian Norton for 10 yds to the KENT 40 for a 1ST down
6:531st & 10 at opp 40Ben Finley run for 1 yd to the KENT 39
6:162nd & 9 at opp 39Ben Finley pass complete to Adrian Norton for 36 yds to the KENT 3 for a 1ST down
5:401st & goal at opp 3Timeout Akron, clock 05:40
5:291st & goal at opp 3Tahj Bullock run for a loss of 2 yards to the KENT 5
4:512nd & goal at opp 5Jordon Simmons run for 2 yds to the KENT 3
4:153rd & goal at opp 3Tahj Bullock run for 3 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)Akron 10, Kent State 7
Kent State Punt, 6 plays
4:151st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:071st & 10 at own 25Akron Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Zy Brockington) to the KENT 38 for a 1ST down
3:281st & 10 at own 38Ky Thomas run for 3 yds to the KENT 41
3:162nd & 7 at own 41Ky Thomas run for 10 yds to the AKR 49 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at opp 49Kent State Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Tommy Ulatowski) to the KENT 39
2:362nd & 22 at own 39Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Wayne Harris
2:303rd & 22 at own 39Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Luke Floriea for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
2:034th & 11 at the 50Josh Smith punt for 41 yds
Akron Touchdown, 7 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 9Ben Finley pass complete to Bobby Golden for 16 yds to the AKR 25 for a 1ST down
1:301st & 10 at own 25Charles Kellom run for 11 yds to the AKR 36 for a 1ST down
0:591st & 10 at own 36(01:06) Shotgun Finley,Ben pass complete short middle to Norton,Adrian caught at AKR38, for 3 yards to the AKR39 (Young,CJ) PENALTY AKR Holding (Morris,Delvin) 10 yards from AKR36 to AKR26. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 20 at own 26Ben Finley pass complete to Charles Kellom for 19 yds to the AKR 45
Q2 14:542nd & 1 at own 45Charles Kellom run for 7 yds to the KENT 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:151st & 10 at opp 48Ben Finley pass complete to Adrian Norton for 20 yds to the KENT 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:401st & 10 at opp 28Ben Finley run for 15 yds to the KENT 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:051st & 10 at opp 13Charles Kellom run for 13 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)Akron 17, Kent State 7
2nd quarter6 drives, then Akron 23, Kent State 10
Kent State Field goal, 8 plays
13:051st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:511st & 10 at own 25Jahzae Kimbrough run for 4 yds to the KENT 29
12:312nd & 6 at own 29PENALTY KSU False Start (Morell,Dustyn) 5 yards from KSU29 to KSU24. NO PLAY.
12:172nd & 11 at own 24Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 45 yds to the AKR 31 for a 1ST down
11:421st & 10 at opp 31Jahzae Kimbrough run for 6 yds to the AKR 25
11:112nd & 4 at opp 25Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Wayne Harris for 7 yds to the AKR 18 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 18Jahzae Kimbrough run for 3 yds to the AKR 15
9:282nd & 7 at opp 15Tommy Ulatowski run for a loss of 10 yards to the AKR 25 Tommy Ulatowski fumbled, recovered by KENT Tommy Ulatowski
9:023rd & 17 at opp 25Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Jahzae Kimbrough for 3 yds to the AKR 22
8:354th & 14 at opp 22Will Hryszko 40 yd FG GOODAkron 17, Kent State 10
Akron Field goal, 9 plays
8:321st & 10 at own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 45 yds , Jordan Castleberry return for 9 yds to the AKR 29
8:261st & 10 at own 29PENALTY AKR False Start 5 yards from AKR29 to AKR24. NO PLAY.
8:201st & 15 at own 24Jordon Simmons run for 20 yds to the AKR 44 for a 1ST down
7:401st & 10 at own 44Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 16 yds to the KENT 40 for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at opp 40Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk
7:182nd & 10 at opp 40Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk
7:183rd & 10 at opp 40Timeout Akron, clock 07:18
7:063rd & 10 at opp 40Ben Finley pass complete to Adrian Norton for 29 yds to the KENT 11 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 11Ben Finley pass incomplete to Jarvis Rush
6:502nd & 10 at opp 11Timeout Akron, clock 06:50
6:412nd & 10 at opp 11Ben Finley run for 2 yds to the KENT 9
6:053rd & 8 at opp 9Ben Finley pass incomplete to Jordon Simmons
6:014th & 8 at opp 9Garrison Smith 26 yd FG GOODAkron 20, Kent State 10
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
6:011st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:001st & 10 at own 25PENALTY KSU False Start (Hazime,Mohammed) 5 yards from KSU25 to KSU20. NO PLAY.
5:521st & 15 at own 20Tommy Ulatowski run for 5 yds to the KENT 25
5:092nd & 10 at own 25Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Jahzae Kimbrough for no gain to the KENT 25
4:263rd & 10 at own 25Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Wayne Harris for 6 yds to the KENT 31
3:444th & 4 at own 31Josh Smith punt for 55 yds
Akron Punt, 3 plays
3:391st & 10 at own 14Ben Finley pass incomplete to Adrian Norton
3:322nd & 10 at own 14Jordon Simmons run for no gain to the AKR 14
2:573rd & 10 at own 14Ben Finley pass incomplete to Adrian Norton
2:484th & 10 at own 14Avery Book punt for 31 yds
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
2:411st & 10 at opp 45Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Luke Floriea
2:342nd & 10 at opp 45Ky Thomas run for no gain to the AKR 45
1:533rd & 10 at opp 45Tommy Ulatowski run for 1 yd to the AKR 44
1:434th & 9 at opp 44Josh Smith punt for 43 yds
Akron Field goal, 9 plays
1:371st & 10 at own 1Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the AKR 4
1:372nd & 7 at own 4Timeout Kent State, clock 01:37
1:272nd & 7 at own 4Jordon Simmons run for 59 yds to the KENT 37 for a 1ST down
1:131st & 10 at opp 37PENALTY AKR False Start (Williams,Tyhler) 5 yards from KSU37 to KSU42. NO PLAY.
0:531st & 15 at opp 42(01:00) Shotgun Finley,Ben pass incomplete deep left to Thomas,Terence thrown to KSU14 PENALTY KSU Roughing The Passer (Olds,Kameron) 15 yards from KSU42 to KSU27, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:471st & 10 at opp 27Ben Finley pass incomplete to Israel Polk
0:442nd & 10 at opp 27Ben Finley pass incomplete to Charles Kellom
0:383rd & 10 at opp 27Ben Finley pass complete to Israel Polk for 11 yds to the KENT 16 for a 1ST down
0:351st & 10 at opp 16Ben Finley pass incomplete
0:282nd & 10 at opp 16Ben Finley pass incomplete to Ahmarian Granger
0:103rd & 10 at opp 16Ben Finley pass complete to Jake Newell for 6 yds to the KENT 10
0:034th & 4 at opp 10Timeout Kent State, clock 00:03
0:004th & 4 at opp 10Garrison Smith 27 yd FG GOODAkron 23, Kent State 10
3rd quarter6 drives, then Akron 38, Kent State 10
Akron Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 63 yds
14:541st & 10 at own 35Charles Kellom run for 6 yds to the AKR 41
14:262nd & 4 at own 41Ben Finley pass complete to Jake Newell for 10 yds to the KENT 49 for a 1ST down
13:581st & 10 at opp 49Charles Kellom run for 4 yds to the KENT 45
13:282nd & 6 at opp 45Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the KENT 44
12:423rd & 5 at opp 44Ben Finley pass complete to Adrian Norton for 12 yds to the KENT 32 for a 1ST down
12:201st & 10 at opp 32Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the KENT 29
11:482nd & 7 at opp 29Ben Finley run for 4 yds to the KENT 25
11:183rd & 3 at opp 25Tahj Bullock run for 8 yds to the KENT 17 for a 1ST down Kent State Penalty, UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Tevin Tucker) to the KENT 8 for a 1ST down
10:521st & goal at opp 8Tahj Bullock run for 8 yds for a TD (Garrison Smith KICK)Akron 30, Kent State 10
10:521st & goal at opp 3Timeout Kent State, clock 10:52
Kent State Punt, 5 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:361st & 10 at own 25Ky Thomas run for 2 yds to the KENT 27
10:192nd & 8 at own 27Ky Thomas run for 15 yds to the KENT 42 for a 1ST down
9:471st & 10 at own 42Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Luke Floriea
9:422nd & 10 at own 42Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Luke Floriea
9:363rd & 10 at own 42Tommy Ulatowski sacked by CJ Nunnally IV for a loss of 7 yards to the KENT 35
8:554th & 17 at own 35Josh Smith punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Paul Davis at the AKR 19
Akron Touchdown, 7 plays
8:431st & 10 at own 19Charles Kellom run for 9 yds to the AKR 28
8:092nd & 1 at own 28Charles Kellom run for 22 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:241st & 10 at the 50Charles Kellom run for 6 yds to the KENT 44
6:392nd & 4 at opp 44Jordon Simmons run for 6 yds to the KENT 38 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at opp 38Ben Finley pass complete to Jake Newell for 4 yds to the KENT 34
5:112nd & 6 at opp 34Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the KENT 31
4:433rd & 3 at opp 31PENALTY AKR False Start (Blanchard,Joshua) 5 yards from KSU31 to KSU36. NO PLAY.
4:173rd & 8 at opp 36Jarvis Rush 36 Yd pass from Ben Finley (Charles Kellom Pass to Tahj Bullock for Two-Point Conversion)Akron 38, Kent State 10
4:171st & goal at opp 3Timeout Akron, clock 04:17
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
4:171st & 10 at own 35Dante Jackson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:101st & 10 at own 25Tommy Ulatowski sacked by Dimitri Madden for a loss of 7 yards to the KENT 18
3:372nd & 17 at own 18Ky Thomas run for 7 yds to the KENT 25
3:033rd & 10 at own 25Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Chrishon McCray
2:574th & 10 at own 25Josh Smith punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Paul Davis at the AKR 30
Akron Punt, 3 plays
2:491st & 10 at own 30Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the AKR 31
2:122nd & 9 at own 31Charles Kellom run for 5 yds to the AKR 36
1:323rd & 4 at own 36Ben Finley pass incomplete to Paul Davis
1:244th & 4 at own 36Avery Book punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the KENT 26
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
1:061st & 10 at own 26Tommy Ulatowski run for 1 yd to the KENT 27
0:002nd & 9 at own 27Ky Thomas run for 3 yds to the KENT 30
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at own 30(15:00) PENALTY AKR Delay Of Game 5 yards from KSU30 to KSU35. NO PLAY.
Q4 14:543rd & 1 at own 35Ky Thomas run for no gain to the KENT 35
Q4 14:144th & 1 at own 35Josh Smith punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Paul Davis at the AKR 24
4th quarter7 drives, then Akron 38, Kent State 17
Akron Punt, 6 plays
14:081st & 10 at own 24Charles Kellom run for 7 yds to the AKR 31
13:322nd & 3 at own 31Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the AKR 34 for a 1ST down
12:421st & 10 at own 34Ben Finley pass complete to Charles Kellom for 25 yds to the KENT 41 for a 1ST down
12:031st & 10 at opp 41Charles Kellom run for no gain to the KENT 41
11:272nd & 10 at opp 41Jordon Simmons run for 3 yds to the KENT 38
10:493rd & 7 at opp 38Ben Finley pass incomplete to Jake Newell
10:494th & 7 at opp 38PENALTY AKR Delay Of Game 5 yards from KSU38 to KSU43. NO PLAY.
10:404th & 12 at opp 43Avery Book punt for 40 yds
Kent State Punt, 3 plays
10:401st & 10 at own 3PENALTY KSU False Start (Hazime,Mohammed) 1 yard from KSU03 to KSU02. NO PLAY.
10:331st & 11 at own 2Ky Thomas run for 2 yds to the KENT 4
9:572nd & 9 at own 4Ky Thomas run for a loss of 3 yards to the KENT 1
9:213rd & 12 at own 1Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Jay Jay Etheridge for 11 yds to the KENT 12
9:144th & 1 at own 12Josh Smith punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Paul Davis at the 50 yard line
Akron Fumble, 5 plays
9:051st & 10 at the 50Tahj Bullock run for 5 yds to the KENT 45
8:242nd & 5 at opp 45Charles Kellom run for 1 yd to the KENT 44
7:433rd & 4 at opp 44Tahj Bullock run for 7 yds to the KENT 37 for a 1ST down
6:581st & 10 at opp 37Tahj Bullock run for 1 yd to the KENT 36
6:242nd & 9 at opp 36Tahj Bullock sacked by Stephen Daley for a loss of 5 yards to the KENT 41 Tahj Bullock fumbled, recovered by KENT CJ Young , return for 0 yards
Kent State Touchdown, 4 plays
6:091st & 10 at own 41Kent State Penalty, Illegal Block (-10 Yards) to the 50 yard line
5:421st & 1 at the 50Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Luke Floriea for 12 yds to the AKR 38 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 38Jahzae Kimbrough run for 1 yd to the AKR 37
5:082nd & 9 at opp 37Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 37 yds for a TD (Will Hryszko KICK)Akron 38, Kent State 17
5:081st & goal at opp 3PENALTY AKR Offside (Moore Jr,Marcus) 2 yards from AKR03 to AKR01. NO PLAY.
Akron Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:071st & 10 at own 35Will Hryszko kickoff for 12 yds , Paul Davis return for no gain to the KENT 47
5:001st & 10 at opp 47Charles Kellom run for 3 yds to the KENT 44
4:172nd & 7 at opp 44Charles Kellom run for a loss of 1 yard to the KENT 45
3:513rd & 8 at opp 45Tahj Bullock run for 5 yds to the KENT 40
3:154th & 3 at opp 40Tahj Bullock pass incomplete to Conner Cravaack
3:154th & 3 at opp 40Tahj Bullock pass incomplete to Conner Cravaack
Kent State Interception, 5 plays
3:021st & 10 at own 40Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Chrishon McCray for 11 yds to the AKR 49 for a 1ST down
2:431st & 10 at opp 49Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete
2:242nd & 10 at opp 49Tommy Ulatowski pass complete to Wayne Harris for 6 yds to the AKR 43
2:223rd & 4 at opp 43PENALTY KSU False Start (Beatty,Kaden) 5 yards from AKR43 to AKR48. NO PLAY.
2:053rd & 9 at opp 48Tommy Ulatowski pass incomplete to Luke Floriea
Akron End of game, 3 plays
1:461st & 10 at the 50Tahj Bullock run for 5 yds to the KENT 45
1:072nd & 5 at opp 45Marquese Williams run for 5 yds to the KENT 40 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 40T. Bullock takes a knee

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Akron–Kent State game

Akron leads 26–⁠19–⁠1 in 46 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Kent State 42, Akron 35
2024Akron 38, Kent State 17
2023Akron 31, Kent State 27
2022Kent State 33, Akron 27
2021Kent State 38, Akron 0
2020Kent State 69, Akron 35

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