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Game notes: Akron at Kent State

Saturday, October 24, 1 p.m. ET, Dix Stadium.The game page.

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Akron

1–⁠6, 0–⁠3 conference · Joe Moorhead

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Kent State

2–⁠5, 1–⁠2 conference · Mark Carney

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The matchup

  • Akron (1–⁠6, 0–⁠3 in conference) at Kent State (2–⁠5, 1–⁠2 in conference), Saturday, October 24, 1 p.m. ET, Dix Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
  • For the Wagon Wheel, which Kent State holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
  • Forecast for kickoff: 61°F, sunny, S wind 5 mph.NWSThe National Weather Service’s forecast for the kickoff hour at the stadium.

The series

  • It will be their 47th meeting; Akron leads the series 26–⁠19–⁠1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
  • Last meeting: Tuesday, November 11, 2025: Kent State 42, Akron 35.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
  • They first met in 1972: Akron 13, Kent State 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
  • Kent State is 13–⁠10 at home against Akron.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
  • Last five meetings: 2025: Kent State 42–⁠35 (at Akron); 2024: Akron 38–⁠17 (at Kent State); 2023: Akron 31–⁠27 (at Akron); 2022: Kent State 33–⁠27 (at Kent State); 2021: Kent State 38–⁠0 (at Akron).resultsThe last five meetings on file.

Akron

  • Akron is 1–⁠6 (0–⁠3 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
  • This season: L 16–⁠38 at Wake Forest; W 45–⁠10 vs. Robert Morris; L 7–⁠41 at Minnesota; L 10–⁠38 vs. UNLV; L 17–⁠41 at Central Michigan; L 23–⁠25 vs. Eastern Michigan; L 14–⁠34 at Miami (OH).resultsThis season’s finished games.
  • Akron has lost five straight, since beating Robert Morris 45–⁠10 (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
  • Akron is No. 133 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
  • Joe Moorhead is 14–⁠41 in his fifth season at Akron and 28–⁠53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
  • Joe Moorhead is 2–⁠2 against Kent State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
  • Jordan Gant (RB): 452 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
  • Brayden Roggow (QB): 1,068 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
  • Donelius Johnson (LB): 67 tackles, No. 6 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
  • On this date in 2009, Akron lost to Syracuse 28–⁠14.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.

Kent State

The coaches

  • Mark Carney is 1–⁠0 against Joe Moorhead’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.

Sources

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