Game notes: Kent State at Bowling Green
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The matchup
- Kent State (2–5, 1–2 in conference) at Bowling Green (2–5, 2–1 in conference), Tuesday, November 10, 7 p.m. ET, Doyt L. Perry 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 Anniversary Award, which Kent State holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 64th meeting; Bowling Green leads the series 47–16.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 25, 2025: Kent State 24, Bowling Green 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1962: Bowling Green 45, Kent State 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Bowling Green is 23–8 at home against Kent State.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 24–21 (at Kent State); 2024: Bowling Green 27–6 (at Bowling Green); 2023: Bowling Green 49–19 (at Kent State); 2022: Kent State 40–6 (at Bowling Green); 2021: Kent State 27–20 (at Kent State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Kent State
- Kent State is 2–5 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–57 at South Carolina; W 36–15 vs. Wofford; L 3–59 at No. 6 Ohio State; W 26–13 vs. Ball State; L 10–13 vs. Ohio; L 7–38 at Western Michigan; L 2–29 at South Florida.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Kent State has lost three straight, since beating Ball State 26–13 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Kent State is No. 125 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Mark Carney is 7–12 in his second season at Kent State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Mark Carney is 1–0 against Bowling Green.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Dru Deshields (QB): 1,140 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Wayne Harris (WR): 29 catches, 383 yards, 1 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Hayden Dawahare (LB): 33 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dru Deshields needs 314 yards to pass Kevin Shuman (3,483, 1991–93) for ninth on Kent State’s career passing yards list. He has 3,170 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Dru Deshields needs 2 touchdown passes to pass Tommy Ulatowski (23, 2022–24) for ninth on Kent State’s career touchdown passes list. He has 22 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Dru Deshields needs 400 yards to pass Kevin Shuman (3,796, 1991–93) for 10th on Kent State’s career total offense list. He has 3,397 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1973, Kent State lost to No. 17 Miami (OH) 20–10.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.
Bowling Green
- Bowling Green is 2–5 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–20 vs. Tarleton State; L 7–56 at Nebraska; L 7–55 at Iowa State; L 6–14 vs. South Florida; W 24–20 at Miami (OH); W 38–10 vs. Sacramento State; L 31–32 vs. Ball State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Bowling Green is No. 121 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Eddie George is 6–13 in his second season at Bowling Green.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Eddie George is 0–1 against Kent State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jay Kastantin (QB): 1,201 passing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Austyn Dendy (RB): 332 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dorian Pringle (LB): 67 tackles, No. 7 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Myles Bradley needs 2 sacks to pass Ryan Wingrave (15, 1998–01) for eighth on Bowling Green’s career sacks list. He has 13.5 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2021, Bowling Green lost to Toledo 49–17.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.
The coaches
- Eddie George is 0–1 against Mark Carney’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
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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