Cincinnati vs. Kent State

Cincinnati and Kent State first met in 1971 and have played 5 times; Cincinnati leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Cincinnati 5–⁠0, and Cincinnati has won the last 5.

Cincinnati wins
5
Kent State wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
5 Cincinnati
Current streak
5 Cincinnati
Last 10 meetings
Cincinnati 5–⁠0
Most recent
1999

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠0
1990s4–⁠0
Average margin
22.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cincinnati
3–⁠0 Cincinnati’s record at home
At Kent State
0–⁠2 Kent State’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cincinnati’s biggest win1999: Cincinnati 41, Kent State 3by 38 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cincinnati and Kent State, 1971 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 4, 1999Cincinnati 41, Kent State 3at Cincinnati
Oct 3, 1992Cincinnati 31, Kent State 0at Cincinnati
Oct 12, 1991Cincinnati 38, Kent State 19at Kent State
Sep 29, 1990Cincinnati 27, Kent State 24at Kent State
Sep 18, 1971Cincinnati 42, Kent State 20at Cincinnati

Every game is listed as played on the field.