Illinois vs. Kent State
Illinois and Kent State first met in 2015 and have played 2 times; Illinois leads the series 2–0. Over the last 2 meetings it’s Illinois 2–0, and Illinois has won the last 2. Share
- Illinois wins
- 2
- Kent State wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 2015
- Longest streak
- 2 Illinois
- Current streak
- 2 Illinois
- Last 10 meetings
- Illinois 2–0
- Most recent
- 2018
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Jake Hansen Illinois | 15 tackles, 6 for loss | 2018 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Sep 1, 2018 | Illinois 31, Kent State 24 | at Illinois | ||
| Sep 5, 2015 | Illinois 52, Kent State 3 | at Illinois |
Every game is listed as played on the field.