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Iowa State vs. Kent State

Iowa State and Kent State first met in 1971 and have played 7 times; Iowa State leads the series 6–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Iowa State 6–⁠1, and Iowa State has won the last 2.

Iowa State wins
6
Kent State wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
1971
Longest streak
4 Iowa State
Current streak
2 Iowa State
Last 10 meetings
Iowa State 6–⁠1
Most recent
2009

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠0
1980s2–⁠0
2000s2–⁠1
Average margin
19.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Iowa State
4–⁠1 Iowa State’s record at home
At Kent State
0–⁠2 Kent State’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Iowa State’s biggest win1976: Iowa State 47, Kent State 7by 40 points
  2. Kent State’s biggest win2007: Kent State 23, Iowa State 14by 9 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Iowa State 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 19, 2009Iowa State 34, Kent State 14at Kent State
Sep 6, 2008Iowa State 48, Kent State 28at Iowa State
Aug 30, 2007Kent State 23, Iowa State 14at Iowa State
Oct 9, 1982Iowa State 44, Kent State 7at Iowa State
Sep 26, 1981Iowa State 28, Kent State 19at Iowa State
Sep 25, 1976Iowa State 47, Kent State 7at Iowa State
Oct 2, 1971Iowa State 17, Kent State 14at Kent State

Every game is listed as played on the field.