Kent State vs. Kentucky

Kent State and Kentucky first met in 1984 and have played 7 times; Kentucky leads the series 7–⁠0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Kentucky 7–⁠0, and Kentucky has won the last 7.

Scheduled 2028 at Kentucky; 2030 at Kentucky. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Kent State wins
0
Kentucky wins
7
Ties
0
First meeting
1984
Longest streak
7 Kentucky
Current streak
7 Kentucky
Last 10 meetings
Kentucky 7–⁠0
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s0–⁠3
1990s0–⁠2
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
30.4 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kentucky
7–⁠0 Kentucky’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Kentucky’s biggest win1984: Kentucky 42, Kent State 0by 42 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kent State and Kentucky, 1984 on1300150017001990200020102020

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 8, 2012Kentucky 47, Kent State 14at Kentucky
Sep 8, 2007Kentucky 56, Kent State 20at Kentucky
Sep 4, 1993Kentucky 35, Kent State 0at Kentucky
Sep 28, 1991Kentucky 24, Kent State 6at Kentucky
Sep 24, 1988Kentucky 38, Kent State 14at Kentucky
Sep 20, 1986Kentucky 37, Kent State 12at Kentucky
Sep 8, 1984Kentucky 42, Kent State 0at Kentucky

Every game is listed as played on the field.