Kent State vs. Navy

Kent State and Navy first met in 1980 and have played 5 times; Navy leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Navy 5–⁠0, and Navy has won the last 5.

Kent State wins
0
Navy wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1980
Longest streak
5 Navy
Current streak
5 Navy
Last 10 meetings
Navy 5–⁠0
Most recent
2005

The series at a glance

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

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Navy’s biggest win1997: Navy 62, Kent State 29by 33 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kent State and Navy, 1980 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.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Oct 15, 2005Navy 34, Kent State 31at Navy
Sep 11, 1999Navy 48, Kent State 28at Kent State
Sep 19, 1998Navy 38, Kent State 24at Navy
Nov 22, 1997Navy 62, Kent State 29at Navy
Sep 20, 1980Navy 31, Kent State 3at Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.