Kent State vs. Penn State

Kent State and Penn State first met in 1965 and have played 7 times; Penn State leads the series 7–⁠0. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Penn State 7–⁠0, and Penn State has won the last 7.

Kent State wins
0
Penn State wins
7
Ties
0
First meeting
1965
Longest streak
7 Penn State
Current streak
7 Penn State
Last 10 meetings
Penn State 7–⁠0
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠1
2010s0–⁠4
2020s0–⁠1
Average margin
32 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Penn State
7–⁠0 Penn State’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Penn State’s biggest win2024: Penn State 56, Kent State 0by 56 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kent State and Penn State, 1965 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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 21, 202410Penn State 56, Kent State 0at Penn State
Sep 15, 201811Penn State 63, Kent State 10at Penn State
Sep 3, 2016Penn State 33, Kent State 13at Penn State
Sep 21, 2013Penn State 34, Kent State 0at Penn State
Sep 18, 201022Penn State 24, Kent State 0at Penn State
Sep 20, 2003Penn State 32, Kent State 10at Penn State
Nov 6, 1965Penn State 21, Kent State 6at Penn State

Every game is listed as played on the field.