Kent State vs. Temple

Kent State and Temple have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2006; Temple leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Temple 4–⁠2, and Temple has won the last 3.

Kent State wins
2
Temple wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2006
Longest streak
3 Temple
Current streak
3 Temple
Last 10 meetings
Temple 4–⁠2
Most recent
2011

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠2
2010s0–⁠2
Average margin
15.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kent State
1–⁠1 Kent State’s record at home
At Temple
3–⁠1 Temple’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Kent State’s biggest win2006: Kent State 28, Temple 17by 11 points
  2. Temple’s biggest win2009: Temple 47, Kent State 13by 34 points

Coach against coach

YearsKent StateSeriesTemple
2006–⁠2010Doug Martin2–⁠3Al Golden

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kent State’s side (Martin 2–⁠3 against Golden). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kent State and Temple, 2006 on1300150017002010201520202025

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

Jason Harper Temple10 catches, 209 yards, 2 TD2008 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Photos

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

Every game

Nov 25, 2011Temple 34, Kent State 16at Temple
Nov 6, 2010Temple 28, Kent State 10at Kent State
Nov 21, 2009Temple 47, Kent State 13at Temple
Nov 12, 2008Kent State 41, Temple 38at Kent State
Nov 17, 2007Temple 24, Kent State 14at Temple
Oct 7, 2006Kent State 28, Temple 17at Temple

Every game is listed as played on the field.