Kent State vs. UCF

Kent State and UCF have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1997; UCF leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s UCF 3–⁠2. Share

Kent State wins: 2
UCF wins: 3
Ties: 0
Earliest on file: 1997
Longest streak: 2 UCF
Current streak: 1 UCF
Last 10 meetings: UCF 3–⁠2
Most recent: 2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1990s											0–⁠1
2000s											2–⁠1
2020s											0–⁠1

Average margin: 25.8 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kent State: 1–⁠1 Kent State’s record at home
At UCF: 2–⁠1 UCF’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

Kent State’s biggest win2003: Kent State 36, UCF 16by 20 points
UCF’s biggest win2023: UCF 56, Kent State 6by 50 points

Both programs through the years

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

Joshua Cribbs Kent State		28 of 38, 389 yards, 5 TD	2004 Passing
Darrell Dowery Jr. Kent State		13 catches, 240 yards, 2 TD	2004 Receiving

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

Every game

Aug 31, 2023	UCF 56, Kent State 6	at UCF
Nov 23, 2004	Kent State 41, UCF 24	at UCF
Sep 27, 2003	Kent State 36, UCF 16	at Kent State
Nov 16, 2002	UCF 32, Kent State 6	at UCF
Oct 4, 1997	UCF 59, Kent State 43	at Kent State

Every game is listed as played on the field.