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Kent State vs. Xavier

Kent State and Xavier first met in 1961 and have played 12 times; Kent State leads the series 7–⁠4–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Kent State 7–⁠2, and Kent State has won the last 4.

Kent State wins
7
Xavier wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1961
Longest streak
4 Kent State
Current streak
4 Kent State
Last 10 meetings
Kent State 7–⁠2
Most recent
1972

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s4–⁠4–⁠1
1970s3–⁠0
Average margin
12.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kent State
4–⁠2 Kent State’s record at home
At Xavier
2–⁠3–⁠1 Xavier’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 win1970: Kent State 34, Xavier 6by 28 points
  2. Xavier’s biggest win1968: Xavier 23, Kent State 7by 16 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kent State and Xavier, 1961 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

Oct 21, 1972Kent State 26, Xavier 16at Kent State
Oct 23, 1971Kent State 24, Xavier 13at Xavier
Nov 21, 1970Kent State 34, Xavier 6at Kent State
Sep 27, 1969Kent State 23, Xavier 7at Xavier
Nov 16, 1968Xavier 23, Kent State 7at Kent State
Nov 18, 1967Kent State 31, Xavier 19at Xavier
Nov 19, 1966Kent State 42, Xavier 14at Kent State
Sep 18, 1965Xavier 21, Kent State 14at Xavier
Sep 26, 1964Kent State 15, Xavier 2at Kent State
Sep 28, 1963Xavier 7, Kent State 7at Xavier
Sep 22, 1962Xavier 9, Kent State 8at Kent State
Sep 16, 1961Xavier 16, Kent State 8at Xavier

Every game is listed as played on the field.