Kent State vs. Youngstown State

Kent State and Youngstown State first met in 1988 and have played 8 times; the series is tied 4–⁠4. Over the last 8 meetings it’s even at 4–⁠4. Share

Kent State wins: 4
Youngstown State wins: 4
Ties: 0
First meeting: 1988
Longest streak: 3 Youngstown State
Current streak: 1 Kent State
Last 10 meetings: even at 4–⁠4
Most recent: 2003

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
1980s											1–⁠0
1990s											2–⁠3
2000s											1–⁠1

Average margin: 13.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kent State: 4–⁠2 Kent State’s record at home
At Youngstown State: 2–⁠0 Youngstown State’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 win1988: Kent State 34, Youngstown State 3by 31 points
Youngstown State’s biggest win1997: Youngstown State 44, Kent State 23by 21 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.

Every game

Sep 13, 2003	Kent State 16, Youngstown State 13		at Kent State
Sep 16, 2000	Youngstown State 26, Kent State 20		at Kent State
Sep 12, 1998	Youngstown State 24, Kent State 10		at Kent State
Sep 6, 1997	Youngstown State 44, Kent State 23		at Youngstown State
Sep 14, 1996	Kent State 28, Youngstown State 12		at Kent State
Sep 2, 1995	Kent State 17, Youngstown State 14		at Kent State
Oct 15, 1994	Youngstown State 28, Kent State 14		at Youngstown State
Sep 3, 1988	Kent State 34, Youngstown State 3		at Kent State

Every game is listed as played on the field.