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Akron vs. Kent State 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Akron at Kent State, Week 8

Final: Akron 20, Kent State 35. The numbers' pick: Kent State (correct). SP+ had Kent State by 2.3, 56% to win.

Akron and Kent State: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 8 game, graded.

Akron at Kent State, Week 8: questions people ask

Who won Akron vs. Kent State, and what was the score?

Kent State beat Akron 35–20 on Sat, Oct 24 at Dix Stadium.

Did the numbers get Akron at Kent State right?

Yes. The numbers picked Kent State, 67% chance to win going in. All 3 ratings had Kent State.

What decided Akron at Kent State?

Kent State had a 46% success rate to Akron's 42%. Akron hit more big plays: 15% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 14%. Akron turned it over twice to Kent State's 1.

Akron vs. Kent State player stats: who had the big game?

Dru Deshields (Kent State) threw for 294 yards, Jordan Gant (Akron) ran for 162 yards, and Wayne Harris (Kent State) had 156 receiving yards.

What's the Akron–Kent State series record now?

Akron leads 26–20–1.