Rivalry leaderboard
Akron-Kent State Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 43/100
- Overtime
- 3
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 45
- Series record
- Akron 26-18-1 Kent State
- Tracked years
- 1923-2024
- Trophy
- Wagon Wheel
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1972Week 1
Akron at Kent State
Akron 13, Kent State 13
Result: Tie
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Kent State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1979Week 3
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 13, Akron 15
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2003Week 2
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 41, Akron 38
Winner: Kent State
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1999Week 12
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 34, Akron 37
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 2001Week 6
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 10, Akron 14
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1992Week 7
Akron at Kent State
Akron 16, Kent State 20
Winner: Kent State
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Kent State · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1987Week 3
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 27, Akron 23
Winner: Kent State
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 2004Week 5
Akron at Kent State
Akron 24, Kent State 19
Winner: Akron
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Kent State · 5-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1984Week 2
Akron at Kent State
Akron 17, Kent State 24
Winner: Kent State
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Kent State · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1983Week 2
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 6, Akron 13
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
- 1995Week 10
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 6, Akron 14
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 8-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
27
Game score
- 1997Week 12
Kent State at Akron
Kent State 35, Akron 45
Winner: Akron
Unranked Kent State vs. Unranked Akron · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
- 1986Week 3
Akron at Kent State
Akron 17, Kent State 7
Winner: Akron
Unranked Akron vs. Unranked Kent State · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.