The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Wagon Wheel
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Akron leads the all-time series 26–19–1. They've met 46 times since 1972. Akron once took 6 straight.
Stature & the series, 1972–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
19–26–1
Akron leads
streak
1
Kent State in a row
longest run
6
Akron
biggest win
38
Akron, 2002
first met
1972
46 meetings
The coaching duels
Doug Martin vs J.D. Brookhart1–5
Paul Haynes vs Terry Bowden1–4
Dick Crum vs Gerry Faust1–2
Jim Corrigall vs Lee Owens1–2
Pete Cordelli vs Gerry Faust1–1
Recent meetings
2025Kent State42–35
2024Akron38–17
2023Akron31–27
2022Kent State33–27
2021Kent State38–0
2020Kent State69–35
2019Kent State26–3
2018Akron24–23
2017Akron24–14
2016Akron31–27
2015Akron20–0
2014Kent State27–24
2013Akron16–7
2012Kent State35–24