Matchup Index

Akron Zips vs Kent State Golden Flashes

Akron Zips 26
Akron Zips leads 26-20-1
1 tie
1972 to 2026
Kent State Golden Flashes have won 2 straight
Kent State Golden Flashes 20

Series timeline

▲ Akron Zips ahead (peak +10) ▼ Kent State Golden Flashes ahead (peak +1)
1972: Tied 13-131974: Kent State Golden Flashes 51-141979: Akron Zips 15-131981: Kent State Golden Flashes 17-61983: Akron Zips 13-61984: Kent State Golden Flashes 24-171985: Akron Zips 24-01986: Akron Zips 17-71987: Kent State Golden Flashes 27-231988: Kent State Golden Flashes 32-121989: Akron Zips 40-71990: Akron Zips 38-101992: Kent State Golden Flashes 20-161993: Akron Zips 42-71994: Kent State Golden Flashes 32-161995: Akron Zips 14-61996: Kent State Golden Flashes 32-171997: Akron Zips 45-351998: Akron Zips 45-161999: Akron Zips 37-342000: Akron Zips 34-62001: Akron Zips 14-102002: Akron Zips 48-102003: Kent State Golden Flashes 41-382004: Akron Zips 24-192005: Akron Zips 35-32006: Kent State Golden Flashes 37-152007: Akron Zips 27-202008: Akron Zips 30-272009: Akron Zips 28-202010: Kent State Golden Flashes 28-172011: Kent State Golden Flashes 35-32012: Kent State Golden Flashes 35-242013: Akron Zips 16-72014: Kent State Golden Flashes 27-242015: Akron Zips 20-02016: Akron Zips 31-272017: Akron Zips 24-142018: Akron Zips 24-232019: Kent State Golden Flashes 26-32020: Kent State Golden Flashes 69-352021: Kent State Golden Flashes 38-02022: Kent State Golden Flashes 33-272023: Akron Zips 31-272024: Akron Zips 38-172025: Kent State Golden Flashes 42-352026: Kent State Golden Flashes 35-20

Akron Zips Kent State Golden Flashes Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Akron Zips 6 (1997–2002), Kent State Golden Flashes 4 (2019–2022). Current: Kent State Golden Flashes 2.

Splits

SplitAkron Zips record
Regular season26-20-1
Hosted by Akron Zips16-6-1
Hosted by Kent State Golden Flashes10-14
Last 10 seasons (2017 to 2026)4-6
Largest Akron Zips win48-10 (2002)
Largest Kent State Golden Flashes win38-0 (2021)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 24, 2026 Kent State Golden Flashes 35-20 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 8
2025 Nov 11, 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes 42-35 at Akron Zips Week 12
2024 Nov 19, 2024 Akron Zips 38-17 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 13
2023 Nov 1, 2023 Akron Zips 31-27 at Akron Zips Week 11
2022 Oct 22, 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes 33-27 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
2021 Nov 20, 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes 38-0 at Akron Zips Week 13
2020 Nov 17, 2020 Kent State Golden Flashes 69-35 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 12
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 12, 2019 Kent State Golden Flashes 26-3 at Akron Zips Week 8
2018 Oct 20, 2018 Akron Zips 24-23 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
2017 Nov 21, 2017 Akron Zips 24-14 at Akron Zips Week 14
2016 Oct 1, 2016 Akron Zips 31-27 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 6
2015 Nov 27, 2015 Akron Zips 20-0 at Akron Zips Week 13
2014 Nov 28, 2014 Kent State Golden Flashes 27-24 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 14
2013 Nov 2, 2013 Akron Zips 16-7 at Akron Zips Week 10
2012 Nov 3, 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes 35-24 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 10
2011 Nov 12, 2011 Kent State Golden Flashes 35-3 at Akron Zips Week 11
2010 Oct 9, 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes 28-17 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 6
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Nov 7, 2009 Akron Zips 28-20 at Akron Zips Week 10
2008 Oct 4, 2008 Akron Zips 30-27 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 6
2007 Sep 22, 2007 Akron Zips 27-20 at Akron Zips Week 4
2006 Sep 30, 2006 Kent State Golden Flashes 37-15 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 5
2005 Nov 24, 2005 Akron Zips 35-3 at Akron Zips Week 13
2004 Sep 23, 2004 Akron Zips 24-19 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 5
2003 Aug 28, 2003 Kent State Golden Flashes 41-38 at Akron Zips Week 2
2002 Nov 23, 2002 Akron Zips 48-10 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 14
2001 Sep 29, 2001 Akron Zips 14-10 at Akron Zips Week 5
2000 Nov 18, 2000 Akron Zips 34-6 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 13
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Nov 13, 1999 Akron Zips 37-34 at Akron Zips Week 12
1998 Oct 10, 1998 Akron Zips 45-16 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 7
1997 Nov 8, 1997 Akron Zips 45-35 at Akron Zips Week 12
1996 Oct 5, 1996 Kent State Golden Flashes 32-17 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 7
1995 Oct 28, 1995 Akron Zips 14-6 at Akron Zips Week 10
1994 Sep 17, 1994 Kent State Golden Flashes 32-16 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 4
1993 Sep 11, 1993 Akron Zips 42-7 at Akron Zips Week 3
1992 Oct 10, 1992 Kent State Golden Flashes 20-16 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 7
1990 Sep 8, 1990 Akron Zips 38-10 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 9, 1989 Akron Zips 40-7 at Akron Zips Week 2
1988 Sep 10, 1988 Kent State Golden Flashes 32-12 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1987 Sep 12, 1987 Kent State Golden Flashes 27-23 at Akron Zips Week 3
1986 Sep 13, 1986 Akron Zips 17-7 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1985 Sep 14, 1985 Akron Zips 24-0 at Akron Zips Week 3
1984 Sep 1, 1984 Kent State Golden Flashes 24-17 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 2
1983 Sep 3, 1983 Akron Zips 13-6 at Akron Zips Week 2
1981 Sep 19, 1981 Kent State Golden Flashes 17-6 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 15, 1979 Akron Zips 15-13 at Akron Zips Week 3
1974 Oct 26, 1974 Kent State Golden Flashes 51-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 8
1972 Sep 9, 1972 Tie 13-13 at Akron Zips Week 1

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.