Matchup Index

Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ohio Bobcats

Kent State Golden Flashes 22
Ohio Bobcats leads 39-22-2
2 ties
1962 to 2026
Ohio Bobcats have won 3 straight
Ohio Bobcats 39

Series timeline

▼ Ohio Bobcats ahead (peak +17)
1962: Ohio Bobcats 21-01963: Ohio Bobcats 20-01964: Tied 3-31965: Kent State Golden Flashes 27-101966: Ohio Bobcats 12-101967: Kent State Golden Flashes 21-141968: Ohio Bobcats 31-71969: Ohio Bobcats 35-01970: Ohio Bobcats 24-141971: Ohio Bobcats 37-211972: Kent State Golden Flashes 37-141973: Kent State Golden Flashes 35-71974: Ohio Bobcats 20-01975: Ohio Bobcats 23-211976: Ohio Bobcats 14-121977: Kent State Golden Flashes 44-231978: Kent State Golden Flashes 20-141979: Ohio Bobcats 43-131980: Kent State Golden Flashes 15-141981: Ohio Bobcats 20-71982: Ohio Bobcats 24-201983: Ohio Bobcats 21-201984: Kent State Golden Flashes 19-71985: Ohio Bobcats 33-231986: Kent State Golden Flashes 17-131987: Kent State Golden Flashes 24-101988: Ohio Bobcats 21-141989: Ohio Bobcats 37-141990: Kent State Golden Flashes 44-151991: Ohio Bobcats 45-401992: Ohio Bobcats 27-141993: Ohio Bobcats 15-101994: Kent State Golden Flashes 24-01995: Tied 28-281996: Ohio Bobcats 24-151997: Ohio Bobcats 31-71998: Ohio Bobcats 31-211999: Ohio Bobcats 31-32000: Ohio Bobcats 44-72001: Kent State Golden Flashes 24-142002: Ohio Bobcats 50-02003: Kent State Golden Flashes 37-332004: Kent State Golden Flashes 42-162005: Ohio Bobcats 35-322006: Ohio Bobcats 17-72007: Kent State Golden Flashes 33-252008: Ohio Bobcats 26-192009: Kent State Golden Flashes 20-112010: Kent State Golden Flashes 28-62011: Ohio Bobcats 17-102012: Kent State Golden Flashes 28-62013: Kent State Golden Flashes 44-132014: Ohio Bobcats 17-142015: Ohio Bobcats 27-02016: Ohio Bobcats 14-102017: Ohio Bobcats 48-32018: Ohio Bobcats 27-262019: Ohio Bobcats 45-382021: Kent State Golden Flashes 34-272022: Kent State Golden Flashes 31-242023: Ohio Bobcats 42-172024: Ohio Bobcats 41-02026: Ohio Bobcats 13-10

Kent State Golden Flashes Ohio Bobcats Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Kent State Golden Flashes 2 (1972–1973), Ohio Bobcats 6 (2014–2019). Current: Ohio Bobcats 3.

Splits

SplitKent State Golden Flashes record
Regular season22-39-2
Hosted by Kent State Golden Flashes9-22-1
Hosted by Ohio Bobcats13-17-1
Last 10 seasons (2015 to 2026)2-8
Largest Kent State Golden Flashes win44-13 (2013)
Largest Ohio Bobcats win50-0 (2002)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 3, 2026 Ohio Bobcats 13-10 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 5
2024 Nov 6, 2024 Ohio Bobcats 41-0 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 11
2023 Oct 7, 2023 Ohio Bobcats 42-17 at Ohio Bobcats Week 7
2022 Oct 1, 2022 Kent State Golden Flashes 31-24 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 6
2021 Oct 23, 2021 Kent State Golden Flashes 34-27 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Oct 19, 2019 Ohio Bobcats 45-38 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
2018 Oct 6, 2018 Ohio Bobcats 27-26 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 7
2017 Oct 21, 2017 Ohio Bobcats 48-3 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
2016 Oct 22, 2016 Ohio Bobcats 14-10 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
2015 Nov 10, 2015 Ohio Bobcats 27-0 at Ohio Bobcats Week 11
2014 Aug 30, 2014 Ohio Bobcats 17-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 1
2013 Nov 19, 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes 44-13 at Ohio Bobcats Week 13
2012 Nov 23, 2012 Kent State Golden Flashes 28-6 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 13
2011 Oct 1, 2011 Ohio Bobcats 17-10 at Ohio Bobcats Week 5
2010 Nov 26, 2010 Kent State Golden Flashes 28-6 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 13
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 24, 2009 Kent State Golden Flashes 20-11 at Ohio Bobcats Week 8
2008 Oct 11, 2008 Ohio Bobcats 26-19 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 7
2007 Sep 29, 2007 Kent State Golden Flashes 33-25 at Ohio Bobcats Week 5
2006 Oct 28, 2006 Ohio Bobcats 17-7 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
2005 Sep 24, 2005 Ohio Bobcats 35-32 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
2004 Oct 30, 2004 Kent State Golden Flashes 42-16 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 10
2003 Nov 8, 2003 Kent State Golden Flashes 37-33 at Ohio Bobcats Week 12
2002 Oct 19, 2002 Ohio Bobcats 50-0 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
2001 Oct 27, 2001 Kent State Golden Flashes 24-14 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
2000 Oct 14, 2000 Ohio Bobcats 44-7 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 8
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Oct 2, 1999 Ohio Bobcats 31-3 at Ohio Bobcats Week 6
1998 Nov 21, 1998 Ohio Bobcats 31-21 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 13
1997 Aug 28, 1997 Ohio Bobcats 31-7 at Ohio Bobcats Week 2
1996 Oct 19, 1996 Ohio Bobcats 24-15 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
1995 Sep 16, 1995 Tie 28-28 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1994 Oct 22, 1994 Kent State Golden Flashes 24-0 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
1993 Oct 16, 1993 Ohio Bobcats 15-10 at Ohio Bobcats Week 8
1992 Sep 12, 1992 Ohio Bobcats 27-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1991 Oct 26, 1991 Ohio Bobcats 45-40 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
1990 Oct 20, 1990 Kent State Golden Flashes 44-15 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Oct 21, 1989 Ohio Bobcats 37-14 at Ohio Bobcats Week 8
1988 Oct 22, 1988 Ohio Bobcats 21-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
1987 Oct 24, 1987 Kent State Golden Flashes 24-10 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
1986 Nov 1, 1986 Kent State Golden Flashes 17-13 at Ohio Bobcats Week 10
1985 Nov 2, 1985 Ohio Bobcats 33-23 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 10
1984 Oct 20, 1984 Kent State Golden Flashes 19-7 at Ohio Bobcats Week 9
1983 Oct 22, 1983 Ohio Bobcats 21-20 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 9
1982 Nov 20, 1982 Ohio Bobcats 24-20 at Ohio Bobcats Week 12
1981 Nov 21, 1981 Ohio Bobcats 20-7 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 12
1980 Oct 4, 1980 Kent State Golden Flashes 15-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 6
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 29, 1979 Ohio Bobcats 43-13 at Ohio Bobcats Week 5
1978 Sep 30, 1978 Kent State Golden Flashes 20-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 5
1977 Oct 1, 1977 Kent State Golden Flashes 44-23 at Ohio Bobcats Week 5
1976 Sep 18, 1976 Ohio Bobcats 14-12 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1975 Sep 27, 1975 Ohio Bobcats 23-21 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1974 Sep 21, 1974 Ohio Bobcats 20-0 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1973 Sep 22, 1973 Kent State Golden Flashes 35-7 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1972 Sep 23, 1972 Kent State Golden Flashes 37-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1971 Sep 25, 1971 Ohio Bobcats 37-21 at Ohio Bobcats Week 3
1970 Sep 19, 1970 Ohio Bobcats 24-14 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 20, 1969 Ohio Bobcats 35-0 at Ohio Bobcats Week 2
1968 Sep 28, 1968 Ohio Bobcats 31-7 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3
1967 Sep 30, 1967 Kent State Golden Flashes 21-14 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1966 Oct 1, 1966 Ohio Bobcats 12-10 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 4
1965 Oct 2, 1965 Kent State Golden Flashes 27-10 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1964 Oct 3, 1964 Tie 3-3 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 4
1963 Oct 5, 1963 Ohio Bobcats 20-0 at Ohio Bobcats Week 4
1962 Sep 29, 1962 Ohio Bobcats 21-0 at Kent State Golden Flashes Week 3

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.