Key facts
Kent State Golden Flashes 35–20 Akron Zips in NCAA Football (FBS), played on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 18:00 BST.
- Competition
- NCAA Football (FBS)
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 18:00 BST
- Final score
- 35–20
- Venue
- Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium
- TikiTaka score
- 20/100
Source: TikiTaka — free to cite with a link to this page.
Kent State Golden Flashes
#114 in table
35 – 20
Final
Akron Zips
#133 in table
Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 18:00 BST
Last updated 24 Oct, 20:55
NCAA Football (FBS) · Final
Kent State Golden Flashes
35 – 20
Akron Zips
Man of the match: Jordan Gant (6)
Q4
1:12
play
20–35
Akron
(01:15) #37 A.Stire field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe), clock 01:12
Q4
4:54
touchdown
17–35
Kent State
(04:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Akron00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:54 #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Q4
6:40
touchdown
17–28
Kent State
(06:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #6 W.Harris caught at Akron00, for 19 yards to the Akron00 QB hurried by #56 O.Abor TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:40, 1ST DOWN #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Q3
1:12
touchdown
17–21
Kent State
(01:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short right to #18 H.Hopperton caught at Akron00, for 2 yards to the Akron00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:12 PENALTY Akron Illegal Substitution declined #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Q3
2:37
play
17–14
Akron
(02:37) #37 A.Stire field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe), clock 02:37
Q3
6:27
touchdown
14–14
Kent State
(06:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short middle to #6 W.Harris caught at Kent45, for 55 yards to the Akron00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:27, 1ST DOWN #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Q3
8:47
touchdown
14–7
Akron
(08:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Gant rush left for 5 yards gain to the Kent00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:47, 1ST DOWN #37 A.Stire kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe) #37 A.Stire kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe) PENALTY Akron UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#99 J.Brown-Demery) #37 A.Stire kick attempt good (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe) PENALTY Akron UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#99 J.Brown-Demery) 15 yards from Kent00 to Akron20
Q2
0:36
touchdown
7–7
Kent State
(00:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 D.DeShields pass complete short left to #6 W.Harris caught at Akron01, for 1 yard to the Akron00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:36 #49 T.Newcomb kick attempt good (H: #97 J.Stoeckel, LS: #41 G.Goodell)
Q1
6:25
touchdown
7–0
Akron
Jordan Gant 6 Yd Run (Aidan Stire Kick)
Quick answers
- How did Kent State Golden Flashes vs Akron Zips end?
- Kent State Golden Flashes 35–20 Akron Zips in NCAA Football (FBS), played on Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 18:00 BST.
- Who was man of the match?
- Jordan Gant with a TikiTaka rating of 6.
- Where was it played?
- Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium.
Offence
Control
Discipline
Official NFL game statistics from ESPN.
Kent State
- 6.0Touchdown
Akron
- 6.0Jordan Gant Man of the Match
- 6.0Field Goal
Kent State
6 pts · 3 played
Akron
2 pts · 1 played
Kent State
No data.
Akron
No data.
Official line combinations are not available from our data source, so the key players above are based on ice time, form and season figures.