Wk 5 · 2026

Ohio Bobcats at Kent State Golden Flashes — Sat, Oct 3

Sat, Oct 3 · Zoeller Field at Dix Stadium, Kent, OH

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Ohio Bobcats

MAC · no games yet

TBDET

no line posted yet

Ratings differential OHIO by 9.9

Kent State Golden Flashes

MAC · no games yet

What is at stake

A MAC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Ohio: +0.1#65

Efficiency margin

Kent State: -12.2#127

Ohio: 24.6

Offense (pts/100)

Kent State: 22.8

Ohio: 24.6

Defense (pts/100)

Kent State: 35.0

Ohio: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

Kent State: 65.5

Ohio: no data

Yards / play

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Yards / play allowed

Kent State: no data

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Ohio: no data

Points / game

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Points allowed

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Yards / game

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Yards allowed

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Pass yds allowed

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Rush yds allowed

Kent State: no data

Ohio: no data

Turnovers / game

Kent State: no data

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Ohio form

No completed games on record.

Kent State form

No completed games on record.

Ohio this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Kent State this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 5

Opponent	Ohio	Kent State
Sacramento St MAC	at Wk 7 · scheduled preview	at Wk 9 · scheduled preview
E Michigan MAC	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
Akron MAC	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview
Miami OH MAC	at Wk 11 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Ball State MAC	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Ohio leads 11–7 · Ohio has won the last 2

18 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 3.9 points toward Ohio

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2024	2024-11-06	Ohio 41 — 0 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio
2023	2023-10-07	Kent State 17 — 42 Ohio	at OHIO	Ohio
2022	2022-10-01	Ohio 24 — 31 Kent State	at KENT	Kent State
2021	2021-10-23	Kent State 34 — 27 Ohio	at OHIO	Kent State
2019	2019-10-19	Kent State 38 — 45 Ohio	at OHIO	Ohio
2018	2018-10-06	Ohio 27 — 26 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio
2017	2017-10-21	Kent State 3 — 48 Ohio	at OHIO	Ohio
2016	2016-10-22	Ohio 14 — 10 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio
2015	2015-11-10	Kent State 0 — 27 Ohio	at OHIO	Ohio
2014	2014-08-30	Ohio 17 — 14 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio
2013	2013-11-19	Kent State 44 — 13 Ohio	at OHIO	Kent State
2012	2012-11-23	Ohio 6 — 28 Kent State	at KENT	Kent State
2011	2011-10-01	Kent State 10 — 17 Ohio	at OHIO	Ohio
2010	2010-11-26	Ohio 6 — 28 Kent State	at KENT	Kent State
2009	2009-10-24	Kent State 20 — 11 Ohio	at OHIO	Kent State
2008	2008-10-11	Ohio 26 — 19 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio
2007	2007-09-29	Kent State 33 — 25 Ohio	at OHIO	Kent State
2006	2006-10-28	Ohio 17 — 7 Kent State	at KENT	Ohio

Ohio leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Parker Navarro QB #13	177/288, 2232 YDS, 14 TD, 10 INT
	Nick Poulos QB #8	4/8, 19 YDS
Rushing	Sieh Bangura RB #5	222 CAR, 1243 YDS, 14 TD
	Parker Navarro QB #13	148 CAR, 843 YDS, 8 TD
	Duncan Brune RB #6	112 CAR, 561 YDS, 8 TD
Receiving	Chase Hendricks WR #7	67 REC, 950 YDS, 7 TD
	Rodney Harris II WR #11	27 REC, 388 YDS, 2 TD
	Mason Williams TE #86	24 REC, 264 YDS, 3 TD
	Caleb Gossett WR #88	12 REC, 162 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Jalen Thomeson S #30	80
	Adonis Williams Jr. S #5	75
	Michael Molnar LB #25	62
Sacks	Jay Crable DB #12	6
	Anas Luqman DL #15	4
	Joseph Marsh DE #23	2
Interceptions	Michael Mack II CB #9	2
	Tank Pearson CB #7	2
	Cameron Hollobaugh LB #24	2

full roster and per-player history

Kent State leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Dru DeShields QB #12	136/240, 2030 YDS, 18 TD, 3 INT
	CJ Montes QB #7	10/19, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Gavin Garcia RB #5	146 CAR, 647 YDS, 3 TD
	Jordan Nubin RB #27	79 CAR, 253 YDS, 1 TD
	Jahzae Kimbrough RB #84	39 CAR, 97 YDS
Receiving	Cade Wolford WR #8	19 REC, 509 YDS, 7 TD
	Da'Shawn Martin WR #18	33 REC, 507 YDS, 4 TD
	Wayne Harris WR #6	35 REC, 383 YDS, 1 TD
	Ardell Banks WR #1	12 REC, 205 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Mason Woods LB #0	94
	CJ Young LB #8	89
	Joel Cordoba DB #2	68
Sacks	Jamond Mathis LB #8	6
	Jelani Davis DL #95	2.5
	CJ Young LB #8	2.5
Interceptions	Terrell Miller CB #18	2
	Joel Boamah CB #12	1
	CJ Young LB #8	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.