Week 8 · 2026
Akron at Kent State
Wagon Wheel, held by Kent StateSat 10/24/2026 01:00 PMDix StadiumConference
63°Clear3 mph S · 42% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Akron
20
1–7
Kent State
35
3–6
Attendance
—
not yet reported
AkronAKR
Kent StateKENT
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Brayden Roggow | 20/34 | 275 | 8.1 | 0 | 1 | 17.9 |
| KENT | Dru DeShields | 18/33 | 294 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 76.6 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Jordan Gant | 28 | 162 | 5.8 | 2 | 21 |
| AKR | Marquese Williams | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
| AKR | Sean Patrick | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| AKR | Joseph Castle | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| AKR | Brayden Roggow | 4 | -42 | -10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Brandon White | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| KENT | Dru DeShields | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | 14 |
| KENT | Jakorion Caffey | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| KENT | Hunter Hopperton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Kyan Mason | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 0 | 39 |
| AKR | Miles Burris | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 37 |
| AKR | Marcel Williams | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 25 |
| AKR | Jordan Gant | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| AKR | Wyatt Hook | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| AKR | Elijah Alexander | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| AKR | Conner Cravaack | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Wayne Harris | 9 | 156 | 17.3 | 3 | 55 |
| KENT | Brandon White | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 0 | 52 |
| KENT | Brendyn Smith | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 |
| KENT | Ardell Banks | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| KENT | Hunter Hopperton | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 |
| KENT | Da'Realyst Clark | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Brayden Roggow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Luke Reed | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AKR | Rodrick Hunter | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KENT | Brandon White | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Tanner Mintz | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Dwight Nunoo | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Aamii Branch | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AKR | Donelius Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Caiden Newsome | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Jon'Trell Mixon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Rodrick Hunter | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Jalen Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Mehki Flowers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Tairan Davis Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Terence Thomas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Zach Hobson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AKR | Cyrus Durham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AKR | Daunte Curtis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Jeremiah Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Khory Moss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Kurtis Waye | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Vann Kavals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AKR | Omari Abor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Josue Cordoba | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Hayden Dawahare | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Angelo Stockstill | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Rocco Nicholl | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Thomas Aden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | A'tiq Muhammad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KENT | Derrick Jackson III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Joel Cordoba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Norey Johnson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Rafael Terrero Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Jaihien Roy | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Martell Buchanan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Tanner Mintz | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Trey Rubinstein | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Tyler Bivens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Brodyn Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | BuddyRow Garrer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Camdon Wilborn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | DJ Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KENT | Darian Blachewicz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Dion'Dre Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Ezekiel Castex | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Lennox Lemon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Mohammed Hazime | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Semaj Bridgeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KENT | Garrett Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KENT | Norey Johnson | 1 | 37 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Aidan Stire | 2/3 | 67.0 | 50 | 2/2 | 8 |
| KENT | Tommy Newcomb | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Joseph Castle | 2 | 86 | 43.0 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| KENT | Jake Stoeckel | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | Brandon Hills | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 0 | 33 |
| AKR | Luke Reed | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 9 |
| KENT | Da'Realyst Clark | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| KENT | Brandon White | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Akron
Kent State 5–5 vs Akron
- 2025 · wk 12Kent State 42 @ Akron 35
- 2024 · wk 13Akron 38 @ Kent State 17
- 2023 · wk 10Kent State 27 @ Akron 31
- 2022 · wk 8Akron 27 @ Kent State 33
- 2021 · wk 12Kent State 38 @ Akron 0
- 2020 · wk 12Akron 35 @ Kent State 69
- 2019 · wk 7Kent State 26 @ Akron 3
- 2018 · wk 8Akron 24 @ Kent State 23
- 2017 · wk 13Kent State 14 @ Akron 24
- 2016 · wk 5Akron 31 @ Kent State 27
Previous meeting vs. Mark Carney
Akron 0–1 vs Mark Carney
- 2025 · wk 12Kent State 42 @ Akron 35
Previous 4 meetings vs. Joe Moorhead
Kent State 2–2 vs Joe Moorhead
- 2025 · wk 12Kent State 42 @ Akron 35
- 2024 · wk 13Akron 38 @ Kent State 17
- 2023 · wk 10Kent State 27 @ Akron 31
- 2022 · wk 8Akron 27 @ Kent State 33
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