Matchup Overview

The Ball State and Kent State have met 14 times in NCAAF since 2001. Ball State hold a dominant all-time edge, leading the series 9–5. Ball State have been dominant in recent meetings, winning 4 of their last 5. Their most recent matchup ended 26–13 in favor of Kent State on September 26, 2026.

Next Meeting

No upcoming game scheduled between these teams this season.

All-Time Head-to-Head

Showing 14 games from available historical data.

Date	Season	Away	Score	Home
Sep 26, 26	2026 W4	Ball State	13–26	Kent State
Nov 5, 25	2025 W11	Kent State	13–17	Ball State
Oct 12, 24	2024 W7	Ball State	37–35	Kent State
Nov 18, 23	2023 W12	Kent State	3–34	Ball State
Nov 1, 22	2022 W10	Ball State	27–20	Kent State
Nov 22, 19	2019	Ball State	38–41	Kent State
Sep 28, 18	2018	Kent State	24–52	Ball State
Oct 11, 13	2013	Kent State	24–27	Ball State
Sep 28, 12	2012	Ball State	43–45	Kent State
Oct 29, 10	2010	Ball State	14–33	Kent State
Sep 26, 08	2008	Kent State	20–41	Ball State
Nov 23, 06	2006	Kent State	6–30	Ball State
Oct 3, 03	2003	Ball State	34–17	Kent State
Nov 9, 01	2001	Kent State	31–18	Ball State

Games before the 2022 season: Data from SportsDataverse, used under CC BY 4.0.