Akron 20, Kent State 35 · Box Score

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Final · Week 8 · Sat, Oct 24, 2026

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AKR	7	0	10	3	20
KENT	0	7	14	14	35

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Team stats

AKR		KENT
26	First downs	21
422	Total yards	376
275	Passing yards	294
20-34	Comp-Att	18-33
8.1	Yards per pass	8.9
147	Rushing yards	82
37	Rushes	26
4.0	Yards per rush	3.2
7-13	3rd down	4-11
0-1	4th down	2-3
15-165	Penalties-yards	3-35
2	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	0
34:01	Time of possession	25:59
0	Sacks	3
1	Tackles for loss	3
4	QB hurries	2
4	Passes defended	7
0	Defensive TDs	0
109	Kick return yards	22
0	Passing TDs	4
2	Rushing TDs	1
8	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

AKR		KENT
+0.14	EPA per play	+0.21
47%	Success rate	40%
1.24	Explosiveness	1.70
+0.13	Rushing EPA per play	-0.18
50%	Rushing success rate	35%
+0.11	Passing EPA per play	+0.53
41%	Passing success rate	46%
52%	Standard downs success	46%
35%	Passing downs success	21%
3.49	Line yards per rush	2.32
1.15	Second-level yards	0.42
0.82	Open-field yards	0.23
9%	Stuff rate	19%
67%	Power success	67%
10%	Havoc caused	16%
5	Scoring chances	9
4.00	Points per chance	3.89
Own 20	Avg. starting field position	Own 44
7	Explosive plays	6
6%	Postgame win expectancy	94%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q16:44
AkronTD
Jordan Gant 6 Yd Run (Aidan Stire Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 91 yds
7-0
Q20:36
Kent StateTD
(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)
Drive: 8 plays, 77 yds
7-7
Q38:47
AkronTD
(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
Drive: 12 plays, 77 yds
14-7
Q36:27
Kent StateTD
(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)
Drive: 5 plays, 67 yds
14-14
Q32:37
AkronFG
(02:37) #37 A.Stire field goal attempt from 40 yards GOOD (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe), clock 02:37
Drive: 9 plays, 48 yds
17-14
Q31:12
Kent StateTD
(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)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
17-21
Q46:40
Kent StateTD
(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)
Drive: 3 plays, 22 yds
17-28
Q44:54
Kent StateTD
(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)
Drive: 3 plays, 13 yds
17-35
Q41:12
AkronFG
(01:15) #37 A.Stire field goal attempt from 50 yards GOOD (H: #95 J.Castle, LS: #36 C.Volpe), clock 01:12
Drive: 13 plays, 52 yds
20-35

Score shown AKR-KENT.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Brayden Roggow	20/34	275	8.1	0	1	17.9

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jordan Gant	28	162	5.8	2	21
Marquese Williams	3	22	7.3	0	16
Sean Patrick	1	4	4.0	0	4
Joseph Castle	1	1	1.0	0	1
Brayden Roggow	4	-42	-10.5	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Kyan Mason	7	129	18.4	39
Miles Burris	4	72	18.0	37
Marcel Williams	3	43	14.3	25
Jordan Gant	3	18	6.0	12
Wyatt Hook	1	12	12.0	12
Elijah Alexander	1	1	1.0	1
Connor Cravaack	1	0	0.0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Dwight Nunoo	11	5	0.5	0	0
Aamii Branch	4	4	0	2	0
Donelius Johnson	4	2	0	0	0
Caiden Newsome	3	3	0	0	0
Rodrick Hunter	3	2	0.5	0	0
Jon'Trell Mixon	3	2	0	0	3
Mehki Flowers	2	2	0	0	0
Terence Thomas	2	2	0	0	0
Zach Hobson	2	2	0	1	0
Tairan Davis	2	1	0	0	0
Jalen Williams	2	1	0	0	0
Kurtis Waye	1	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Cyrus Durham	1	0	0	1	0
Vann Kavals	1	0	0	0	0
Khory Moss	1	0	0	0	0
Daunte Curtis	1	0	0	0	0
Omari Abor	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Luke Reed	1	1	0
Brayden Roggow	1	0	0
Rodrick Hunter	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Aidan Stire	2/3	67.0	50	2/2	8

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Joseph Castle	2	86	43.0	1	0	56

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brandon Hills	4	92	23.0	33	0
Luke Reed	2	17	8.5	9	0