Akron Zips @ Kent State Golden Flashes — Oct 24, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 24, 2026
Zips Akron AKR 0-7, 0-5 Away
20
Final
35
Golden Flashes Kent State KNT 2-5, 2-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
AKR 7 0 10 3 20
KNT 0 7 14 14 35
Top Performers
Passing Yards
B. Roggow QB AKR
275 PASS
D. DeShields QB KNT
294 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Gant RB AKR
162 RUSH
B. White RB KNT
44 RUSH
Receiving Yards
K. Mason ATH AKR
129 REC
W. Harris WR KNT
156 REC
Passing
Akron
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
B. Roggow 20/34 275 0 1 3 72.5
Kent State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. DeShields 18/33 294 4 0 0 124.2
Rushing
Akron
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Gant 28 162 5.8 2 21
S. Patrick 1 4 4.0 0 4
B. Roggow 4 -42 -10.5 0 0
J. Castle 1 1 1.0 0 1
M. Williams 3 22 7.3 0 16
Kent State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. White 11 44 4.0 0 12
D. DeShields 8 28 3.5 1 14
H. Hopperton 1 2 2.0 0 2
J. Caffey 4 10 2.5 0 4
Receiving
Akron
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Williams 3 8 43 14.3 0 25 0
J. Gant 3 4 18 6.0 0 7 0
K. Mason 7 12 129 18.4 0 39 0
M. Burris 4 5 72 18.0 0 37 0
C. Cravaack 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
E. Alexander 1 2 1 1.0 0 1 0
W. Hook 1 2 12 12.0 0 12 0
Kent State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. White 2 3 67 33.5 0 52 0
B. Smith 1 6 41 41.0 0 41 0
W. Harris 9 17 156 17.3 3 55 0
H. Hopperton 2 2 7 3.5 1 5 0
J. Caffey 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Banks 3 3 18 6.0 0 11 0
D. Clark 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
Defense
Akron
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Thomas 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kent State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Roy 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
H. Dawahare 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Akron
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Stire 2/3 2/2 8 0
Kent State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Newcomb 0/1 5/5 5 0
Returns
Akron
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. Hills 4 92 23.0 0 33 0
L. Reed 2 17 8.5 0 9 0
Kent State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
B. White 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
D. Clark 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Akron
Kent State
422 Total Yards 376
26 First Downs 21
13 Passing 10
11 Rushing 4
7 Penalty 2
7/13 3rd Down Eff. 4/11
275 Passing Yards 294
147 Rushing Yards 82
2 Turnovers 1
15-165 Penalties 3-35
34:06 Possession 25:54
3/4 Red Zone 4/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 14 20 - 35
FG A. Stire
20 - 35 1:16
17 - 35 4:50
T. Newcomb XP
17 - 34 4:54
D. DeShields TD
17 - 28 6:40
T. Newcomb XP
17 - 27 6:40
W. Harris TD
Q3 10 - 14 17 - 21
17 - 21 1:12
T. Newcomb XP
17 - 20 1:12
H. Hopperton TD
FG A. Stire
17 - 14 2:37
14 - 14 6:27
T. Newcomb XP
14 - 13 6:27
W. Harris TD
XP A. Stire
14 - 7 8:47
TD J. Gant
13 - 7 8:47
Q2 0 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 0:36
T. Newcomb XP
7 - 6 0:36
W. Harris TD
Q1 7 - 0 7 - 0
XP A. Stire
7 - 0 6:09
TD J. Gant
6 - 0 6:09
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: KNT +18 Times Tied: 2
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 24, 2026
Time
5:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m