Akron have won four out of their last five games against Kent State. Oct 12, 2019 – Kent State 26 vs. Oct 20, football top 2018 – Akron 24 vs. Oct 01, 2016 – Akron 31 vs. Nov 21, football shirts 2017 – Akron 24 vs. The Carolina Panthers already come to this game in week 17 already assured of a spot in the playoff as the 2017 regular season comes to conclusion. Games between the two teams, even those that are only friendly matches, are often marked by notable and sometimes controversial incidents such as the hand of God in 1986. The rivalry is unusual in that it is an intercontinental one; typically such footballing rivalries exist between bordering nations.