Kent State Golden FlashesKent State
vs 
South Florida BullsSouth Florida
Raymond James Stadium
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Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| South Florida | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
Average points per quarter, 2026 season
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 2.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 15.0 |
| South Florida | 5.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 26.6 |
| Kent State | Qtr | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | Q1 | 5.4 |
| 4.0 | Q2 | 3.4 |
| 1.4 | Q3 | 5.6 |
| 6.8 | Q4 | 12.2 |
| 15.0 | Game | 26.6 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
First meeting
Series
First meeting
No Kent State vs South Florida game on record
South Florida vs Mid-American
4-1
5 games against current members, last 2026
Kent State vs American Conference
4-11
15 games against current members, last 2014
Key players by position
| Kent State | Pos | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Dru DeShields | QB | Michael Van Buren Jr. |
| Brandon White | RB | D.J. Crowther |
| Da'Realyst Clark | WR | Bryson Rodgers |
| Terik Mulder | TE | Wyatt Sullivan |
| Jaihien Roy | DL | Michael Williams II |
 Rocco Nicholl | LB | Zavier Hamilton |
| A'tiq Muhammad | DB | Ayden Jackson |
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Head to head
Full rivalry page Kent State 0 0 meetings 0 South Florida
Kent State and South Florida have never met. This is the first game between them on record.
Team stats, this game
Kent StateSouth FloridaTeam stats, 2026 season
Kent StateSouth Florida 15.012th Points per game 7th26.6
31.410th Points allowed 1st14.6
276.212th Total yards per game 10th344.2
4.512th Yards per play 7th5.8
116.09th Rush yards per game 10th160.8
160.210th Pass yards per game 7th183.4
15.012th First downs per game 6th20.2
39.2%5th Third-down rate 6th45.5%
-39th Turnover margin 5th+2
64th Takeaways 7th6
112nd Sacks 6th8
53rd Sacks allowed 8th9
73.013th Penalty yards per game 2nd35.0
31:451st Time of possession 8th28:17
Rank within each team's conference. 2026 season totals to date from CollegeFootballData.
Win probability
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Current drive Game leaders
KENT USF Box score
Kent State: last 15 games
6-9 in the last 15 · 19.7 scored · 32.1 allowed
LOST 28-31 scored 28 · allowed 31 See game LOST 10-66 scored 10 · allowed 66 See game LOST 0-44 scored 0 · allowed 44 See game WON 42-6 scored 42 · allowed 6 See game LOST 10-45 scored 10 · allowed 45 See game WON 24-21 scored 24 · allowed 21 See game LOST 13-17 scored 13 · allowed 17 See game WON 42-35 scored 42 · allowed 35 See game LOST 16-28 scored 16 · allowed 28 See game WON 35-31 scored 35 · allowed 31 See game LOST 0-57 scored 0 · allowed 57 See game WON 36-15 scored 36 · allowed 15 See game LOST 3-59 scored 3 · allowed 59 See game WON 26-13 scored 26 · allowed 13 See game LOST 10-13 scored 10 · allowed 13 See game
South Florida: last 15 games
11-4 in the last 15 · 39.7 scored · 20.3 allowed
WON 63-14 scored 63 · allowed 14 See game WON 54-26 scored 54 · allowed 26 See game WON 63-36 scored 63 · allowed 36 See game WON 48-13 scored 48 · allowed 13 See game LOST 31-34 scored 31 · allowed 34 See game WON 55-23 scored 55 · allowed 23 See game LOST 38-41 scored 38 · allowed 41 See game WON 48-18 scored 48 · allowed 18 See game WON 52-3 scored 52 · allowed 3 See game LOST 10-24 scored 10 · allowed 24 See game WON 19-9 scored 19 · allowed 9 See game WON 28-24 scored 28 · allowed 24 See game WON 59-17 scored 59 · allowed 17 See game WON 14-6 scored 14 · allowed 6 See game LOST 13-17 scored 13 · allowed 17 See game
The matchup
| Kent State | Split | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | 2026 record | 4-1 |
| 75 | Points for | 133 |
| 157 | Points against | 73 |
| L1 | Form | L1 |
How to watch
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Kent State · QB Dru Deshields Pass yards
752
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
70-120
INT
5
Deshields rush
183 yds
Clark rec
242 yds
South Florida · QB Michael Van Buren Jr. Pass yards
896
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
77-123
INT
0
Crowther rush
393 yds
Rodgers rec
240 yds
2 Nolan Good QB 10 Ethan Thanthanavong QB 12 Dru DeShields QB 14 Deante Ruffin QB 15 Gavin Peeps QB 17 Cole Miller QB 0 Mason King RB 5 Jakorion Caffey RB 20 Marques Hicks RB 22 Brandon White RB 24 Jackson Farley RB 25 Donovan Delaney Jr. RB 26 Dylan Armentrout RB 29 Cade Romanini RB 33 Ayden Harris RB 18 Hunter Hopperton FB 1 Ardell Banks WR 3 Jay Jay Etheridge WR 4 Jared Kelley WR 6 Wayne Harris WR 8 Da'Realyst Clark WR 19 Ali Fisher WR 23 Maurice Stephens WR 27 Javier Wills WR 36 Wyatt Januska WR 80 Teaunn Hunter WR 81 Zymir Reed WR 84 Aidan Stewart WR 85 Brendyn Smith WR 86 Matthew Maxey WR 87 William Bierfeldt WR 88 Luke Simms WR 11 Zy'aire Fletcher TE 13 Dakota Taylor TE 44 Holtz Maine TE 45 Tommy Arnold TE 47 Andrew Rickelman TE 89 Terik Mulder TE 50 Ben Midea OL 52 Gavin Kanar OL 54 Dustyn Morell OL 55 Jaxon Dunn OL 56 Moustafa Daoud OL 58 Colin Prichard OL 62 Mason Imbt OL 64 David Iannini OL 66 Quinten Young OL 67 Max Gembus OL 70 Hudson Chasko OL 71 Liam Dalton OL 72 Cecil Wilson OL 73 William Johnson III OL 74 Donovan Dark OL 75 Boston Crowell OL 76 Mofe Adewole OL 77 Rico Steele OL 78 Tyler Meadows OL 0 Darian Blachewicz DL 5 Thomas Aden DL 8 Josue Cordoba DL 11 Camdon Wilborn DL 31 Jacob Broach DL 33 Jaihien Roy DL 44 Antonio Bottiggi DL 50 Garrett Dial DL 52 Aiden Burgess DL 56 Carlos Shird DL 59 Eckley Bridges DL 83 Garrett Long DL 88 Mohammed Hazime DL 90 Bryce Griffin DL 91 Dion'Dre Taylor DL 93 Daiveon Taylor DL 94 Kale Webb DL 95 Anthony Adams III DL 98 Bryce Faulk DL 4 Rocco Nicholl LB 10 Hayden Dawahare LB 13 Quan Rhodes-McKee LB 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB 17 Semaj Bridgeman LB 20 Rafael Terrero Jr. LB 24 Tanner Mintz LB 28 Brodyn Bishop LB 30 Matthew Sollberger LB 32 Trey Rubinstein LB 35 Nate Gregory LB 43 Kendall McNutt LB 1 A'tiq Muhammad DB 2 Joel Cordoba DB 3 Derrick Jackson III DB 7 Angelo Stockstill DB 12 Lionel Burns III DB 14 Tyler Bivens DB 18 Norey Johnson DB 19 DJ Barnes DB 21 Tejuan Barbour DB 22 Davion Pritchard DB 23 Ezekiel Castex DB 25 Martell Buchanan DB 26 BuddyRow Garrer DB 27 Lennox Lemon DB 29 Jeremiah Johnson DB 38 Clinton Robinson S 39 Eli Tucker PK 49 Tommy Newcomb PK 96 Sean Leonard PK 42 Kolten Ford P 97 Jake Stoeckel P 41 Gus Goodell LS 48 Chase Mantooth LS
Rocco Nicholl LB 10 Hayden Dawahare LB 13 Quan Rhodes-McKee LB 15 Sayed Abuhamdeh LB 17 Semaj Bridgeman LB 20 Rafael Terrero Jr. LB 24 Tanner Mintz LB 28 Brodyn Bishop LB 30 Matthew Sollberger LB 32 Trey Rubinstein LB 35 Nate Gregory LB 43 Kendall McNutt LB 1 A'tiq Muhammad DB 2 Joel Cordoba DB 3 Derrick Jackson III DB 7 Angelo Stockstill DB 12 Lionel Burns III DB 14 Tyler Bivens DB 18 Norey Johnson DB 19 DJ Barnes DB 21 Tejuan Barbour DB 22 Davion Pritchard DB 23 Ezekiel Castex DB 25 Martell Buchanan DB 26 BuddyRow Garrer DB 27 Lennox Lemon DB 29 Jeremiah Johnson DB 38 Clinton Robinson S 39 Eli Tucker PK 49 Tommy Newcomb PK 96 Sean Leonard PK 42 Kolten Ford P 97 Jake Stoeckel P 41 Gus Goodell LS 48 Chase Mantooth LS 3 Michael Van Buren Jr. QB 10 KJ Cooper QB 16 
Jayden Bradford QB 17 
Luke Kromenhoek QB 2 
Jason Collins Jr. RB 5 D.J. Crowther RB 15 
Alvon Isaac RB 22 
Chase Garnett RB 24 
Tray Kinkle RB 25 Jayson Franklin RB 30 
Jeremiah Johnson RB 32 Connor Mathews RB 0 
Cameron Seldon WR 1 Bryson Rodgers WR 4 
Arhmad Branch WR 6 
Mudia Reuben WR 7 
Jaron Glover WR 9 
Armani Winfield WR 12 
Jaden Alexis WR 14 
Arkese Parks WR 18 
Kenny Odom WR 19 
JeyQuan Smith WR 27 
Jayden Davis WR 80 
Joshua Porter WR 82 Gabe Legrand WR 84 Dmari Roberts WR 8 Wyatt Sullivan TE 47 
Evan Dangler TE 81 
Tayte Crable TE 85 
Kade Caton TE 87 Luke Clyburn TE 88 
Brandon Kubay TE 89 Ryley Zalusky TE 54 
Braden Carter OL 55 
James Jenkins OL 58 
TJ Lawrence OL 59 
Devin Davis OL 60 
Khalil Collins OL 61 
Julius Tate OL 65 
Jaylin Acevedo OL 66 
Teriyan Morman OL 67 
Thomas Shrader OL 70 
Gerrick Gordon Jr. OL 71 
Kahari Finley OL 72 
Cash Hudson OL 73 
Caleb Harris OL 74 Jordan Harrison OL 76 
Colin Bellomy OL 77 
Michael Wooten OL 78 
Caleb Cook OL 79 
Ethan Green OL 56 
Terry Simmons Jr. DL 95 Iverson Garcia-Ponce DL 99 
Jahari Grant DL 1 
C.J. Hicks DE 4 Michael Williams II DE 14 
Eli Jones DE 18 
Levi Smiley DE 19 Peter Ramil DE 49 
Harrysson Ngassa DE 90 
Terrell Jones DE 11 
Asani Redwood DT 28 
Ryan Jenkins DT 77 Major Dillard DT 93 
Richard Scott III DT 96 Sager Quinn DT 98 
Marcus Williams DT 0 
Grayson Howard LB 6 
Rodney Hill LB 7 
Sam Robinson LB 10 
Shamar Meikle LB 25 Zavier Hamilton LB 30 Lorenzo Barnes LB 32 Demetrius Geathers Jr. LB 33 
Ashton Mosley LB 36 
DeAngelo Bowden LB 44 Dennis King III LB 45 
MarShon Oxley LB 52 
Christian Smith LB 53 
Gavin Leach LB 54 
Michael Harris LB 55 
Greg Otten LB 94 
Brooks Williams Jr. LB 5 Ayden Jackson DB 12 
Jabari Smith DB 15 
Tayvion Beasley DB 41 
George Brown IV DB 3 
Za'Quan Bryan CB 8 
Amarion Fortenberry CB 16 
Teddy Foster CB 17 Masiyah Limehouse CB 22 Ja'Kyri Watson CB 29 
Deylen Platt CB 31 
Jair Murphy CB 34 Keyshaun Birks CB 35 
Herlin Perry Jr. CB 39 
Daron Jean CB 2 
Tavin Ward S 9 
Israel Boyce S 13 
Malcolm Ziglar S 20 
A'mon Lane-Ganus S 21 Victor Zidor S 23 
Cedrick Hawkins Jr. S 24 Amari Jones S 26 CJ Cresser Jr. S 27 
Jermichael Gillis S 38 Derrick Nichols III S 7 
Nico Gramatica PK 10 Gaston Gramatica PK 37 Lawson Thorn PK 39 
Luke Goater P 48 
Turner McLaughlin LS 49 
Easton Bonnett LS
Michael Van Buren Jr. QB 10 KJ Cooper QB 16 Jayden Bradford QB 17 Luke Kromenhoek QB 2 Jason Collins Jr. RB 5 D.J. Crowther RB 15 Alvon Isaac RB 22 Chase Garnett RB 24 Tray Kinkle RB 25 Jayson Franklin RB 30 Jeremiah Johnson RB 32 Connor Mathews RB 0 Cameron Seldon WR 1 Bryson Rodgers WR 4 Arhmad Branch WR 6 Mudia Reuben WR 7 Jaron Glover WR 9 Armani Winfield WR 12 Jaden Alexis WR 14 Arkese Parks WR 18 Kenny Odom WR 19 JeyQuan Smith WR 27 Jayden Davis WR 80 Joshua Porter WR 82 Gabe Legrand WR 84 Dmari Roberts WR 8 Wyatt Sullivan TE 47 Evan Dangler TE 81 Tayte Crable TE 85 Kade Caton TE 87 Luke Clyburn TE 88 Brandon Kubay TE 89 Ryley Zalusky TE 54 Braden Carter OL 55 James Jenkins OL 58 TJ Lawrence OL 59 Devin Davis OL 60 Khalil Collins OL 61 Julius Tate OL 65 Jaylin Acevedo OL 66 Teriyan Morman OL 67 Thomas Shrader OL 70 Gerrick Gordon Jr. OL 71 Kahari Finley OL 72 Cash Hudson OL 73 Caleb Harris OL 74 Jordan Harrison OL 76 Colin Bellomy OL 77 Michael Wooten OL 78 Caleb Cook OL 79 Ethan Green OL 56 Terry Simmons Jr. DL 95 Iverson Garcia-Ponce DL 99 Jahari Grant DL 1 C.J. Hicks DE 4 Michael Williams II DE 14 Eli Jones DE 18 Levi Smiley DE 19 Peter Ramil DE 49 Harrysson Ngassa DE 90 Terrell Jones DE 11 Asani Redwood DT 28 Ryan Jenkins DT 77 Major Dillard DT 93 Richard Scott III DT 96 Sager Quinn DT 98 Marcus Williams DT 0 Grayson Howard LB 6 Rodney Hill LB 7 Sam Robinson LB 10 Shamar Meikle LB 25 Zavier Hamilton LB 30 Lorenzo Barnes LB 32 Demetrius Geathers Jr. LB 33 Ashton Mosley LB 36 DeAngelo Bowden LB 44 Dennis King III LB 45 MarShon Oxley LB 52 Christian Smith LB 53 Gavin Leach LB 54 Michael Harris LB 55 Greg Otten LB 94 Brooks Williams Jr. LB 5 Ayden Jackson DB 12 Jabari Smith DB 15 Tayvion Beasley DB 41 George Brown IV DB 3 Za'Quan Bryan CB 8 Amarion Fortenberry CB 16 Teddy Foster CB 17 Masiyah Limehouse CB 22 Ja'Kyri Watson CB 29 Deylen Platt CB 31 Jair Murphy CB 34 Keyshaun Birks CB 35 Herlin Perry Jr. CB 39 Daron Jean CB 2 Tavin Ward S 9 Israel Boyce S 13 Malcolm Ziglar S 20 A'mon Lane-Ganus S 21 Victor Zidor S 23 Cedrick Hawkins Jr. S 24 Amari Jones S 26 CJ Cresser Jr. S 27 Jermichael Gillis S 38 Derrick Nichols III S 7 Nico Gramatica PK 10 Gaston Gramatica PK 37 Lawson Thorn PK 39 Luke Goater P 48 Turner McLaughlin LS 49 Easton Bonnett LS Next up
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Last five games
| Date | Opp | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 10-03 | vs OHIO | L 10-13 |
| 09-26 | vs BALL | W 26-13 |
| 09-19 | at OSU | L 3-59 |
| 09-12 | vs WOF | W 36-15 |
| 09-05 | at SOUTHC | L 0-57 |
Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub
How to watch Kent State vs South Florida
Kent State Golden Flashes vs South Florida Bulls, 7:00 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium on October 17, 2026.
- TV The game is scheduled for ESPN+ at 7:00 PM ET.
- Streaming It streams on ESPN+ (subscription), in the ESPN app.
- Live updates Live score, play-by-play and match player stats for Kent State vs South Florida update on this page.
Kent State vs South Florida: preview and how to watch
Kent State Golden Flashes vs South Florida Bulls kicks off 7:00 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium on October 17, 2026. This American Conference game page carries the live score on gameday, TV channel and player stats once it kicks off, alongside the Kent State and South Florida team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the American Conference rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What channel is Kent State vs South Florida on?
Kent State Golden Flashes vs South Florida Bulls is scheduled for ESPN+, 7:00 PM ET.
What is the line for Kent State vs South Florida?
The betting line for Kent State Golden Flashes vs South Florida Bulls is set closer to kickoff. See the American Conference odds board for prices.
When does Kent State play South Florida?
Kickoff for Kent State vs South Florida is 7:00 PM ET at Raymond James Stadium, on October 17, 2026.