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Kent State

MAC · 1988 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
6th
3–5 in MAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
65
1962–2026
All-Time Record
232–478–5
0.328 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#15
1973
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 2
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 20 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kent State head-to-head · History & Eras

1988 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6YOUNGSTOWN STATEUnranked—W 34–3
3Week 3 · Sep 13Akron (AKRON)H2HIND FBSI5–6W 32–12
4Week 4 · Sep 20Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC6–3–1L 14–21
5Week 5 · Sep 27Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–6L 14–38
6Week 6 · Oct 4Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)H2HMAC7–4L 7–31
7Week 7 · Oct 11Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC8–3L 20–31
8Week 8 · Oct 18Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC9–3W 45–28
9Week 9 · Oct 25Ohio (OHIO)H2HMAC4–6–1L 14–21
10Week 10 · Nov 1Toledo (TOLEDO)H2HMAC6–5L 28–35
11Week 11 · Nov 8Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)H2HMAC2–8–1W 31–19
12Week 12 · Nov 15Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC0–10–1W 17–11

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.067
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-27+16
  • Western Michigan +9
  • Akron +5
  • Bowling Green +2
  • Miami (OH) 0
  • Eastern Michigan -3
  • Ball State -3
  • Central Michigan -4
  • Toledo -5
  • Kentucky -6
  • Ohio -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #69Better than 50%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#69W14#68Regular Season Final#69Post-Season W1#69Post-Season W3#69Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+31
+20
-7
-24
-24
-11
+17
-7
-7
+12
+6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1001983#801984#911985#721986#401987

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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