Yes, dear, there actually is a common opponent between OSU and Kent State – the Akron Zips.
The tables include the following ‘important’ stats: total points (Pts), total yards (Yds), total first downs (Dwns), and turnovers (TOs); for each team and its opponent (Opp).
Table 1: Kent State
| Pts | Pts (opp) | Yds | Yds (opp) | Frst Dwns | Dwns (opp) | TOs | TOs (opp) | |
| Akron | 20 | 27 | 375 | 245 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 27 | 375 | 245 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| Average | 20 | 27 | 375 | 245 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
Table 2: Ohio State
| Pts | Pts (opp) | Yds | Yds (opp) | Frst Dwns | Dwns (opp) | TOs | TOs (opp) | |
| Akron | 20 | 2 | 363 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 20 | 2 | 363 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Average | 20 | 2 | 363 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Notes:
You see, this is what’s awesome about comparing apples to apples. Look at how the OSU and Kent State offenses performed against the Akron defense… their numbers are almost identical. Interesting.
As for the two points the Buckeyes gave up? I feel a jaunty haiku coming on:
Down in the end zone so said
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Tell us what you think. (About the numbers, not the poetry.)
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