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Scores of the cross-town rivalry high school football game between the Rough Riders of Theodore Roosevelt High School and the Blue Devils/Statesmen of Kent State High School, both in Kent, Ohio. Until 1922, Roosevelt High School was known as Kent High School and until 1924, Kent State High School was known as Kent Normal High School. Kent State High School teams were known as the Blue Devils until 1960. The series was discontinued after the 1964 meeting and Kent State High School closed in 1972.
Kent State (Normal) victories are shaded ██ blue. Kent Roosevelt (Kent) victories shaded ██ red. Ties shaded ██ silver.
| Date | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 30, 1917 | Kent | 20 | Normal | 7 | RHS 1–0 | |
| 1918 | No game; athletic relations "severed" by Kent Normal after 1917 game | |||||
| 1919 | No game | |||||
| November 25, 1920 | Normal | 13 | Kent | 7 | Tied 1–1 | |
| 1921 | Kent | 21 | Normal | 0 | RHS 2–1 | |
| 1922 | Normal Field | Roosevelt | 39 | Normal | 0 | RHS 3–1 |
| 1923 | Roosevelt | 14 | Normal | 0 | RHS 4–1 | |
| 1924 | Kent State | State | 16 | Roosevelt | 7 | RHS 4–2 |
| 1925 | Roosevelt | 41 | State | 7 | RHS 5–2 | |
| 1926 | Roosevelt | 46 | State | 7 | RHS 6–2 | |
| 1927 | Bowers Field | State | 6 | Roosevelt | 0 | RHS 6–3 |
| 1928 | Bowers Field | State | 19 | Roosevelt | 0 | RHS 6–4 |
| 1929 | Bowers Field | State | 7 | Roosevelt | 6 | RHS 6–5 |
| 1930 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 6 | State | 0 | RHS 7–5 |
| 1931 | Roosevelt | 32 | State | 0 | RHS 8–5 | |
| 1932 | Roosevelt | 7 | State | 2 | RHS 9–5 | |
| 1933 | Roosevelt | 7 | State | 0 | RHS 10–5 | |
| 1934 | Roosevelt | 38 | State | 0 | RHS 11–5 | |
| 1935 | Roosevelt | 32 | State | 0 | RHS 12–5 | |
| 1936 | Roosevelt | 31 | State | 0 | RHS 13–5 | |
| 1937 | Roosevelt | 39 | State | 0 | RHS 14–5 | |
| 1938 | State | 14 | Roosevelt | 0 | RHS 14–6 | |
| 1939 | State | 9 | Roosevelt | 0 | RHS 14–7 | |
| 1940 | Roosevelt | 19 | State | 0 | RHS 15–7 | |
| 1941 | Athletic Field | Roosevelt | 7 | State | 6 | RHS 16–7 |
| 1942 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 27 | State | 6 | RHS 17–7 |
| 1943 | Roosevelt | 25 | State | 0 | RHS 18–7 | |
| 1944 | Roosevelt | 47 | State | 0 | RHS 19–7 | |
| 1945 | Roosevelt | 49 | State | 9 | RHS 20–7 | |
| 1946 | Roosevelt | 27 | State | 0 | RHS 21–7 | |
| 1947 | Roosevelt | 13 | State | 7 | RHS 22–7 | |
| 1948 | Roosevelt | 54 | State | 0 | RHS 23–7 | |
| 1949 | Memorial Stadium | Roosevelt | 21 | State | 7 | RHS 24–7 |
| 1950 | Roosevelt | 12 | State | 6 | RHS 25–7 | |
| 1951 | Roosevelt | 0 | State | 0 | RHS 25–7–1 | |
| 1952 | Roosevelt | 18 | State | 0 | RHS 26–7–1 | |
| 1953 | Memorial Stadium | Roosevelt | 46 | State | 6 | RHS 27–7–1 |
| 1954 | Roosevelt | 0 | State | 0 | RHS 27–7–2 | |
| 1955 | Roosevelt | 7 | State | 6 | RHS 28–7–2 | |
| September 14, 1956 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 28 | State | 6 | RHS 29–7–2 |
| September 15, 1957 | Memorial Stadium | State | 14 | Roosevelt | 0 | RHS 29–8–2 |
| September 12, 1958 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 30 | State | 0 | RHS 30–8–2 |
| 1959 | Roosevelt | 26 | State | 6 | RHS 31–8–2 | |
| September 16, 1960 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 46 | State | 12 | RHS 32–8–2 |
| 1961 | Memorial Stadium | Roosevelt | 28 | State | 0 | RHS 33–8–2 |
| September 15, 1962 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 32 | State | 6 | RHS 34–8–2 |
| September 13, 1963 | Memorial Stadium | Roosevelt | 44 | State | 0 | RHS 35–8–2 |
| September 18, 1964 | Bowers Field | Roosevelt | 34 | State | 0 | RHS 36–8–2 |
- Largest Roosevelt victory: 54 points; Roosevelt 54, State 0 (1948)
- Largest State victory: 19 points; State 19, Roosevelt 0 (1928)
- Longest winning streak: Roosevelt: 11 wins (1940–50); State: 3 wins (1927–29)
- Longest unbeaten streak: Roosevelt: 17 games (15–0–2; 1940–56)
- Number of shutouts by: Roosevelt, 22; State, 7 (2 shutouts for each team were 0–0 ties)
- By decade
- 1910s: Roosevelt, 1–0
- 1920s: Tied, 5–5
- 1930s: Roosevelt, 8–2
- 1940s: Roosevelt, 10–0
- 1950s: Roosevelt, 7–1–2
- 1960s: Roosevelt, 5–0
- Total points scored: Roosevelt 1,027, State 196
- Average score: Roosevelt 22, State 4