Beat TSDTR

Battle for the Wagon Wheel

Beat TSDTR.

Kent State holds the Wagon Wheel. Help keep it in Kent on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Dix Stadium.

Kent State players lift the Wagon Wheel over their heads.

Fan kit

Wallpapers, call backgrounds, a ringtone and campus screen slides. Every file is made to fit your screen.

Kent State players and coaches crowd around the Wagon Wheel on the field.
Kent State takes the Wagon Wheel back, Nov. 11, 2025.

The rivalry

The Wagon Wheel

The rivalry dates to 1923, and since 1946 the winner of Kent State vs. The School Down the Road has taken home a wooden wagon wheel painted blue and gold. Legend says it came off the buggy of John R. Buchtel, the original namesake of The School Down the Road, when it stuck in the mud on what is now the Kent Campus. Last November the Flashes won it back in overtime on the road, and it now hangs in Kent State's locker room.

1923The first game in the rivalry. The School Down the Road won, 32–0.
42–35Last year's overtime win on the road

Game day

When

Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff time to be announced.

Where

Dix Stadium, Kent.

Tickets

$25 in advance, $30 on game day.

Students

Claim your student ticket before game day and add it to your phone's wallet.

Watch and listen

Stream it on ESPN+. Radio: Fox Sports 1350 AM / Kent State Sports iHeartRadio Station.

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