Battle of the Bluegrass
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Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 23, 1914 Eastern Kentucky 34, Western Kentucky 6 |
Latest meeting | September 6, 2008 Western Kentucky 37, Eastern Kentucky 13 |
Next meeting | September 2, 2017 |
Trophy | None |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 84 |
All-time series | Western Kentucky leads, 46–35–3 |
Largest victory | Western Kentucky, 50–0 (1930) |
Longest win streak | Western Kentucky, 13 (1921–1941) |
Current win streak | Western Kentucky, 2 (2007–2008) |
The Battle of the Bluegrass is the name of the rivalry between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Both schools were formerly members of the Ohio Valley Conference, and played against each other regularly until Western Kentucky's transition from the NCAA's FCS to FBS in 2008. The two teams have met 84 times on the football field, with Western Kentucky currently holding a 46–35–3 edge in the all-time series.[1][2] The series is set to resume again in 2017, when Western Kentucky is scheduled to host Eastern Kentucky in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium.[3]
Game results
Eastern Kentucky victories | Western Kentucky victories |
# | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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1 | 1914 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 34–6 | ||||
2 | 1914 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 18–0 | ||||
3 | 1915 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 0–0 | ||||
4 | 1915 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 | ||||
5 | 1916 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–12 | ||||
6 | 1916 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 16–0 | ||||
7 | 1921 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–0 | ||||
8 | 1922 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 47–6 | ||||
9 | 1927 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 12–0 | ||||
10 | 1929 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 36–0 | ||||
11 | 1930 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 50–0 | ||||
12 | 1931 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 42–7 | ||||
13 | 1934 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 47–9 | ||||
14 | 1935 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 40–6 | ||||
15 | 1936 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 7–0 | ||||
16 | 1937 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 23–0 | ||||
17 | 1938 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 32–7 | ||||
18 | 1939 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 26–0 | ||||
19 | 1941 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 27–20 | ||||
20 | 1942 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 18–0 | ||||
21 | 1946 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 | ||||
22 | 1947 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 27–7 | ||||
23 | 1948 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–13 | ||||
24 | 1949 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 20–7 | ||||
25 | 1950 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–13 | ||||
26 | 1951 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 31–7 | ||||
27 | 1952 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 48–6 | ||||
28 | 1953 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–7 | ||||
29 | 1954 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–0 | ||||
30 | 1955 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 | ||||
31 | 1956 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–6 | ||||
32 | 1957 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 28–0 | ||||
33 | 1958 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–14 | ||||
34 | 1959 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–7 | ||||
35 | 1960 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 17–7 | ||||
36 | 1961 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–15 | ||||
37 | 1962 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–5 | ||||
38 | 1963 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 29–6 | ||||
39 | 1964 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–0 | ||||
40 | 1965 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 28–12 | ||||
41 | 1966 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–12 | ||||
42 | 1967 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 14–14 | ||||
43 | 1968 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 16–7 | ||||
44 | 1969 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 27–26 | ||||
45 | 1970 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 19–7 | ||||
46 | 1971 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–7 | ||||
47 | 1972 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 10–0 | ||||
48 | 1973 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 35–0 | ||||
49 | 1974 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 34–24 | ||||
50 | 1975 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–7 | ||||
51 | 1976 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 10–6 | ||||
52 | 1977 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–10 | ||||
53 | 1978 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 17–16 | ||||
54 | 1979 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 8–6 | ||||
55 | 1980 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 13–10 | ||||
56 | 1981 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 19–11 | ||||
57 | 1982 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–21 | ||||
58 | 1983 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 10–10 | ||||
59 | 1984 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 17–10 | ||||
60 | 1985 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 51–21 | ||||
61 | 1986 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–10 | ||||
62 | 1987 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 20–10 | ||||
63 | 1987 [n 1] | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 40–17 | ||||
64 | 1988 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–14 | ||||
65 | 1988 [n 1] | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 41–24 | ||||
66 | 1989 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–3 | ||||
67 | 1990 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–12 | ||||
68 | 1991 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 37–22 | ||||
69 | 1992 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–7 | ||||
70 | 1993 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 15–10 | ||||
71 | 1994 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–21 | ||||
72 | 1995 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 38–14 | ||||
73 | 1996 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–7 | ||||
74 | 1997 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 37–21 | ||||
75 | 1997 [n 1] | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 42–14 | ||||
76 | 1998 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 27–16 | ||||
77 | 1999 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 30–10 | ||||
78 | 2000 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 6–3 | ||||
79 | 2003 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 36–3 | ||||
80 | 2004 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–8 | ||||
81 | 2005 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 23–21 | ||||
82 | 2006 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 26–21 | ||||
83 | 2007 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 26–6 | ||||
84 | 2008 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 37–13 | ||||
Series: Western Kentucky leads 46–35–3 |