100 Miles of Hate
100 Miles of Hate[1] is the unofficial nickname given to the American college football rivalry game between the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team of Middle Tennessee State University and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team of Western Kentucky University.[2]
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 10, 1914 Middle Tennessee 47, Western Kentucky 0 |
Latest meeting | November 30, 2019 Western Kentucky 31, Middle Tennessee 26 |
Next meeting | October 3, 2020 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 68 |
All-time series | Middle Tennessee leads, 34–33–1 (.507) |
Largest victory | Western Kentucky, 54–0 (1978) |
Longest win streak | Western Kentucky, 7 (1928–1934) |
Current win streak | Western Kentucky, 1 (2019–present) |
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Locations of MTSU and WKU |
History
The universities, which first played each other in 1914, are separated by about 100 miles (161 km) of Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. For much of their football histories, they have been conference rivals in leagues such as the Ohio Valley Conference and Sun Belt Conference.[3] The rivalry was on hiatus from 1991 to 2007, resuming after Western Kentucky transitioned to Football Bowl Subdivision play and became a football member of the Sun Belt Conference in 2009 (Western Kentucky had been a non-football member of that conference since 1982). After Middle Tennessee left the Sun Belt for Conference USA (C-USA) in 2013, the rivalry again went on hiatus.[4] However, the rivalry was renewed in 2014 when Western Kentucky joined C-USA. The match up usually generates a substantial amount of excitement within the respective fan bases, and tensions are usually high in every meeting.[5]
Game results
Middle Tennessee victories | Western Kentucky victories | Tie games |
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References
- Austin Lewis (February 9, 2011). "Inside the Rivalry : 100 Miles of Hate". rivals.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
- https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/college/kentuckiana/2017/11/16/wku-mtsu-game-bowl-implications/869870001/
- "Middle Tennessee State Game by Game against Opponents". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- McMurphy, Brett (November 29, 2012). "C-USA adds FAU, Middle Tennessee". ESPN.
- Kevin Kelley (April 1, 2013). "Western Kentucky to join Conference USA in 2014". fbschedules.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.