Battle of the Bluegrass

Battle of the Bluegrass
	Eastern Kentucky Colonels Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 23, 1914; Eastern Kentucky 34, Western Kentucky 6
Latest meeting	September 2, 2017; Western Kentucky 31, Eastern Kentucky 17
Next meeting	September 7, 2024
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	85
All-time series	Western Kentucky leads, 47–35–3
Largest victory	Western Kentucky, 50–0 (1930)
Longest win streak	Western Kentucky, 13 (1921–1941)
Current win streak	Western Kentucky, 3 (2007–2008, 2017)

The Battle of the Bluegrass is the name given to the Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky football rivalry. 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 47–35–3 edge in the all-time series.[1][2] The series resumed again in 2017, when Western Kentucky hosted Eastern Kentucky in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium.[3] The two teams will meet again on September 7, 2024.[4]

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Locations of EKU and WKU

Game results

Eastern Kentucky victories	Western Kentucky victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
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
85	2017	Bowling Green, KY	Western Kentucky	31–17
Series: Western Kentucky leads 47–35–3

Notes

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References

"Battle of the Bluegrass to be televised live". The Floyd County Times. September 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
"Hilltoppers Prepare to Face Eastern Kentucky in 85th "Battle of the Bluegrass"". wkusports.com. September 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
"Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.
Kelley, Kevin (2019-08-12). "WKU to play at Georgia in 2026, host EKU in 2024". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.

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[Playoffs-5] NCAA Division I-AA Playoff game.

[note1-1] "Battle of the Bluegrass to be televised live". The Floyd County Times. September 7, 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-06-07. Retrieved 2013-02-12.

[note2-2] "Hilltoppers Prepare to Face Eastern Kentucky in 85th "Battle of the Bluegrass"". wkusports.com. September 2, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2013-02-12.

[futuregame-3] "Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Football Schedules and Future Schedules". fbschedules.com. Retrieved 2015-01-14.

[4] Kelley, Kevin (2019-08-12). "WKU to play at Georgia in 2026, host EKU in 2024". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels football
Venues	Roy Kidd Stadium (1969–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1955 Tangerine Bowl 1967 Grantland Rice Bowl Battle of the Bluegrass (WKU) Old Hawg Rifle (Morehead State)
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White" Marching Colonels
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football
Venues	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Eastern Kentucky: Battle of the Bluegrass Middle Tennessee: 100 Miles of Hate Murray State: Battle for the Red Belt
Culture & lore	Big Red "Stand Up and Cheer" Big Red Marching Band One Second of Laterals
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1919 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
National championship seasons in bold, National finalist in italics

Ohio Valley Conference football rivalries
Conference	Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay–Tennessee State–Tennessee Tech–UT Martin)
Non-conference	Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois–Illinois State) Old Hawg Rifle (Eastern Kentucky–Morehead State) Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky) Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky) Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State–Tennessee State) Jacksonville State–Samford Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy)