# Battle of the Bluegrass

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 86 times on the football field, with Western Kentucky currently holding a 48–35–3 edge in the all-time series. The series resumed again in 2017, when Western Kentucky hosted Eastern Kentucky in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium. The two teams met again on September 7, 2024.

## Game results

| Eastern Kentucky victories | Western Kentucky victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 23, 1914 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 34–6 |
| 2 | November 26, 1914 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 18–0 |
| 3 | November 1, 1915 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 4 | November 15, 1915 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 |
| 5 | November 4, 1916 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–12 |
| 6 | November 30, 1916 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 16–0 |
| 7 | November 5, 1921 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–0 |
| 8 | November 10, 1922 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 47–6 |
| 9 | November 24, 1927 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 12–0 |
| 10 | November 28, 1929 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 36–0 |
| 11 | November 22, 1930 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 50–0 |
| 12 | November 21, 1931 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 42–7 |
| 13 | November 10, 1934 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 47–9 |
| 14 | November 23, 1935 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 40–6 |
| 15 | November 14, 1936 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 7–0 |
| 16 | November 6, 1937 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 23–0 |
| 17 | November 5, 1938 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 32–7 |
| 18 | November 11, 1939 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 26–0 |
| 19 | October 25, 1941 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 27–20 |
| 20 | October 31, 1942 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 18–0 |
| 21 | November 16, 1946 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–0 |
| 22 | November 15, 1947 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 27–7 |
| 23 | November 13, 1948 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–13 |
| 24 | November 12, 1949 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 20–7 |
| 25 | November 11, 1950 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–13 |
| 26 | November 10, 1951 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 31–7 |
| 27 | November 8, 1952 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 48–6 |
| 28 | November 7, 1953 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–7 |
| 29 | November 6, 1954 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–0 |
| 30 | November 5, 1955 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 7–0 |
| 31 | October 20, 1956 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–6 |
| 32 | November 2, 1957 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 28–0 |
| 33 | November 1, 1958 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–14 |
| 34 | October 31, 1959 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–7 |
| 35 | October 29, 1960 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 17–7 |
| 36 | October 28, 1961 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–15 |
| 37 | October 27, 1962 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 6–5 |
| 38 | November 2, 1963 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 29–6 |
| 39 | October 31, 1964 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–0 |
| 40 | October 30, 1965 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 28–12 |
| 41 | October 29, 1966 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–12 |
| 42 | October 21, 1967 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 14–14 |
| 43 | October 26, 1968 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 16–7 |
| 44 | October 25, 1969 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 27–26 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 45 | October 24, 1970 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 19–7 |
| 46 | October 23, 1971 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–7 |
| 47 | October 21, 1972 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 10–0 |
| 48 | October 20, 1973 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 35–0 |
| 49 | October 26, 1974 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 34–24 |
| 50 | October 25, 1975 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 13–7 |
| 51 | October 23, 1976 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 10–6 |
| 52 | October 22, 1977 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–10 |
| 53 | October 21, 1978 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 17–16 |
| 54 | October 20, 1979 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 8–6 |
| 55 | October 25, 1980 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 13–10 |
| 56 | October 24, 1981 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 19–11 |
| 57 | October 23, 1982 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–21 |
| 58 | October 22, 1983 | Richmond, KY | Tie | 10–10 |
| 59 | October 20, 1984 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 17–10 |
| 60 | October 26, 1985 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 51–21 |
| 61 | October 4, 1986 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–10 |
| 62 | October 3, 1987 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 20–10 |
| 63 | November 28, 1987 † | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 40–17 |
| 64 | September 24, 1988 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 16–14 |
| 65 | December 3, 1988 † | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 41–24 |
| 66 | September 23, 1989 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 24–3 |
| 67 | September 29, 1990 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 35–12 |
| 68 | October 12, 1991 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 37–22 |
| 69 | September 5, 1992 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 21–7 |
| 70 | September 2, 1993 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 15–10 |
| 71 | September 1, 1994 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 24–21 |
| 72 | September 9, 1995 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 38–14 |
| 73 | September 14, 1996 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 14–7 |
| 74 | September 13, 1997 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 37–21 |
| 75 | November 29, 1997 † | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 42–14 |
| 76 | September 19, 1998 | Bowling Green, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 27–16 |
| 77 | October 9, 1999 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 30–10 |
| 78 | October 7, 2000 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 6–3 |
| 79 | September 20, 2003 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 36–3 |
| 80 | September 18, 2004 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 21–8 |
| 81 | September 10, 2005 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 23–21 |
| 82 | September 9, 2006 | Richmond, KY | Eastern Kentucky | 26–21 |
| 83 | September 15, 2007 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 26–6 |
| 84 | September 6, 2008 | Richmond, KY | Western Kentucky | 37–13 |
| 85 | September 2, 2017 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 31–17 |
| 86 | September 7, 2024 | Bowling Green, KY | Western Kentucky | 31–0 |
| Series: Western Kentucky leads 48–35–3 |||||
| † = FCS postseason game |||||