# Anniversary Award

The Anniversary Award is a traveling trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Bowling Green Falcons of Bowling Green State University and the Kent State Golden Flashes of Kent State University. Both schools, founded together in 1910, are located in northern Ohio, with Bowling Green in Northwest Ohio and Kent State in Northeast Ohio. The series between the two began in 1920, the first year Kent State fielded a football team, while the trophy was introduced in 1985.

## History

The Anniversary Award was created by each of the schools' alumni departments and commemorates the founding of both institutions, which occurred in 1910 as a result of the Lowry Bill. The award was first given out in 1985 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of each school. The rivalry has overall been lop-sided, with Bowling Green winning 26 of the 38 meetings.

## Game results

| Bowling Green victories | Kent State victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 6, 1920 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 7–0 |
| 2 | October 1, 1921 | Bowling Green, OH | Tie | 0–0 |
| 3 | November 11, 1922 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 6–0 |
| 4 | October 15, 1927 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 13–0 |
| 5 | November 26, 1928 | Bowling Green, OH | Tie | 6–6 |
| 6 | October 13, 1934 | Bowling Green, OH | Tie | 0–0 |
| 7 | October 26, 1935 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 45–0 |
| 8 | October 24, 1936 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 6–0 |
| 9 | October 30, 1937 | Kent, OH | Tie | 13–13 |
| 10 | November 5, 1938 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 7–3 |
| 11 | November 4, 1939 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 34–0 |
| 12 | November 2, 1940 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 13–0 |
| 13 | November 1, 1941 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 12–6 |
| 14 | October 31, 1942 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 7–0 |
| 15 | October 19, 1946 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 13–0 |
| 16 | October 25, 1947 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 21–18 |
| 17 | November 6, 1948 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 23–14 |
| 18 | November 5, 1949 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 27–6 |
| 19 | November 4, 1950 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 19–6 |
| 20 | November 3, 1951 | Bowling Green, OH | Tie | 27–27 |
| 21 | November 1, 1952 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 44–21 |
| 22 | October 31, 1953 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 41–7 |
| 23 | October 30, 1954 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 28–25 |
| 24 | September 23, 1955 | Kent, OH | Tie | 6–6 |
| 25 | September 22, 1956 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 17–0 |
| 26 | October 26, 1957 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 13–7 |
| 27 | October 25, 1958 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 8–7 |
| 28 | October 24, 1959 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 25–8 |
| 29 | October 22, 1960 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 28–0 |
| 30 | October 21, 1961 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 21–6 |
| 31 | October 20, 1962 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 45–6 |
| 32 | October 26, 1963 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 18–3 |
| 33 | October 24, 1964 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 41–0 |
| 34 | October 23, 1965 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 7–6 |
| 35 | October 22, 1966 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 35–12 |
| 36 | October 21, 1967 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 7–6 |
| 37 | October 19, 1968 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 30–7 |
| 38 | October 18, 1969 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 7–0 |
| 39 | October 17, 1970 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 44–0 |
| 40 | October 16, 1971 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 46–33 |
| 41 | October 14, 1972 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 14–10 |
| 42 | October 13, 1973 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 21–7 |
| 43 | October 12, 1974 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 26–10 |
| 44 | October 18, 1975 | Cleveland, OH | Bowling Green | 35–9 |
| 45 | October 16, 1976 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 17–13 |
| 46 | October 16, 1977 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 14–10 |
| 47 | October 14, 1978 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 28–20 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 48 | October 13, 1979 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 28–17 |
| 49 | October 18, 1980 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 24–3 |
| 50 | October 31, 1981 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 13–7 |
| 51 | October 30, 1982 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 41–7 |
| 52 | November 19, 1983 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 38–3 |
| 53 | November 17, 1984 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 27–10 |
| 54 | October 26, 1985 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 26–14 |
| 55 | October 25, 1986 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 31–15 |
| 56 | November 7, 1987 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 30–20 |
| 57 | November 5, 1988 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 31–19 |
| 58 | November 4, 1989 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 51–28 |
| 59 | November 3, 1990 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 20–16 |
| 60 | November 9, 1991 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 35–7 |
| 61 | November 7, 1992 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 28–22 |
| 62 | November 6, 1993 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 40–7 |
| 63 | November 5, 1994 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 22–16 |
| 64 | November 11, 1995 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 26–15 |
| 65 | October 12, 1996 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 31–24 |
| 66 | November 1, 1997 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 29–20 |
| 67 | October 24, 1998 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 42–21 |
| 68 | September 25, 1999 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 41–27 |
| 69 | September 30, 2000 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 18–11 |
| 70 | October 6, 2001 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 24–7 |
| 71 | November 2, 2002 | Kent, OH | #21 Bowling Green | 45–14 |
| 72 | November 15, 2003 | Bowling Green, OH | #25 Bowling Green | 42–33 |
| 73 | November 5, 2005 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 24–14 |
| 74 | September 23, 2006 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 38–3 |
| 75 | October 20, 2007 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 31–20 |
| 76 | November 1, 2008 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 45–30 |
| 77 | October 10, 2009 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 36–35 |
| 78 | October 23, 2010 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 30–6 |
| 79 | November 12, 2011 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 27–15 |
| 80 | November 17, 2012 | Bowling Green, OH | #25 Kent State | 31–24 |
| 81 | September 7, 2013 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 41–22 |
| 82 | November 12, 2014 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 30–20 |
| 83 | October 24, 2015 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 48–0 |
| 84 | November 15, 2016 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 42–7 |
| 85 | October 31, 2017 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 44–16 |
| 86 | October 30, 2018 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 35–28 |
| 87 | September 21, 2019 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 62–20 |
| 88 | November 10, 2020 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 62–24 |
| 89 | October 2, 2021 | Kent, OH | Kent State | 27–20 |
| 90 | November 9, 2022 | Bowling Green, OH | Kent State | 40–6 |
| 91 | November 8, 2023 | Kent, OH | Bowling Green | 49–19 |
| 92 | October 19, 2024 | Bowling Green, OH | Bowling Green | 27–6 |
| 93 | October 25, 2025 | Kent, OH |
| Series: Bowling Green leads 62–24–6 |||||