100 Miles of Hate
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
SportFootball
First meetingOctober 10, 1914
Middle Tennessee, 47–0
Latest meetingSeptember 28, 2023
Western Kentucky, 31–10
Next meetingSeptember 14, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total73
All-time seriesWestern Kentucky, 37–35–1 (.514)[1]
Largest victoryWestern Kentucky, 54–0 (1978)
Longest win streakWestern Kentucky, 7 (1928–1934)
Longest unbeaten streakWestern Kentucky, 10 (1922–1934)
Current win streakWestern Kentucky, 5 (2019–present)
Map
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Locations of MTSU and WKU

100 Miles of Hate[2] 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.[3] Fans began to refer to the game as "100 Miles of Hate" when the rivalry resumed in 2007 after a 16-year hiatus.[4]

History

The universities, which first played each other in 1914, are separated by about 100 miles (161 km) along U.S. Route 231. For much of their football histories, they have been conference rivals in leagues such as the Ohio Valley Conference and Sun Belt Conference.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

Game results

Middle Tennessee victoriesWestern Kentucky victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 10, 1914 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 47–0
2 November 12, 1915 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 47–0
3 November 11, 1921 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 17–7
4 October 6, 1922 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 31–0
5 October 18, 1924 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 44–0
6 October 17, 1925 Murfreesboro, TN Tie7–7
7 October 20, 1928 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 19–0
8 September 28, 1929 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 19–0
9 October 18, 1930 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 13–7
10 October 17, 1931 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 13–0
11 October 15, 1932 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 21–7
12 September 30, 1933 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 32–0
13 October 27, 1934 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 14–0
14 October 26, 1935 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 7–0
15 October 17, 1936 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 9–0
16 October 28, 1939 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 26–2
17 October 26, 1940 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 13–0
18 October 3, 1941 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 15–7
19 September 20, 1952 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 33–19
20 September 19, 1953 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 13–0
21 October 2, 1954 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 7–6
22 October 1, 1955 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 25–13
23 September 29, 1956 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 7–6
24 October 5, 1957 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 26–7
25 October 4, 1958 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 10–7
26 October 3, 1959 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 37–2
27 October 1, 1960 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 20–13
28 September 30, 1961 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 14–6
29 September 29, 1962 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 17–0
30 October 5, 1963 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 16–6
31 October 3, 1964 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 9–0
32 October 2, 1965 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 21–0
33 October 1, 1966 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 33–9
34 November 4, 1967 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 16–14
35 November 9, 1968 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 43–2
36 November 8, 1969 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 28–14
37 November 7, 1970 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 17–13
38 November 6, 1971 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 27–13
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
39 November 4, 1972 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 21–17
40 November 3, 1973 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 42–8
41 November 9, 1974 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 36–10
42 November 8, 1975 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 24–10
43 November 6, 1976 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 38–7
44 November 5, 1977 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 21–19
45 November 4, 1978 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 54–0
46 November 3, 1979 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 17–12
47 November 8, 1980 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 30–15
48 November 14, 1981 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 31–17
49 November 6, 1982 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 31–16
50 November 5, 1983 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 26–7
51 November 3, 1984 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 45–24
52 November 9, 1985 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 41–9
53 September 26, 1987 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 28–16
54 September 17, 1988 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 13–10
55 September 16, 1989 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 31–16
56 September 22, 1990 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 20–7
57 October 5, 1991 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 23–21
58 September 20, 2007 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 20–17
59 November 15, 2008 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 21–10
60 October 24, 2009 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 62–24
61 November 20, 2010 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 27–26
62 October 6, 2011 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 36–33
63 November 1, 2012 Bowling Green, KY Middle Tennessee 34–29
64 September 13, 2014 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 50–47
65 October 10, 2015 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 58–28
66 October 15, 2016 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 44–43
67 November 17, 2017 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 41–38
68 November 2, 2018 Murfreesboro, TN Middle Tennessee 29–10
69 November 30, 2019 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 31–26
70 October 3, 2020 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 20–17
71 November 6, 2021 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 48–21
72 October 15, 2022 Murfreesboro, TN Western Kentucky 35–17
73 September 28, 2023 Bowling Green, KY Western Kentucky 31–10
74 September 14, 2024 Murfreesboro, TN
Series: Western Kentucky leads 37–35–1[1][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football series history games list". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Mansfield, Tyler. "'100 Miles of Hate' game carries bowl implications for WKU, MTSU". The Courier-Journal.
  4. ^ Borthick, Will (September 13, 2014). "MTSU, WKU ready to renew rivalry". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. p. C2. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Middle Tennessee State Game by Game against Opponents". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  6. ^ McMurphy, Brett (November 29, 2012). "C-USA adds FAU, Middle Tennessee". ESPN.
  7. ^ Kevin Kelley (April 1, 2013). "Western Kentucky to join Conference USA in 2014". fbschedules.com. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Football History vs Middle Tennessee from Oct 10, 1914 - Oct 3, 2020". WKU Sports. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
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