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Bowling Green vs Kent State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Bowling Green and Kent State.

PROGRAM ONEBowling Green47 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD47–16WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOKent State16 recorded wins
63Recorded meetings
1962Earliest documented
2025Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

63 games
  1. 1962
    Bowling Green45 — 6Kent State
    Oct 20, 1962Bowling Green won
  2. 1963
    Bowling Green18 — 3Kent State
    Oct 26, 1963Bowling Green won
  3. 1964
    Bowling Green41 — 0Kent State
    Oct 24, 1964Bowling Green won
  4. 1965
    Bowling Green7 — 6Kent State
    Oct 23, 1965Bowling Green won
  5. 1966
    Bowling Green12 — 35Kent State
    Oct 22, 1966Kent State won
  6. 1967
    Bowling Green7 — 6Kent State
    Oct 21, 1967Bowling Green won
  7. 1968
    Bowling Green30 — 7Kent State
    Oct 19, 1968Bowling Green won
  8. 1969
    Bowling Green7 — 0Kent State
    Oct 18, 1969Bowling Green won
  9. 1970
    Bowling Green44 — 0Kent State
    Oct 17, 1970Bowling Green won
  10. 1971
    Bowling Green46 — 33Kent State
    Oct 16, 1971Bowling Green won
  11. 1972
    Bowling Green10 — 14Kent State
    Oct 14, 1972Kent State won
  12. 1973
    Bowling Green7 — 21Kent State
    Oct 13, 1973Kent State won
  13. 1974
    Bowling Green26 — 10Kent State
    Oct 12, 1974Bowling Green won
  14. 1975
    Bowling Green35 — 9Kent State
    Oct 18, 1975Bowling Green won
  15. 1976
    Bowling Green17 — 13Kent State
    Oct 16, 1976Bowling Green won
  16. 1977
    Bowling Green14 — 10Kent State
    Oct 15, 1977Bowling Green won
  17. 1978
    Bowling Green28 — 20Kent State
    Oct 14, 1978Bowling Green won
  18. 1979
    Bowling Green28 — 17Kent State
    Oct 13, 1979Bowling Green won
  19. 1980
    Bowling Green24 — 3Kent State
    Oct 18, 1980Bowling Green won
  20. 1981
    Bowling Green13 — 7Kent State
    Oct 31, 1981Bowling Green won
  21. 1982
    Bowling Green41 — 7Kent State
    Oct 30, 1982Bowling Green won
  22. 1983
    Bowling Green38 — 3Kent State
    Nov 19, 1983Bowling Green won
  23. 1984
    Bowling Green27 — 10Kent State
    Nov 17, 1984Bowling Green won
  24. 1985
    Bowling Green26 — 14Kent State
    Oct 26, 1985Bowling Green won
  25. 1986
    Bowling Green31 — 15Kent State
    Oct 25, 1986Bowling Green won
  26. 1987
    Bowling Green30 — 20Kent State
    Nov 7, 1987Bowling Green won
  27. 1988
    Bowling Green19 — 31Kent State
    Nov 5, 1988Kent State won
  28. 1989
    Bowling Green51 — 28Kent State
    Nov 4, 1989Bowling Green won
  29. 1990
    Bowling Green20 — 16Kent State
    Nov 3, 1990Bowling Green won
  30. 1991
    Bowling Green35 — 7Kent State
    Nov 9, 1991Bowling Green won
  31. 1992
    Bowling Green28 — 22Kent State
    Nov 7, 1992Bowling Green won
  32. 1993
    Bowling Green40 — 7Kent State
    Nov 6, 1993Bowling Green won
  33. 1994
    Bowling Green22 — 16Kent State
    Nov 5, 1994Bowling Green won
  34. 1995
    Bowling Green26 — 15Kent State
    Nov 11, 1995Bowling Green won
  35. 1996
    Bowling Green31 — 24Kent State
    Oct 12, 1996Bowling Green won
  36. 1997
    Bowling Green20 — 29Kent State
    Nov 1, 1997Kent State won
  37. 1998
    Bowling Green42 — 21Kent State
    Oct 24, 1998Bowling Green won
  38. 1999
    Bowling Green27 — 41Kent State
    Sep 25, 1999Kent State won
  39. 2000
    Bowling Green18 — 11Kent State
    Sep 30, 2000Bowling Green won
  40. 2001
    Bowling Green24 — 7Kent State
    Oct 6, 2001Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  41. 2002
    Bowling Green45 — 14Kent State
    Nov 2, 2002Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  42. 2003
    Bowling Green42 — 33Kent State
    Nov 15, 2003Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  43. 2005
    Bowling Green24 — 14Kent State
    Nov 5, 2005Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  44. 2006
    Bowling Green3 — 38Kent State
    Sep 23, 2006Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  45. 2007
    Bowling Green31 — 20Kent State
    Oct 20, 2007Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  46. 2008
    Bowling Green45 — 30Kent State
    Nov 1, 2008Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  47. 2009
    Bowling Green36 — 35Kent State
    Oct 10, 2009Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  48. 2010
    Bowling Green6 — 30Kent State
    Oct 23, 2010Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  49. 2011
    Bowling Green15 — 27Kent State
    Oct 29, 2011Kent State wonDix Stadium
  50. 2012
    Bowling Green24 — 31Kent State
    Nov 17, 2012Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  51. 2013
    Bowling Green41 — 22Kent State
    Sep 7, 2013Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  52. 2014
    Bowling Green30 — 20Kent State
    Nov 13, 2014Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  53. 2015
    Bowling Green48 — 0Kent State
    Oct 24, 2015Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  54. 2016
    Bowling Green42 — 7Kent State
    Nov 16, 2016Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  55. 2017
    Bowling Green44 — 16Kent State
    Nov 1, 2017Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  56. 2018
    Bowling Green28 — 35Kent State
    Oct 31, 2018Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  57. 2019
    Bowling Green20 — 62Kent State
    Sep 21, 2019Kent State wonDix Stadium
  58. 2020
    Bowling Green24 — 62Kent State
    Nov 11, 2020Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  59. 2021
    Bowling Green20 — 27Kent State
    Oct 2, 2021Kent State wonDix Stadium
  60. 2022
    Bowling Green6 — 40Kent State
    Nov 10, 2022Kent State wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  61. 2023
    Bowling Green49 — 19Kent State
    Nov 9, 2023Bowling Green wonDix Stadium
  62. 2024
    Bowling Green27 — 6Kent State
    Oct 19, 2024Bowling Green wonDoyt L. Perry Stadium
  63. 2025
    Bowling Green21 — 24Kent State
    Oct 25, 2025Kent State wonDix Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2025Bowling Green vs Kent State21–24Kent State won
2024Bowling Green vs Kent State27–6Bowling Green won
2023Bowling Green vs Kent State49–19Bowling Green won
2022Bowling Green vs Kent State6–40Kent State won
2021Bowling Green vs Kent State20–27Kent State won
2020Bowling Green vs Kent State24–62Kent State won
2019Bowling Green vs Kent State20–62Kent State won
2018Bowling Green vs Kent State28–35Kent State won
2017Bowling Green vs Kent State44–16Bowling Green won
2016Bowling Green vs Kent State42–7Bowling Green won
2015Bowling Green vs Kent State48–0Bowling Green won
2014Bowling Green vs Kent State30–20Bowling Green won
2013Bowling Green vs Kent State41–22Bowling Green won
2012Bowling Green vs Kent State24–31Kent State won
2011Bowling Green vs Kent State15–27Kent State won
2010Bowling Green vs Kent State6–30Kent State won
2009Bowling Green vs Kent State36–35Bowling Green won
2008Bowling Green vs Kent State45–30Bowling Green won
2007Bowling Green vs Kent State31–20Bowling Green won
2006Bowling Green vs Kent State3–38Kent State won
2005Bowling Green vs Kent State24–14Bowling Green won
2003Bowling Green vs Kent State42–33Bowling Green won
2002Bowling Green vs Kent State45–14Bowling Green won
2001Bowling Green vs Kent State24–7Bowling Green won
2000Bowling Green vs Kent State18–11Bowling Green won
1999Bowling Green vs Kent State27–41Kent State won
1998Bowling Green vs Kent State42–21Bowling Green won
1997Bowling Green vs Kent State20–29Kent State won
1996Bowling Green vs Kent State31–24Bowling Green won
1995Bowling Green vs Kent State26–15Bowling Green won
1994Bowling Green vs Kent State22–16Bowling Green won
1993Bowling Green vs Kent State40–7Bowling Green won
1992Bowling Green vs Kent State28–22Bowling Green won
1991Bowling Green vs Kent State35–7Bowling Green won
1990Bowling Green vs Kent State20–16Bowling Green won
1989Bowling Green vs Kent State51–28Bowling Green won
1988Bowling Green vs Kent State19–31Kent State won
1987Bowling Green vs Kent State30–20Bowling Green won
1986Bowling Green vs Kent State31–15Bowling Green won
1985Bowling Green vs Kent State26–14Bowling Green won
1984Bowling Green vs Kent State27–10Bowling Green won
1983Bowling Green vs Kent State38–3Bowling Green won
1982Bowling Green vs Kent State41–7Bowling Green won
1981Bowling Green vs Kent State13–7Bowling Green won
1980Bowling Green vs Kent State24–3Bowling Green won
1979Bowling Green vs Kent State28–17Bowling Green won
1978Bowling Green vs Kent State28–20Bowling Green won
1977Bowling Green vs Kent State14–10Bowling Green won
1976Bowling Green vs Kent State17–13Bowling Green won
1975Bowling Green vs Kent State35–9Bowling Green won
1974Bowling Green vs Kent State26–10Bowling Green won
1973Bowling Green vs Kent State7–21Kent State won
1972Bowling Green vs Kent State10–14Kent State won
1971Bowling Green vs Kent State46–33Bowling Green won
1970Bowling Green vs Kent State44–0Bowling Green won
1969Bowling Green vs Kent State7–0Bowling Green won
1968Bowling Green vs Kent State30–7Bowling Green won
1967Bowling Green vs Kent State7–6Bowling Green won
1966Bowling Green vs Kent State12–35Kent State won
1965Bowling Green vs Kent State7–6Bowling Green won
1964Bowling Green vs Kent State41–0Bowling Green won
1963Bowling Green vs Kent State18–3Bowling Green won
1962Bowling Green vs Kent State45–6Bowling Green won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.