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]
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 10, 1914 Middle Tennessee, 47–0 |
| Latest meeting | September 28, 2023 Western Kentucky, 31–10 |
| Next meeting | September 14, 2024 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 73 |
| All-time series | Western Kentucky, 37–35–1 (.514)[1] |
| Largest victory | Western Kentucky, 54–0 (1978) |
| Longest win streak | Western Kentucky, 7 (1928–1934) |
| Longest unbeaten streak | Western Kentucky, 10 (1922–1934) |
| Current win streak | Western Kentucky, 5 (2019–present) |
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 victories | Western Kentucky victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||