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