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Battle of the Bluegrass

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Football

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Next meeting
  
September 2, 2017

Meetings total
  
84

Battle of the Bluegrass

First meeting
  
October 23, 1914 Eastern Kentucky 34, Western Kentucky 6

Latest meeting
  
September 6, 2008 Western Kentucky 37, Eastern Kentucky 13

The Battle of the Bluegrass is the name of the rivalry between the Eastern Kentucky Colonels and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. Both schools were formerly members of the Ohio Valley Conference, and played against each other regularly until Western Kentucky's transition from the NCAA's FCS to FBS in 2008. The two teams have met 84 times on the football field, with Western Kentucky currently holding a 46–35–3 edge in the all-time series. The series is set to resume again in 2017, when Western Kentucky is scheduled to host Eastern Kentucky in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium.

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Battle of the Bluegrass Wikipedia