Ohio at Bowling Green

Saturday, October 5, 2002

Bowling Green beat Ohio 72–⁠21. It was their 41st meeting; after it, Bowling Green led the series 24–⁠16–⁠1.

AwayOhio4–⁠8 in 2002
21
HomeBowling Green9–⁠3 in 2002
72

Final at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling GreenHigh 81°F, low 55°F, 0.2 in. of rainAttendance 20,069

The game program: the school’s game program (2002), from Bowling Green State University library’s repository.

At kickoff
66°F, clear, wind 13 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Metcalf Field (KTDZ), 24 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Ohio770721
Bowling Green1720142172

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Bowling Green 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Bowling Green leads 33–⁠28–⁠1 in 62 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Ohio 35, Bowling Green 20
2023Ohio 38, Bowling Green 7
2022Ohio 38, Bowling Green 14
2021Bowling Green 21, Ohio 10
2020Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10
2019Ohio 66, Bowling Green 24

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