Kent State at Bowling Green

Saturday, November 15, 2003. Bowling Green kept the Anniversary Award

No. 25 Bowling Green beat Kent State 42–⁠33. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Bowling Green led the series 36–⁠6.

AwayKent State5–⁠7 in 2003
33
Home25Bowling Green11–⁠3 in 2003
42

Final at Doyt L. Perry Stadium, Bowling GreenHigh 46°FAttendance 12,035

At kickoff
39°F, overcast, mist, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Metcalf Field (KTDZ), 24 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Kent State0771933
Bowling Green77141442

Efficiency

Kent StateBowling Green
0.12First-down EPA−0.18
0.13Second-down EPA0.20
0.52Third-down EPA0.97

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Bowling Green 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Bowling Green leads 47–⁠16 in 63 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Kent State 24, Bowling Green 21
2024Bowling Green 27, Kent State 6
2023Bowling Green 49, Kent State 19
2022Kent State 40, Bowling Green 6
2021Kent State 27, Bowling Green 20
2020Kent State 62, Bowling Green 24

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