Bowling Green vs. Central Michigan

Bowling Green and Central Michigan have 33 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Central Michigan leads the series 17–⁠16 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Bowling Green 6–⁠4.

Bowling Green wins
16
Central Michigan wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
6 Central Michigan
Current streak
1 Central Michigan
Last 10 meetings
Bowling Green 6–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠4
1980s5–⁠5
1990s4–⁠4
2000s3–⁠2
2010s2–⁠1
2020s2–⁠1
Average margin
11.8 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bowling Green
8–⁠8 Bowling Green’s record at home
At Central Michigan
9–⁠8 Central Michigan’s record at home
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Bowling Green’s biggest win2004: Bowling Green 38, Central Michigan 14by 24 points
  2. Central Michigan’s biggest win1978: Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 7by 31 points
  3. Upset1976: Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 28Central Michigan had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1994: Central Michigan 36, Bowling Green 33Central Michigan had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2025: Central Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6Central Michigan had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBowling GreenSeriesCentral Michigan
1978–⁠1985Dennis Stolz3–⁠5Herb Deromedi
1986–⁠1990Moe Ankney2–⁠3Herb Deromedi
1991–⁠1993Gary Blackney2–⁠1Herb Deromedi
1994–⁠1999Gary Blackney2–⁠2Dick Flynn
2019–⁠2024Scot Loeffler2–⁠1Jim McElwain

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bowling Green’s side (Stolz 3–⁠5 against Deromedi). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bowling Green and Central Michigan, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 18, 2025Central Michigan 27, Bowling Green 6at Bowling Green
Nov 5, 2024Bowling Green 23, Central Michigan 13at Central Michigan
Oct 22, 2022Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 18at Central Michigan
Oct 19, 2019Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 20at Bowling Green
Nov 10, 2018Bowling Green 24, Central Michigan 13at Central Michigan
Oct 30, 2010Bowling Green 17, Central Michigan 14at Central Michigan
Oct 24, 2009Central Michigan 24, Bowling Green 10at Bowling Green
Oct 19, 2006Central Michigan 31, Bowling Green 14at Central Michigan
Oct 9, 2004Bowling Green 38, Central Michigan 14at Central Michigan
Oct 4, 2003Bowling Green 23, Central Michigan 3at Bowling Green
Oct 12, 2002Bowling Green 45, Central Michigan 35at Central Michigan
Oct 30, 1999Bowling Green 31, Central Michigan 7at Bowling Green
Sep 28, 1996Bowling Green 31, Central Michigan 27at Bowling Green
Sep 23, 1995Central Michigan 22, Bowling Green 16at Central Michigan
Nov 12, 1994Central Michigan 36, Bowling Green 33at Bowling Green
Nov 13, 1993Central Michigan 17, Bowling Green 15at Central Michigan
Oct 3, 1992Bowling Green 17, Central Michigan 14at Central Michigan
Oct 5, 1991Bowling Green 17, Central Michigan 10at Bowling Green
Sep 22, 1990Central Michigan 17, Bowling Green 0at Central Michigan
Sep 23, 1989Bowling Green 24, Central Michigan 20at Bowling Green
Oct 15, 1988Central Michigan 21, Bowling Green 3at Central Michigan
Nov 21, 1987Bowling Green 18, Central Michigan 17at Bowling Green
Sep 20, 1986Central Michigan 20, Bowling Green 10at Central Michigan
Oct 19, 1985Bowling Green 23, Central Michigan 18at Bowling Green
Oct 27, 1984Central Michigan 42, Bowling Green 21at Central Michigan
Oct 29, 1983Bowling Green 15, Central Michigan 14at Bowling Green
Sep 18, 1982Bowling Green 34, Central Michigan 30at Central Michigan
Nov 21, 1981Central Michigan 6, Bowling Green 3at Bowling Green
Nov 8, 1980Central Michigan 32, Bowling Green 10at Central Michigan
Sep 22, 1979Central Michigan 24, Bowling Green 0at Bowling Green
Oct 28, 1978Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 7at Bowling Green
Oct 29, 1977Central Michigan 35, Bowling Green 28at Central Michigan
Oct 30, 1976Central Michigan 38, Bowling Green 28at Bowling Green

Every game is listed as played on the field.