Bowling Green vs. Marshall
Bowling Green and Marshall have 22 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Bowling Green leads the series 15–7 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–5, and Bowling Green has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Marshall Sept. 25. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Bowling Green wins
- 15
- Marshall wins
- 7
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1962
- Longest streak
- 7 Bowling Green
- Current streak
- 2 Bowling Green
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 5–5
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 15 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bowling Green
- 11–1 Bowling Green’s record at home
- At Marshall
- 6–4 Marshall’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
- Bowling Green’s biggest win1962: Bowling Green 48, Marshall 6by 42 points
- Marshall’s biggest win1997: Marshall 28, Bowling Green 0by 28 points
- Upset1969: Marshall 21, Bowling Green 16Marshall had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1971: Marshall 12, Bowling Green 10Marshall had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1998: Bowling Green 34, Marshall 13Bowling Green had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Bowling Green | Series | Marshall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962–1964 | Doyt Perry | 3–0 | Charlie Snyder |
| 1965–1967 | Bob Gibson | 3–0 | Charlie Snyder |
| 1971–1974 | Don Nehlen | 3–1 | Jack Lengyel |
| 1997–2000 | Gary Blackney | 1–3 | Bob Pruett |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bowling Green’s side (Perry 3–0 against Snyder). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Omar Jacobs Bowling Green | 24 of 37, 389 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT | 2004 Passing | |
| Charles Sharon Bowling Green | 5 catches, 168 yards, 2 TD | 2004 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.