Bowling Green vs. Miami (OH)
Bowling Green and Miami (OH) have 60 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Miami (OH) leads the series 34–22–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami (OH) 6–4. Share
- Bowling Green wins
- 22
- Miami (OH) wins
- 34
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1962
- Longest streak
- 8 Miami (OH)
- Current streak
- 1 Bowling Green
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami (OH) 6–4
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–8 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 6–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–7 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 2–3 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Bowling Green 0, Miami (OH) 1
- Average margin
- 12.9 points; 22 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Bowling Green
- 9–16–3 Bowling Green’s record at home
- At Miami (OH)
- 17–13–1 Miami (OH)‘s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Bowling Green first
- Shutouts
- 3
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Bowling Green’s biggest win2013: Bowling Green 45, Miami (OH) 3by 42 points
- Miami (OH)‘s biggest win2019: Miami (OH) 44, Bowling Green 3by 41 points
- Upset1966: Bowling Green 17, Miami (OH) 14Bowling Green had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2008: Miami (OH) 27, Bowling Green 20Miami (OH) had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2026: Bowling Green 24, Miami (OH) 20Bowling Green had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2003: Miami (OH) 49, Bowling Green 27No. 14 Miami (OH) at No. 20 Bowling Green
Coach against coach
| Years | Bowling Green | Series | Miami (OH) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–1967 | Bob Gibson | 1–2 | Bo Schembechler |
| 1969–1973 | Don Nehlen | 3–2 | Bill Mallory |
| 1974–1976 | Don Nehlen | 0–3 | Dick Crum |
| 1978–1982 | Dennis Stolz | 0–4–1 | Tom Reed |
| 1983–1985 | Dennis Stolz | 3–0 | Tim Rose |
| 1986–1989 | Moe Ankney | 0–3–1 | Tim Rose |
| 1991–1998 | Gary Blackney | 6–2 | Randy Walker |
| 2005–2008 | Gregg Brandon | 1–3 | Shane Montgomery |
| 2016–2018 | Mike Jinks | 1–2 | Chuck Martin |
| 2019–2024 | Scot Loeffler | 1–4 | Chuck Martin |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bowling Green’s side (Gibson 1–2 against Schembechler). 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
| Teo Redding Bowling Green | 8 catches, 197 yards, 2 TD | 2017 Receiving | |
| Scott Miller Bowling Green | 11 catches, 178 yards, 2 TD | 2016 Receiving | |
| Eriq George Bowling Green | 8 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 for loss | 2026 Defense |
Named most valuable
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2003 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.