Bowling Green vs. Ohio

Bowling Green and Ohio have 62 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Bowling Green leads the series 33–⁠28–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio 8–⁠2, and Ohio has won the last 3.

Bowling Green wins
33
Ohio wins
28
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1962
Longest streak
8 Bowling Green
Current streak
3 Ohio
Last 10 meetings
Ohio 8–⁠2
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
1960s4–⁠4
1970s4–⁠6
1980s8–⁠2
1990s6–⁠3–⁠1
2000s6–⁠3
2010s4–⁠6
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
18.3 points; 18 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bowling Green
16–⁠14–⁠1 Bowling Green’s record at home
At Ohio
14–⁠17 Ohio’s record at home
Shutouts
12

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bowling Green’s biggest win2002: Bowling Green 72, Ohio 21by 51 points
  2. Ohio’s biggest win2020: Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10by 42 points
  3. Upset1964: Ohio 21, Bowling Green 0Ohio had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: Ohio 19, Bowling Green 15Ohio had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2012: Bowling Green 26, Ohio 14Bowling Green had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsBowling GreenSeriesOhio
1962–⁠1964Doyt Perry1–⁠2Bill Hess
1965–⁠1967Bob Gibson2–⁠1Bill Hess
1968–⁠1976Don Nehlen4–⁠5Bill Hess
1979–⁠1984Dennis Stolz3–⁠3Brian Burke
1986–⁠1989Moe Ankney4–⁠0Cleve Bryant
1991–⁠1994Gary Blackney4–⁠0Tom Lichtenberg
1995–⁠2000Gary Blackney2–⁠4Jim Grobe
2005–⁠2008Gregg Brandon3–⁠1Frank Solich
2009–⁠2013Dave Clawson2–⁠3Frank Solich
2021–⁠2023Scot Loeffler1–⁠2Tim Albin

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Bowling Green’s side (Perry 1–⁠2 against Hess). 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 Ohio, 1962 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Kalvin McRae Ohio42 carries, 200 yards, 3 TD2007 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 27, 2025Ohio 35, Bowling Green 20at Ohio
Sep 23, 2023Ohio 38, Bowling Green 7at Bowling Green
Nov 22, 2022Ohio 38, Bowling Green 14at Ohio
Nov 26, 2021Bowling Green 21, Ohio 10at Bowling Green
Nov 28, 2020Ohio 52, Bowling Green 10at Ohio
Nov 19, 2019Ohio 66, Bowling Green 24at Bowling Green
Oct 20, 2018Ohio 49, Bowling Green 14at Ohio
Oct 14, 2017Ohio 48, Bowling Green 30at Bowling Green
Oct 8, 2016Ohio 30, Bowling Green 24at Ohio
Nov 4, 2015Bowling Green 62, Ohio 24at Bowling Green
Oct 11, 2014Bowling Green 31, Ohio 13at Ohio
Nov 12, 2013Bowling Green 49, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Nov 7, 2012Bowling Green 26, Ohio 14at Ohio
Nov 16, 2011Ohio 29, Bowling Green 28at Bowling Green
Oct 9, 2010Ohio 49, Bowling Green 25at Ohio
Oct 3, 2009Ohio 44, Bowling Green 37at Bowling Green
Nov 8, 2008Bowling Green 28, Ohio 3at Ohio
Oct 27, 2007Ohio 38, Bowling Green 27at Bowling Green
Sep 30, 2006Bowling Green 21, Ohio 9at Ohio
Oct 8, 2005Bowling Green 38, Ohio 14at Bowling Green
Oct 23, 2004Bowling Green 41, Ohio 16at Ohio
Oct 5, 2002Bowling Green 72, Ohio 21at Bowling Green
Nov 10, 2001Bowling Green 17, Ohio 0at Ohio
Nov 11, 2000Ohio 23, Bowling Green 21at Bowling Green
Oct 23, 1999Ohio 17, Bowling Green 14at Ohio
Oct 3, 1998Bowling Green 35, Ohio 7at Bowling Green
Oct 18, 1997Ohio 24, Bowling Green 0at Ohio
Oct 26, 1996Ohio 38, Bowling Green 0at Ohio
Nov 4, 1995Bowling Green 33, Ohio 7at Bowling Green
Oct 8, 1994Bowling Green 32, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Oct 9, 1993Bowling Green 20, Ohio 0at Ohio
Oct 10, 1992Bowling Green 31, Ohio 14at Bowling Green
Oct 12, 1991Bowling Green 45, Ohio 14at Ohio
Oct 6, 1990Bowling Green 10, Ohio 10at Bowling Green
Oct 7, 1989Bowling Green 31, Ohio 28at Ohio
Oct 8, 1988Bowling Green 42, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Oct 10, 1987Bowling Green 28, Ohio 7at Ohio
Sep 6, 1986Bowling Green 21, Ohio 16at Bowling Green
Nov 23, 1985Bowling Green 38, Ohio 17at Ohio
Nov 10, 1984Bowling Green 28, Ohio 7at Bowling Green
Nov 12, 1983Bowling Green 24, Ohio 20at Ohio
Sep 4, 1982Bowling Green 40, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Sep 19, 1981Ohio 23, Bowling Green 21at Ohio
Nov 22, 1980Ohio 21, Bowling Green 20at Bowling Green
Nov 17, 1979Ohio 48, Bowling Green 21at Ohio
Nov 18, 1978Ohio 19, Bowling Green 15at Bowling Green
Nov 12, 1977Bowling Green 39, Ohio 27at Ohio
Nov 6, 1976Ohio 31, Bowling Green 26at Bowling Green
Nov 8, 1975Bowling Green 19, Ohio 17at Ohio
Nov 2, 1974Ohio 33, Bowling Green 22at Bowling Green
Nov 3, 1973Ohio 24, Bowling Green 23at Ohio
Nov 4, 1972Bowling Green 17, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Sep 18, 1971Bowling Green 20, Ohio 19at Ohio
Nov 7, 1970Ohio 34, Bowling Green 7at Bowling Green
Nov 8, 1969Bowling Green 23, Ohio 16at Ohio
Nov 9, 196816Ohio 28, Bowling Green 27at Bowling Green
Nov 11, 1967Ohio 31, Bowling Green 7at Ohio
Nov 12, 1966Bowling Green 28, Ohio 0at Bowling Green
Nov 13, 1965Bowling Green 17, Ohio 7at Ohio
Nov 14, 1964Ohio 21, Bowling Green 0at Bowling Green
Nov 16, 1963Ohio 16, Bowling Green 0at Ohio
Nov 10, 1962Bowling Green 7, Ohio 6at Bowling Green

Every game is listed as played on the field.