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Rivalry History

100 Miles of Hate

Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky have met 74 times since 1914. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
6-11
Current streak
Western Kentucky 6 games
Longest streak
Western Kentucky 6 games (2019-2024)
Avg. margin / points
12.9 / 61.9

Series overview

Middle Tennessee 6-11 Western Kentucky. Current streak: Western Kentucky 6 games.

Last five meetings

Middle Tennessee 0 | Western Kentucky 5

Largest margin

38 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1914 through 2024.
  • 17 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 14, 2024.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky have a tracked series that starts in 1914 and spans 74 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1914-2024
Busiest era
2010s, 9 games
Longest pause
1 years (2012-2014)
  • 2010s9 games
  • 2020s5 games
  • 2000s3 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Sep 14, 2024

Middle Tennessee 21, Western Kentucky 49. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

2016 - Oct 15, 2016

Middle Tennessee 43, Western Kentucky 44. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2014 - Sep 13, 2014

Middle Tennessee 50, Western Kentucky 47. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2009 - Oct 24, 2009

Middle Tennessee 62, Western Kentucky 24. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Middle Tennessee 0, Western Kentucky 5 across 5 games
Last ten
Middle Tennessee 1, Western Kentucky 9 across 10 games
Scoring profile
High-scoring recent history; average total 61.9, average margin 12.9.
Current streak
Western Kentucky 6 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Holden Willis

    Middle Tennessee, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 871

  • Jaiden Credle

    Middle Tennessee, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 471

  • Nick Vattiato

    Middle Tennessee, 2024

    Passing Yards: 3092

  • Caden Veltkamp

    Western Kentucky, 2024

    Passing Yards: 3108

  • Elijah Young

    Western Kentucky, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 883

  • Kisean Johnson

    Western Kentucky, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 925

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Tyson Helton

    Western Kentucky - 2020-2024 - 39-28

  • Rick Stockstill

    Middle Tennessee - 2020-2023 - 22-25

  • Derek Mason

    Middle Tennessee - 2024 - 3-9

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 70F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Middle Tennessee team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Western Kentucky team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Middle Tennessee season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Western Kentucky season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Middle Tennessee weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Western Kentucky weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 14, 2024Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 21, Western Kentucky 49Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Sep 28, 2023Middle Tennessee at Western KentuckyMiddle Tennessee 10, Western Kentucky 31Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Oct 15, 2022Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 17, Western Kentucky 35Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Nov 6, 2021Middle Tennessee at Western KentuckyMiddle Tennessee 21, Western Kentucky 48Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Oct 3, 2020Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 17, Western Kentucky 20Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Nov 30, 2019Middle Tennessee at Western KentuckyMiddle Tennessee 26, Western Kentucky 31Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Nov 3, 2018Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 29, Western Kentucky 10Venue unavailableMiddle Tennessee
Nov 18, 2017Middle Tennessee at Western KentuckyMiddle Tennessee 38, Western Kentucky 41Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Oct 15, 2016Western Kentucky at Middle TennesseeMiddle Tennessee 43, Western Kentucky 44Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky
Oct 10, 2015Middle Tennessee at Western KentuckyMiddle Tennessee 28, Western Kentucky 58Venue unavailableWestern Kentucky

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