Have you ever heard of 100 Miles of Hate? If not, we are here to enlighten you. It’s a Rivalry between Western Kentucky & Middle Tennessee. I had heard of the rivalry before but I really started to pay more attention to it a few years ago in 2016. The 2016 game was incredible, both teams had elite QB/WR duos. Western Kentucky had QB Mike White and WR Taywan Taylor, while Middle Tennessee had QB Brent Stockstill and WR Richie James. The game went into OT and the Hilltoppers won 44-43.
Matchup History
First Meeting: October 10th, 1914
Game Results: MTSU 47 WKU 0
The teams have played 68 times.
All-Time Series Record: MTSU leads 34-33-1
Largest Victory: WKU 54-0 in 1978
Longest Win Streak: WKU 7 (1928-1934)
The last 10 meetings have been split, but WKU has won 4 of the last 5
Something interesting I noticed about this rivalry is just how close the series is. It’s 34-33-1 with MTSU leading. The teams are also very close in recruiting the past five seasons.
Average Recruiting Class Rankings (2016-2020):
MTSU 80.6
WKU 80.8
Both teams have had similar recruiting success the past five years so you’d expect this matchup to continue to produce incredible games in the future. I’m hoping I can get to a game to watch this underrated rivalry in the next few years.
Players to Know for 2020
DE DeAngelo Malone – WKU
• 99 Tackles, 20.5 Tackles for Loss, 11 Sacks
• Malone is one of the best returning players in all of College Football.
QB Asher O’Hara – MTSU
• 20 Passing TDs, 2,616 Passing yards, 1,058 rushing yards.
• Hara is one of the best up and coming QBs.
