Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry

Bowling Green Falcons

Toledo Rockets

First meeting

October 11, 1980
Bowling Green, 17–6

Latest meeting

November 17 2015
Toledo, 44–28

Next meeting

TBD

Trophy

Battle of I-75 Trophy

Statistics

Meetings total

All-time series

Bowling Green, 39-37-4

Largest victory

Bowling Green, 38–0

Current streak

Toledo, 6 (2010–present)

Bowling Green

Toledo

Locations in Ohio

The Bowling Green–Toledo football rivalry is annual college football rivalry game between Mid-American Conference members Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and the University of Toledo (UT). The universities are separated by about 25 miles (40 km) along Interstate 75 (I-75). The Bowling Green Falcons and Toledo Rockets have exchanged two traveling trophies; the Peace Pipe Trophy (1980–2010), and the Battle of I-75 Trophy (2011–present).

History

The game is sometimes referred to as The Black Swamp Showdown and the Battle of I-75, as the cities of Toledo and Bowling Green are both located on I-75, just 25 miles (40 km) apart, and in the Black Swamp area of Northwest Ohio.

The rivalry between UT and BGSU goes back to 1919. The games were (and to an extent still are) marked by a passionate fan following and a hatred for the respective opponent. In 1935, fans rioted following a 63–0 blowout win by UT and as a result, BGSU and UT did not resume the rivalry until 1948 (although Toledo did not field a football team during WWII from 1943–1945).

Traveling trophies

Peace Pipe Trophy

In 1948, the smoking of a six-foot "peace pipe" was instated as a gesture of goodwill between the two football teams at half-time of the annual game. The pipe would be kept by the winning university until the teams played again the following season. The tradition came to an abrupt end in 1969 when the pipe was stolen from the UT offices. It was never recovered and the thief never caught.

In 1980, a scale-down replica was fashioned and placed on top of a trophy created by former UT football player Frank Kralik. The Peace Pipe Trophy is a miniature replica of an American Indian sacred ceremonial pipe, sitting atop a trophy with both football teams' logos. Kralik donated the trophy to the university to be given to the winner of each year's football game, which like many other college football rivalries is usually the last game of the regular season for both teams. Though the two schools play in different divisions in the Mid-American Conference, they have yet to meet in the MAC Championship Game.

The awarding of the Peace Pipe Trophy was discontinued after the 2010 game. The schools agreed to change the trophy after conversations with members of the American Indian community. Taken into consideration was the spiritual symbolism of the ceremonial pipe to the American Indian community, as well as the NCAA's push to remove inappropriate American Indian nicknames and symbols associated with member's athletic teams.^[1] The Peace Pipe Trophy will be permanently housed in the Toledo football trophy case as the Rockets won the last battle for the Peace Pipe in 2010.

Battle of I-75 Trophy

Beginning in 2011, the two schools started playing for the Battle of I-75 Trophy. Sponsored by Taylor Kia Automotive Group, it replaced the Peace Pipe Trophy. The Battle of I-75 Trophy was designed by Jeff Artz, who also designed the Fred Biletnikoff Award (awarded to America's top college football wide receiver).^[2]

Toledo won the most recent meeting, 44–28, and currently holds a 5–0 advantage in the Battle of I-75 Trophy series. Toledo leads the trophy rivalry 21–15 overall. Although, in the all time series, Bowling Green claims it with a 39–37–4 overall.

Game results

Bowling Green victories shaded in ██ orange. Toledo victories are shaded ██ blue.

#	Date	Site	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	October 11, 1980	Toledo	Bowling Green	17	Toledo	6	BG 1–0
2	October 24, 1981	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	38	Toledo^†	0	BG 2–0
3	October 23, 1982	Toledo	Toledo	24	Bowling Green^†	10	BG 2–1
4	October 8, 1983	Bowling Green	Toledo	6	Bowling Green	3	Tied 2–2
5	October 6, 1984	Toledo	Toledo^†	17	Bowling Green	6	UT 3–2
6	November 11, 1985	Bowling Green	Bowling Green^†	21	Toledo	0	Tied 3–3
7	November 15, 1986	Toledo	Toledo	22	Bowling Green	3	UT 4–3
8	October 17, 1987	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	20	Toledo	6	Tied 4–4
9	September 24, 1988	Toledo	Toledo	34	Bowling Green	5	UT 5–4
10	October 14, 1989	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	27	Toledo	23	Tied 5–5
11	October 13, 1990	Toledo	Toledo^†	19	Bowling Green	13	UT 6–5
12	October 19, 1991	Bowling Green	Bowling Green^†	24	Toledo	21	Tied 6–6
13	October 17, 1992	Toledo	Bowling Green^†	10	Toledo	9	BG 7–6
14	October 2, 1993	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	17	Toledo	10	BG 8–6
15	October 15, 1994	Toledo	Bowling Green	31	Toledo	16	BG 9–6
16	October 21, 1995	Bowling Green	Toledo^†	35	Bowling Green	16	BG 9–7
17	October 5, 1996	Toledo	Toledo	24	Bowling Green	16	BG 9–8
18	October 25, 1997	Bowling Green	24 Toledo^‡	35	Bowling Green	20	Tied 9–9
19	October 17, 1998	Toledo	Toledo^‡	24	Bowling Green	16	UT 10–9
20	October 2, 1999	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	34	Toledo	23	Tied 10–10
21	November 22, 2000	Toledo	Toledo	51	Bowling Green	17	UT 11–10
22	November 23, 2001	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	56	Toledo^†	21	Tied 11–11
23	November 30, 2002	Toledo	Toledo^‡	42	Bowling Green	24	UT 12–11
24	November 29, 2003	Bowling Green	22 Bowling Green^‡	31	Toledo	23	Tied 12–12
25	November 23, 2004	Toledo	Toledo^†	49	Bowling Green	41	UT 13–12
26	November 22, 2005	Bowling Green	Toledo	44	Bowling Green	41	UT 14–12
27	November 21, 2006	Toledo	Toledo	31	Bowling Green	21	UT 15–12
28	November 23, 2007	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	37	Toledo	10	UT 15–13
29	November 28, 2008	Toledo	Bowling Green	38	Toledo	10	UT 15–14
30	November 27, 2009	Bowling Green	Bowling Green	38	Toledo	24	Tied 15–15
31	November 17, 2010	Toledo	Toledo	33	Bowling Green	14	UT 16–15
32	October 15, 2011	Bowling Green	Toledo	28	Bowling Green	21	UT 17–15
33	September 15, 2012	Toledo	Toledo	27	Bowling Green	15	UT 18–15
34	October 26, 2013	Bowling Green	Toledo	28	Bowling Green^†	25	UT 19–15
35	November 19, 2014	Toledo	Toledo	27	Bowling Green‡	20	UT 20–15
36	November 17, 2015	Bowling Green	Toledo	44	Bowling Green^†	28	UT 21–15

†Eventual MAC Champions
‡Lost in MAC Championship Game (1997–present)

References

↑ "Toledo and Bowling Green Announce New "Battle of I-75 Trophy" for Football Series". utrockets.com. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
↑ "Battle of I-75 winner to earn new trophy". Toledo Blade. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2012.

External links

Bowling Green–Toledo Series History

Bowling Green Falcons football

Venues	Doyt Perry Stadium (1966–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Kent State (Anniversary Award) Toledo (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy, 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon "Forward Falcons" "Ay Ziggy Zoomba" Falcon Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Toledo Rockets football

Venues	Glass Bowl (1937–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Bowling Green (Peace Pipe Trophy, 1980–2010; Battle of I-75 Trophy 2011–present)

Culture & lore	Rocket Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Mid-American Conference football rivalries

Conference	Anniversary Award (Bowling Green–Kent State) Battle of the Bricks (Miami–Ohio) Bowling Green–Toledo Bronze Stalk Trophy (Ball State–NIU) CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy (Central Michigan–Western Michigan) Michigan MAC Trophy (Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan–Western Michigan) Wagon Wheel (Akron–Kent State)

Non-conference	Battle for the Bell (Marshall–Ohio) Blue Key Victory Bell (Ball State–Indiana State) Boston College–Massachusetts Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Connecticut–Massachusetts Steel Tire (Akron–Youngstown State) Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)

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