Rivalry between the Toledo Rockets and Bowling Green Falcons

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The rivalry between the Toledo Rockets and the Bowling Green Falcons is a rivalry for the football teams of the Mid-American Conference members Bowling Green State University (BGSU) and the University of Toledo (UT). She is considered one of the strongest in college football . Since 1948, both teams have played a game against each other every year. The two universities are just 25 miles away from each other on Interstate 75 (I-75). The Bowling Green Falcons and the Toledo Rockets exchanged two trophies: the Peace Pipe Trophy (1980–2010) and the Battle of I-75 Trophy (2011 – present).

history

The rivalry between the UT and the BGSU goes back to 1919. The games were (and still are) characterized by a passionate fan base and hatred for the respective opponent. In 1935, fans of the Toledo Rockets rioted after a 63-0 shutout win, which meant that the two teams did not meet again until 1948. It was the third straight win for Toledo, beating Bowling Green 111-7 overall. Bowling Greens athletics director was forced to recognize the clear superiority of Toledo in football and therefore broke off all sporting relationships. Before the clash again on the football field, the resumption of sporting relationships in basketball began. The 1948 game ended in a 21-6 win for Bowling Green. The following four games ended with alternating victories of both teams, so that one could speak of a balanced playing strength. The rivalry's longest winning streak began in 1955 when Bowling Green was victorious for twelve years in a row. Only the 1967 team of the Rockets ended the series with a 33-0 victory and brought the team their first victory in the Mid-American Conference in the same year .

trophies

Peace Pipe Trophy

1948, the smoking of a 1.8 m long was used as a peace sign Friedenspfeife (engl. Peace pipe ) inserted into the first half. The pipe was then handed over to the winning team, which kept the pipe until the next meeting. The tradition was interrupted in 1969 when the pipe was stolen from the offices of the University of Toledo. She was never found again and the thief was never caught.

In 1980, based on the old tradition, a metallic miniature peace pipe was introduced as a trophy, which was made by the former Rockets player Frank Kralik. The peace pipe is attached to a small cup on which the logos of the two football teams are depicted.

The award of the Peace Pipe Trophy was suspended after the 2010 game. The universities agreed to introduce a new trophy after criticism from Native Americans. The symbolism of the peace pipe was taken into account, as well as the NCAA's suggestion to remove symbols and nicknames associated with indigenous people. The Peace Pipe Trophy has been on display in the University of Toledo's trophy cabinet since then, as Toledo won the last game for the trophy.

Battle of I-75 Trophy

In 2011 the two university teams started playing for the Battle of I-75 Trophy . This was sponsored by Taylor Kia Automotive Group and replaced the Peace Pipe Trophy . The Battle of I-75 Trophy was designed by Jeff Artz, who also designed the Fred Biletnikoff Award . However, the trophy was not completed in time for the first match, which is why it was only ceremonially awarded for the first time in 2012. Toledo has won all the Battle of I-75 Trophy games so far.

Game results

So far, both teams have met 84 times, Bowling Green and Toledo have each won 40 times and the games have ended in a draw 4 times. Wins from Bowling Green are highlighted with ██ orange, victories from Toledo with ██ blue and draws with ██ black.

# date place winner loser Total (S – N – U)
1 March 10, 1919 Bowling green Toledo 6th Bowling green 0 UT 1-0-0
2 October 29, 1921 Toledo Bowling green 20th Toledo 7th 1-1-0
3 November 4, 1922 Bowling green Toledo 6th Bowling green 6th 1-1-1
4th October 27, 1923 Toledo Toledo 27 Bowling green 0 UT 2-1-1
5 October 25, 1924 Toledo Toledo 12 Bowling green 7th UT 3-1-1
6th October 20, 1928 Bowling green Bowling green 14th Toledo 0 UT 3-2-1
7th October 26, 1929 Toledo Toledo 0 Bowling green 0 UT 3-2-2
8th January 11, 1930 Bowling green Bowling green 0 Toledo 0 UT 3-2-3
9 May 11, 1932 Bowling green Bowling green 12 Toledo 6th 3–3–3
10 October 28, 1932 Toledo Toledo 26th Bowling green 7th UT 4-3-3
11 March 11, 1934 Bowling green Toledo 22nd Bowling green 0 UT 5-3-3
12 February 11, 1935 Toledo Toledo 63 Bowling green 0 UT 6-3-3
13 October 9, 1948 Toledo Bowling green 21st Toledo 6th UT 6-4-3
14th October 8, 1949 Toledo Toledo 20th Bowling green 19th UT 7-4-3
15th October 28, 1950 Toledo Bowling green 39 Toledo 14th UT 7-5-3
16 October 27, 1951 Bowling green Toledo 12 Bowling green 6th UT 8-5-3
17th October 25, 1952 Toledo Bowling green 29 Toledo 19th UT 8-6-3
18th October 24, 1953 Bowling green Toledo 20th Bowling green 19th UT 9-6-3
19th October 23, 1954 Toledo Toledo 38 Bowling green 7th UT 10-6-3
20th October 22, 1955 Bowling green Bowling green 39 Toledo 0 UT 10-7-3
21st October 20, 1956 Toledo Bowling green 24 Toledo 12 UT 10-8-3
22nd October 19, 1957 Bowling green Bowling green 29 Toledo 0 UT 10-9-3
23 October 18, 1958 Toledo Bowling green 31 Toledo 16 10-10-3
24 17th October 1959 Bowling green Bowling green 51 Toledo 21st BG 11-10-3
25th October 15, 1960 Toledo Bowling green 14th Toledo 3 BG 12-10-3
26th October 14, 1961 Bowling green Bowling green 17th Toledo 6th BG 13-10-3
27 October 13, 1962 Toledo Bowling green 28 Toledo 13 BG 14-10-3
28 October 19, 1963 Bowling green Bowling green 22nd Toledo 20th BG 15-10-3
29 17th October 1964 Toledo Bowling green 31 Toledo 14th BG 16-10-3
30th October 16, 1965 Bowling green Bowling green 21st Toledo 14th BG 17-10-3
31 October 15, 1966 Toledo Bowling green 14th Toledo 13 BG 18-10-3
32 October 14, 1967 Bowling green Toledo 33 Bowling green 0 BG 18-11-3
33 October 12, 1968 Toledo Toledo 0 Bowling green 0 BG 18-11-4
34 October 11, 1969 Bowling green Toledo 27 Bowling green 26th BG 18-12-4
35 October 10, 1970 Toledo Toledo 20th Bowling green 0 BG 18-13-4
36 October 9, 1971 Bowling green Toledo 24 Bowling green 7th BG 18-14-4
37 October 7, 1972 Toledo Bowling green 19th Toledo 8th BG 19-14-4
38 October 6, 1973 Bowling green Bowling green 49 Toledo 35 BG 20-14-4
39 5th October 1974 Toledo Toledo 24 Bowling green 19th BG 20–15–4
40 October 11, 1975 Bowling green Bowling green 34 Toledo 17th BG 21-15-4
41 October 9, 1976 Toledo Bowling green 29 Toledo 28 BG 22–15–4
42 October 8, 1977 Bowling green Bowling green 21st Toledo 13 BG 23–15–4
43 October 7, 1978 Toledo Bowling green 45 Toledo 27 BG 24-15-4
44 October 6, 1979 Bowling green Toledo 23 Bowling green 17th BG 24-16-4
Introduction of the Peace Pipe Trophy
45 October 11, 1980 Toledo Bowling green 17th Toledo 6th BG 25-16-4
46 October 24, 1981 Bowling green Bowling green 38 Toledo 0 BG 26-16-4
47 October 23, 1982 Toledo Toledo 24 Bowling green 10 BG 26-17-4
48 October 8, 1983 Bowling green Toledo 6th Bowling green 3 BG 26-18-4
49 October 6, 1984 Toledo Toledo 17th Bowling green 6th BG 26–19–4
50 November 11, 1985 Bowling green Bowling green 21st Toledo 0 BG 27-19-4
51 November 15, 1986 Toledo Toledo 22nd Bowling green 3 BG 27-20-4
52 17th October 1987 Bowling green Bowling green 20th Toledo 6th BG 28-20-4
53 September 24, 1988 Toledo Toledo 34 Bowling green 5 BG 28-21-4
54 October 14, 1989 Bowling green Bowling green 27 Toledo 23 BG 29-21-4
55 October 13, 1990 Toledo Toledo 19th Bowling green 13 BG 29-22-4
56 October 19, 1991 Bowling green Bowling green 24 Toledo 21st BG 30-22-4
57 17th October 1992 Toledo Bowling green 10 Toledo 9 BG 31–22–4
58 2nd October 1993 Bowling green Bowling green 17th Toledo 10 BG 32–22–4
59 October 15, 1994 Toledo Bowling green 31 Toledo 16 BG 33-22-4
60 October 21, 1995 Bowling green Toledo 35 Bowling green 16 BG 33-23-4
61 5th October 1996 Toledo Toledo 24 Bowling green 16 BG 33-24-4
62 October 25, 1997 Bowling green Toledo 35 Bowling green 20th BG 33-25-4
63 October 17, 1998 Toledo Toledo 24 Bowling green 16 BG 33-26-4
64 October 2, 1999 Bowling green Bowling green 34 Toledo 23 BG 34-26-4
65 November 22, 2000 Toledo Toledo 51 Bowling green 17th BG 34-27-4
66 November 23, 2001 Bowling green Bowling green 56 Toledo 21st BG 35-27-4
67 November 30, 2002 Toledo Toledo 42 Bowling green 24 BG 35-28-4
68 November 29, 2003 Bowling green Bowling green 31 Toledo 23 BG 36-28-4
69 November 23, 2004 Toledo Toledo 49 Bowling green 41 BG 36-29-4
70 November 22, 2005 Bowling green Toledo 44 Bowling green 41 BG 36-30-4
71 November 21, 2006 Toledo Toledo 31 Bowling green 21st BG 36–31–4
72 November 23, 2007 Bowling green Bowling green 37 Toledo 10 BG 37-31-4
73 November 28, 2008 Toledo Bowling green 38 Toledo 10 BG 38-31-4
74 November 27, 2009 Bowling green Bowling green 38 Toledo 24 BG 39-31-4
75 17th November 2010 Toledo Toledo 33 Bowling green 14th BG 39-32-4
Introduction of the Battle of I-75 Trophy
76 October 15, 2011 Bowling green Toledo 28 Bowling green 21st BG 39-33-4
77 15th September 2012 Toledo Toledo 27 Bowling green 15th BG 39-34-4
78 October 26, 2013 Bowling green Toledo 28 Bowling green 25th BG 39-35-4
79 19th November 2014 Toledo Toledo 27 Bowling green 20th BG 39-36-4
80 17th November 2015 Bowling green Toledo 44 Bowling green 28 BG 39-37-4
81 15th October 2016 Toledo Toledo 42 Bowling green 35 BG 39-38-4
82 15th November 2017 Bowling green Toledo 66 Bowling green 37 39-39-4
83 October 6, 2018 Toledo Toledo 52 Bowling green 36 UT 40-39-4
84 October 12, 2019 Bowling green Bowling green 20th Toledo 7th 40-40-4

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Bryan Vance: When Toledo and Bowling Green play, anything goes. Tuesday could be a MAC Championship preview. November 16, 2015, accessed November 18, 2015 .
  2. ↑ An annual tradition reaches 70: Toledo, BGSU meet again on football field. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ 1967 game sparked Toledo-Bowling Green rivalry anew. Retrieved May 4, 2019 .
  4. ^ A b Toledo and Bowling Green Announce New "Battle of I-75 Trophy" for Football Series . utrockets.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ a b Battle of I-75 winner to earn new trophy . toledoblade.com. October 10, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. ^ Battle of I-75 winner to earn new trophy . October 10, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ Rockets Head to Bowling Green for Annual Battle of I-75. Toledo Rockets, accessed November 15, 2017 .