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| Battle of the Bluegrass | |
| Team1: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels |
| Team1logo: | Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg |
| Team2: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Team2logo: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers wordmark.svg |
| Sport: | Football |
| Firstmeeting: | October 23, 1914 Eastern Kentucky, 34–6 |
| Mostrecent: | September 2, 2017 Western Kentucky, 31–17 |
| Nextmeeting: | September 7, 2024 |
| Total: | 85 |
| Series: | Western Kentucky leads, 47–35–3 |
| Largestvictory: | Western Kentucky, 50–0 (1930) |
| Longeststreak: | Western Kentucky, 13 (1921–1941) |
| Currentstreak: | Western Kentucky, 3 (2007–2008, 2017) |
| Trophy: | None |
The Battle of the Bluegrass is the name given to the Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky football rivalry. Both schools were formerly members of the Ohio Valley Conference, and played against each other regularly until Western Kentucky's transition from the NCAA's FCS to FBS in 2008. The two teams have met 84 times on the football field, with Western Kentucky currently holding a 47–35–3 edge in the all-time series.[1] [2] The series resumed again in 2017, when Western Kentucky hosted Eastern Kentucky in a game played at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium.[3] The two teams will meet again on September 7, 2024.[4]