Troy defeated Bowling Green in 1994 on the road 38-16 and again in Troy by a score of 56-39. #Kentucky time zone full#Troy hosted Western Kentucky for the first time in 1993 in the Trojans’ first full year in Division I-AA and Troy picked up a 31-24 win. At the time, Troy was still in Division II, while Western Kentucky had moved up to Division I-AA (FCS). The two sides wouldn’t meet again until 1991, when Troy captured a 39-23 road win over Western Kentucky. At the time, Western Kentucky and Troy were both a part of Division II with WKU playing in the Ohio Valley Conference and Troy in the Gulf South Conference. That first game saw the two sides battle to a 10-10 tie. Troy holds an all-time 9-2-1 record over Western Kentucky with the two sides meeting for the first time in 1976. The 2007 game between the two sides wasn’t the first time Troy and Western Kentucky had met, however. The final matchup was a 32-26 win for the Trojans in Bowling Green. Western Kentucky joined the Sun Belt in 2009 and Troy won both the 20 matchups, but WKU responded by winning the next two in 20. Troy won the 2007 matchup, which was WKU’s final year in the FCS and then won the rematch the following year during the Hilltopper’s first year in the FBS. Troy held a 5-2 edge over Western Kentucky during that span. Prior to WKU’s departure, the two sides had met seven consecutive times from 2007 until 2013. It’s the first time that Troy and Western Kentucky have played since 2013, which was also the Hilltoppers’ final season in the Sun Belt Conference. On Saturday night, the Troy Trojans (2-2) and Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-1) will renew an older rivalry at Houchens Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, KY.
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