| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 6, 1920 Bowling Green, 7–0 |
| Latest meeting | November 8, 2023 Bowling Green, 49–19 |
| Next meeting | October 19, 2024 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 91 |
| All-time series | Bowling Green leads 61–24–6[1] |
| Trophy series | Bowling Green leads 26–12 |
| Largest victory | Bowling Green, 48–0 (2015) |
| Longest win streak | Bowling Green, 14 (1974–1987) |
| Current win streak | Bowling Green, 1 (2023–present) |
The Anniversary Award is a traveling trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Bowling Green Falcons of Bowling Green State University and the Kent State Golden Flashes of Kent State University. Both schools, founded together in 1910, are located in northern Ohio, with Bowling Green in Northwest Ohio and Kent State in Northeast Ohio. The series between the two began in 1920, the first year Kent State fielded a football team, while the trophy was introduced in 1985.