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KENT, Ohio — With Kent State University and Bowling Green State University set to celebrate their respective centennials in the upcoming months, the universities have decided to commemorate 100 years of competition by going head-to-head in a friendly rivalry called the Centennial Cup Challenge.
“As we look around the MAC and specifically the cornerstone institutions in Ohio, Bowling Green has a common history with our founding in 1910,” KSU Director of Athletics Laing Kennedy said. “It is very appropriate for us to celebrate our centennials together through our intercollegiate athletic programs and to have the Centennial Cup be the centerpiece. We hope that this can become an annual competition that celebrates the comprehensive athletic programs at both universities.”
“We are excited about the Centennial Cup Challenge,” Bowling Green Athletics Director Greg Christopher said. “It’s an opportunity to further the connection between two great institutions with proud traditions. I know that our student-athletes, coaches and fans will rally around the challenge when the Falcons and Golden Flashes face each other. The Centennial Cup will add to a strong rivalry and we hope it’s something that will continue long-term.”
Beginning with the football and volleyball contests slated for Oct. 10, 2009 as part of KSU’s Homecoming, the competition will run through the remainder of the 2009-10 academic year before concluding with the 2010 football game at Bowling Green. Two points will be awarded for the head-to-head competitions in football, men’s & women’s basketball, softball and volleyball; and three in baseball. The other eight sports will be worth one point each.
Points are awarded in a winner-take-all fashion, where as the school winning each head-to-head meeting or earning the higher Mid-American Conference finish will receive all points for the given contest. Should the teams tie a regular season contest or achieve the same placing in a MAC Championship, the point will be split. Potential postseason (tournament) play will be considered when determining the final total, with a point being awarded for each head-to-head meeting in MAC Tournament action. A minimum of 21 points is at stake in the rivalry series.
The winning school will be presented with the Centennial Cup at that school’s home men’s basketball game against the Cup runner-up in the early part of 2011.
Centennial Cup Challenge Summary
Event/Competition Points Comments
Football 2 Head-to-head; One per game*
Men’s Cross Country 1 MAC Championship placing
Women’s Cross Country 1 MAC Championship placing
Soccer 1 Head-to-head; One per game
Volleyball 2 Head-to-head; One per game
Men’s Basketball 2 Head-to-head; One per game
Women’s Basketball 2 Head-to-head; One per game
Gymnastics 1 Head-to-head; One per game
Women’s Indoor Track 1 MAC Championship placing
Baseball 3 Head-to-head; One per game
Men’s Golf 1 MAC Championship placing
Women’s Golf 1 MAC Championship placing
Softball 2 Head-to-head; One per game
Women’s Outdoor Track 1 MAC Championship placing
Total 21
* Football includes both the 2009 and 2010 meetings.
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Courtesy: Kent State Athletic Communications
