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Fisher Stadium's scoreboard in Easton, Pennsylvania following Lafayette College's victory over Lehigh University in the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" in 2006. The series between the two colleges, which are 17 miles (27 km) away from each other in the Lehigh Valley, is the most played rivalry in college football history with 158 meetings since 1884.
See college football series in NCAA Division I, for a list of series played 100 or more times, including ones not included as rivalry games below.
This is a list of rivalry games in college football. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams.[lower-alpha 1]
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision[]
Rivalries involving more than two teams[]
| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehive Boot | BYU, Utah, Utah State (previously Weber State) | 1971 | |
| Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Air Force, Army, Navy | 1972 | |
| Florida Cup | Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL) | 2002 | |
| Michigan MAC Trophy | Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan | 2005 | |
| Northwest Championship | Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State | 1903 | |
| Old Ironsides | Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia | ||
| Sacred Cod Trophy | Boston College, Boston University, Holy Cross | 1954 | |
| Tobacco Road | Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest | 1924 |
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision[]
Rivalries involving more than two teams[]
| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Three | Harvard, Princeton, Yale | 1877 | |
| Sgt. York Trophy | Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin (previously Austin Peay) | 2007 |
Rivalries involving FBS and FCS teams[]
This list is restricted to rivalries whose participants are currently in different Division I football subdivisions, and have played one another while in different subdivisions. Most of these began when both teams competed in the same (sub)division.
In this list, the FCS team is in italics.
NCAA Division II[]
| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26th Street Tussle | Key to the City[11] | Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls | 1922 | 2022 | 29 |
| Anchor-Bone Classic | Anchor-Bone Trophy[12] | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | 1971 | 2022 | 52 |
| Battle for the Peach Basket | Peach State Bragging Trophy (The Peach Basket) | Valdosta State | West Georgia | 1983 | 2023[13] | 43 |
| Battle in Seattle | Cascade Cup | Central Washington | Western Washington | 1922 | 2008[14] | 101 |
| Battle for the Bit | Fairmont State | Glenville State | 1909 | 2022 | 97 | |
| Battle for the Sledge[15][16] | Southwest Minnesota State | Winona State | 1970 | 2022 | 52 | |
| Battle of the Ravine | Henderson State | Ouachita Baptist | 1895 | 2023 | 96 | |
| Battle of the Timberlands | Arkansas-Monticello | Southern Arkansas | 1913 | 2023 | 98 | |
| Battle of the Valleys | Grand Valley State | Saginaw Valley State | 1975 | 2023 | 52 | |
| Black Hills Brawl | Homestake Trophy | Black Hills State | South Dakota Mines | 1895 | 2023 | 138 |
| Bronze Derby | Newberry | PresbyterianFCS | 1913 | 2006[17] | 93 | |
| Coal Bowl | Coal Miners Pail Trophy[18] | California (PA) | Indiana (PA) | 1908 | 2023 | 98 |
| Catawba−Lenoir–Rhyne | Catawba | Lenoir–Rhyne | 1907 | 2022 | 101 | |
| Chile Bowl[19] | Eastern New Mexico | Western New Mexico | 1934 | 2022 | 61 | |
| Coastal Classic | Coastal Classic Trophy[20] | Florida Tech | West Florida | 2016 | 2021 | 5 |
| Colorado Classic | Colorado Classic Trophy | Adams State | Western Colorado | 1934 | 2021 | 74 |
| Dog Fight | The Bone Trophy[21] | Minnesota–Duluth | St. Cloud State | 1933 | 2019[22] | 52 |
| East Central−Southeastern Oklahoma State | Great American Trophy | East Central | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 1909 | 2021 | 106 |
| Elm City rivalry | New Haven | Southern Connecticut | 1981 | 2023 | 34 | |
| Fountain City Classic | Albany State | Fort Valley State | 1924 | 2023 | 89 | |
| Heritage Bell | Delta State | Mississippi College | 1979 | 2023 | 43 | |
| Milk Jug[23] | Clarion | Slippery Rock | 1910 | 2021 | 83 | |
| Miner's Bowl | Miner's Helmet and Axe[24] | Missouri Southern | Pittsburg State | 1968 | 2021 | 53 |
| Miner's Cup[25] | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | 1920 | 2023 | 96 | |
| Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State | Missouri Western | Northwest Missouri State | 1981 | 2022 | 43 | |
| The Musket | Adams State | Fort Lewis | 1963 | 2021 | 59 | |
| Niagara Cup[26] | Gannon | Mercyhurst | 1991 | 2021 | 24 | |
| North Alabama−West Alabama | North AlabamaFCS | West Alabama | 1949 | 2017[27] | 71 | |
| Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State | Northwest Missouri State | Pittsburg State | 1932 | 2023 | 56 | |
| Old Hickory Stick Game | Hickory Stick | Northwest Missouri State | Truman State | 1908 | 2011 | 91 |
| President's Cup | President's Cup | Central Oklahoma | Northeastern State | 1912 | 2023 | 83 |
| Traveling Trophy[28] | Ashland | Hillsdale | 1970 | 2021 | 45 | |
| Turnpike Tussle | Emporia State | Washburn | 1899 | 2023 | 119 | |
| Wagon Wheel | Eastern New Mexico | West Texas A&M | 1945 | 2022 | 36 | |
| Wooden Shoes Trophy | Grand Valley State | Wayne State | 1975 | 2021 | 42 |
NCAA Division III[]
| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic Bowl | Academic Bowl | Carnegie Mellon | Case Western Reserve | 1986 | 2023 | 37 |
| Admiral's Cup | Admiral's Cup[29] | Maine Maritime | Mass Maritime | 1973 | 2019 | 47 |
| Backyard Brawl | Millsaps | Mississippi College | 1920 | 2013[lower-alpha 2] | 52 | |
| Baird Brothers Trophy | Case Western Reserve | Wooster | 1984 | 2012[30] | 25 | |
| Battle for the Border Claw | Border Claw Trophy | East Texas Baptist | Louisiana Christian | 1947[31] | 2019 | 22 |
| Battle for the Drum | The Drum[32] | Occidental | Pomona–Pitzer | 1895[lower-alpha 3] | 2019 | 112 |
| Battle for the Wagon | Conestoga Wagon[33] | Dickinson | Franklin & Marshall | 1889 | 2019 | 111 |
| Battle of Sixth Street | Battle of Sixth Street Trophy[34][35] | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Pomona–Pitzer | 1959[lower-alpha 4] | 2019 | |
| Biggest Little Game In America | Amherst | Williams | 1884 | 2023 | 137 | |
| The Book of Knowledge[36] | Carleton | Macalester | 1898 | 2019 | 67 | |
| The Bridge Bowl | Bridge Bowl Trophy | Mount St. Joseph | Thomas More (KY)NAIA | 1990 | 2013[37][lower-alpha 5] | 18 |
| Bronze Ball | Anderson (IN) | Manchester (IN) | 1945 | 2019 | ||
| The Bronze Turkey Game | The Bronze Turkey Trophy[38] | Knox (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 1888 | 2019 | 131 |
| Centennial Cup[39] | Hobart | Rochester | 1892 | 2019 | 112 | |
| Cereal Bowl | Goat Trophy | Carleton | St. Olaf | 1919[40] | 2019 | 100 |
| The Chowder Bowl | Mass Maritime | SUNY Maritime | 2007 | 2019 | 12 | |
| Cortaca Jug | Ithaca | SUNY Cortland | 1930 | 2023 | 81 | |
| Cranberry Bowl | The Scoop[41] | Bridgewater State | Mass Maritime | 1974 | 2019 | 46 |
| Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Game | Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy | Baldwin Wallace | John Carroll | 1923[42] | 2019 | 59 |
| Doehling-Heselton Memorial Trophy | Lawrence | Ripon | 1893 | 2023 | 121 | |
| Dutchman's Shoes | RPI | Union (NY) | 1886 | 2023 | 120 | |
| Edmund Orgill Trophy | Rhodes | Sewanee | 1899[lower-alpha 6] | 2023 | 90 | |
| Founders Trophy | Chicago | Washington (MO) | 1933 | 2019 | 38 | |
| Gate City Soup Bowl | Greensboro | Guilford | 1997[43] | 2016 | 20 | |
| Gettysburg–McDaniel | Gettysburg | McDaniel | 1891 | 2019 | 73 | |
| Goal Post Trophy[44] | Juniata | Susquehanna | 1923 | 2019 | 74 | |
| The Hammer[45] | Augsburg | Hamline | 1926 | 2019 | 79 | |
| Helmet Trophy | Anna Maria | Castleton | 2009 | 2019 | 11 | |
| Tommie-Johnnie Game | The Holy Grail | Saint John's (MN) | St. Thomas (MN)FCS | 1901 | 2019[lower-alpha 7] | 89 |
| Johns Hopkins–McDaniel | Maryland Railroad Lantern | Johns Hopkins | McDaniel | 1894 | 2023 | 101 |
| Keystone Cup[47] | Delaware Valley | Widener | 1977 | 2019 | 42 | |
| Lefse Bowl | The Troll Trophy[48] | Concordia (Moorhead) | St. Olaf | 1921 | 2019 | 70 |
| Lincoln Football Trophy[49] | Franklin & Marshall | Gettysburg | 1890 | 2019 | 105 | |
| Little Brass Bell[50] | North Central (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 1900 | 2019 | 101 | |
| Little Brown Bucket[51] | Dickinson | Gettysburg | 1892 | 2019 | 85 | |
| Maple Sap Bucket[52] | Castleton | Norwich | 2009 | 2021 | 12 | |
| Mercer County Cup | Grove City | Thiel | 1892[53] | 2019 | 106 | |
| Monon Bell Classic | Monon Bell | DePauw | Wabash | 1890 | 2023 | 129 |
| Occidental–Whittier | Myron Claxton's Shoes | Occidental | Whittier | 1901 | 2019[lower-alpha 8] | 111 |
| Old Red Lantern[54] | Denison | Wooster | 1889 | 2019 | 88 | |
| Old Rocking Chair Classic | Mac-Jack Rocking Chair[55] | Hamilton | Middlebury | 1911 | 2019 | |
| Oldest College Rivalry West of the Mississippi[56] | Coe | Cornell (IA) | 1891 | 2019 | 129 | |
| Paint Bucket[57] | Hamline | Macalester | 1887 | 2019 | 120 | |
| Pynchon Saw Game | Pynchon Saw Trophy | Springfield College (MA) | Western New England University (MA) | 2013 | 2019 | 7 |
| Seafaring Scuffle | Merchant Marine | SUNY Maritime | 2009 | 2019 | 11 | |
| Secretaries Cup | Coast Guard | Merchant Marine | 1949 | 2023 | 52 | |
| The Little Army-Navy Game | The Mug[58] | Coast Guard | Norwich Cadet | 1929 | 2021 | 93 |
| Steven Dean Memorial Trophy | Catholic | GeorgetownFCS | 1976 | 2019 | 19 | |
| The Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon) | The Game Ball | Hampden–Sydney | Randolph–Macon | 1893 | 2023 | 127 |
| The Regents Cup | Frostburg StateD-II | Salisbury | 1973 | 2018[59] | 46 | |
| The Stagg Hat[60] | Lycoming | Susquehanna | 1949 | 2019 | 55 | |
| Transit Trophy Game | The Transit Trophy | RPI | WPI | 1894 | 2023 | 115 |
| Trinity–Wesleyan football rivalry | Trinity | Wesleyan | 1885 | 2023 | 122 | |
| The Trophy[61] | Pacific Lutheran | Puget Sound | 1931 | 2022 | 98 | |
| Victory Bell Classic | Victory Bell[62] | Franklin (IN) | Hanover | 1898 | 2019 | 89 |
| Wagon Wheel | Lewis & Clark | Willamette | 1949 | 2019 | ||
| War on I-94 Trophy[63] | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Stout | 1917 | 2019 | 97 | |
| Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup | King's (PA) | Wilkes | 1996[lower-alpha 9] | 2019 | ||
| Wooden Shoes Rivalry Trophy | Hope College (MI) | Kalamazoo College (MI) | 1910 | 2019 | 95 |
- Notes
- ↑ University of Southern California (August 1, 2023). USC Football 2023 Media Guide. p. 114. http://archive.org/details/usc-football-2023-media-guide.
- ↑ "2022 Stanford Football Media Guide (PDF)" (in en). p. 116. https://gostanford.com/documents/2022/8/17/2022_Stanford_Football_Media_Guide_digital.pdf.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (March 9, 2020). "Texas State adds Nicholls to 2025 football schedule". https://fbschedules.com/texas-state-adds-nicholls-to-2025-football-schedule/.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2019-08-12). "WKU to play at Georgia in 2026, host EKU in 2024". https://fbschedules.com/wku-to-play-at-georgia-in-2026-host-eku-in-2024/.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2022-06-28). "Idaho to play at Washington State in 2027 and 2029" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/idaho-to-play-at-washington-state-in-2027-and-2029/.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2024-01-15). "Colgate adds seven future opponents, includes game at Syracuse in 2025" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/colgate-adds-seven-future-opponents-includes-game-at-syracuse-in-2025/.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2022-08-25). "McNeese to play at Louisiana in 2025". https://fbschedules.com/mcneese-to-play-at-louisiana-in-2025/.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2023-11-15). "Northwestern State to play at Louisiana Tech in 2026" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/northwestern-state-to-play-at-louisiana-tech-in-2026/.
- ↑ Minium, Harry. "ODU Football Adds Four FCS Opponents to Future Schedules, Including Norfolk State and W&M" (in en). https://odusports.com/news/2023/2/2/odu-football-adds-four-fcs-opponents-to-future-schedules-including-norfolk-state-and-w-m.aspx.
- ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2017-07-28). "Virginia Tech adds future football games vs. Liberty, Old Dominion, and VMI" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/virginia-tech-future-football-games-liberty-old-dominion-vmi/.
- ↑ Remien, Bert. "Fun Facts About Sioux Falls' Key to the City Matchup Saturday". https://espnsiouxfalls.com/fun-facts-about-sioux-falls-key-to-the-city-matchup-saturday/.
- ↑ "Fox Sports Detroit To Televise 2019 Anchor-Bone Classic Live From Top Taggart Field". Ferris State Bulldogs. 2019-08-29. https://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20190829djpml3.
- ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2023 season, with West Georgia moving to Division I FCS in 2024.
- ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2008 season, when Western Washington cut its football program.
- ↑ "Battle For The Sledge" (in en). https://winonastatewarriors.com/news/2016/11/4/football-battle-for-the-sledge.aspx.
- ↑ "Football History vs Winona State" (in en). https://smsumustangs.com/sports/football/opponent-history/winona-state/13.
- ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2006 season, with Presbyterian moving to Division I FCS in 2007.
- ↑ "The Coal Bowl". https://iupathletics.com/sports/2011/10/13/FB_1013115124.aspx.
- ↑ "Eastern New Mexico and Western New Mexico announce inaugural Chile Bowl". Eastern New Mexico University Athletics. https://goeasternathletics.com/news/2018/10/9/football-eastern-new-mexico-and-western-new-mexico-announce-inaugural-chile-bowl.aspx.
- ↑ "Florida Tech Panthers Welcome Coastal Classic Rival West Florida for Homecoming Game |". spacecoastdaily.com. https://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/10/florida-tech-welcome-coastal-classic-rival-west-florida-for-homecoming-game-saturday/.
- ↑ "Huskies, Bulldogs set for battle in Duluth". St. Cloud State University Athletics. https://scsuhuskies.com/news/2019/9/18/football-huskies-bulldogs-set-for-battle-in-duluth.aspx.
- ↑ Rivalry ended when St. Cloud State cut its football program in fall of 2020.
- ↑ "This one's for the milk jug". https://www.clarion.edu/news/2015/november/this-ones-for-the-milk-jug.html#:~:text=Clarion%20and%20Slippery%20Rock%20started,players%20of%20the%20winning%20team..
- ↑ "Football Heads To Pitt State For Miners Bowl". Missouri Southern State University Athletics. https://mssulions.com/news/2019/11/13/football-heads-to-pitt-state-for-miners-bowl.aspx.
- ↑ "History of the Miner's Cup, the Annual MTU/NMU Football Game". https://upsupply.co/journal/mtu-nmu-miners-cup.
- ↑ Niagara Cup first awarded in 2004.
- ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2017 season, with North Alabama moving to Division I FCS in 2018.
- ↑ "Preview: Hillsdale looks to play spoiler on Saturday against 7-0 #6 Ashland" (in en). 2022-10-26. https://www.hillsdalechargers.com/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20221026iscq4y.
- ↑ "Buccaneer Rivalries: The Admiral's Cup, A Storied History". 2020-09-23. https://www.mmabucs.com/general/2020-21/releases/20200923npdr3n.
- ↑ Cooke, Peter. "Spartans win final Baird Brothers Trophy, 31-28 versus Wooster". https://observer.case.edu/spartans-win-final-baird-brothers-trophy-31-28-versus-wooster/.
- ↑ "PREVIEW | Battling for "The Claw"". East Texas Baptist University Athletics. https://goetbutigers.com/news/2019/11/15/preview-etbu-football-battling-for-the-claw.aspx?path=football.
- ↑ "Battle for the Drum". Occidental. https://www.oxyathletics.com/aboutathletics/TheDrum.
- ↑ "Wagon Week !! - Week 7 Game Notes". Franklin & Marshall. 2019-10-25. https://www.godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2019-20/releases/20191025h5k6kr.
- ↑ The Battle of Sixth Street Trophy replaced the Peace Pipe Trophy in 2014.
- ↑ "CMS and Pomona-Pitzer football teams to play for "The Battle of Sixth Street" trophy" (Press release). Claremont McKenna College. October 10, 2014. https://www.cmc.edu/news/cms-and-pomona-pitzer-football-teams-to-play-for-the-battle-of-sixth-street-trophy.
- ↑ "The Book of Knowledge". Minnesota Interactive Athletic Conference. https://www.miacathletics.com/about/honor_history/rivalry_trophies/book_of_knowledge.
- ↑ "Mount St. Joe cancels Bridge Bowl". The Enquirer. Cincinnati. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/2014/04/03/mount-st-joe-cancels-bridge-bowl/7285361/.
- ↑ "A Few Things to Know about the Bronze Turkey Game". Knox College. http://www.knox.edu/news/a-few-things-to-know-about-the-bronze-turkey-game.
- ↑ "Hobart seeks 9th straight Centennial Cup". Hobart and William Smith College Athletics. https://hwsathletics.com/news/2019/11/15/hobart-football-hobart-seeks-9th-straight-centennial-cup.aspx.
- ↑ "Knights, Oles Meet with Goat Trophy, Cereal Bowl at Stake", Northfield News, October 9, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Historic Cranberry Bowl Enters 41st Edition". Bridgewater St.. 2019-11-14. https://www.bsubears.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/Connolly_BostonHerald_CranberryBowl.
- ↑ "Football Hosts #10 John Carroll in Regular Season Finale and 31st Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Game". Baldwin Wallace Athletics. 2019-11-14. https://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/jcupreview.
- ↑ "Gate City Soup Bowl". http://www.greensborocollegesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/files/Gate_City_Soup_Bowl.
- ↑ "Eagles Host Susquehanna in Goal Post Game". Juniata Athletics. 2019-11-13. https://www.juniatasports.net/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20131113ccyjpd.
- ↑ Dungan, Josh. "Fight for the Hammer". https://www.hamlineoracle.com/3081/sports/fight-for-the-hammer/.
- ↑ Christenson, Myah (Oct 18, 2019). "Tommie-Johnnie Rivalry is Coming to an End". KNSI. http://knsiradio.com/news/local-news/tommie-johnnie-rivalry-coming-end.
- ↑ "Keystone Cup Preview: #9/11 DelVal Football vs. Widener". Delaware Valley University Athletics. https://athletics.delval.edu/news/2019/11/15/keystone-cup-preview-9-11-delval-football-vs-widener.aspx.
- ↑ "The Ugliest Rivalry Trophy In The Nation". Concordia (MN). September 19, 2013. http://concordiamn.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20130919tnj1c2.
- ↑ "F&M Faces Gettysburg for Lincoln Trophy - Week 10 Game Notes". Franklin & Marshall. 2019-11-14. https://www.godiplomats.com/sports/m-footbl/2019-20/releases/20191114nl3y6s.
- ↑ "Little Brass Bell". North Central College Athletics. https://northcentralcardinals.com/sports/2009/2/18/FB_0218094448.aspx.
- ↑ "Gettysburg, Dickinson Meet in Bucket Battle". Gettysburg College Athletics. https://gettysburgsports.com/news/2019/9/19/football-gettysburg-dickinson-meet-in-bucket-battle.aspx?path=football.
- ↑ Writer, Tom Haley Staff (2023-09-15). "Spartans look to grab elusive Bucket win" (in en). https://www.rutlandherald.com/sports/spartans-look-to-grab-elusive-bucket-win/article_59609799-9c2b-52e7-896c-e4af64fd1b67.html.
- ↑ "Thiel Game Notes (PDF)". Grove City College Athletics. https://athletics.gcc.edu/documents/2019/11/15/fbnotes1910.pdf.
- ↑ "Wooster Seeking to Regain Possession of "Old Red Lantern" This Week". The College of Wooster. 2019-10-14. https://www.woosterathletics.com/sports/fball/2019-20/releases/20191014j1k2y9.
- ↑ First awarded in 1980.
- ↑ "Coe College History - Athletics - Other - Coe/Cornell Rivalry". Coe College. http://www.public.coe.edu/historyweb/athletics_other_coecornellrivalry.htm.
- ↑ "The Paint Bucket". Minnesota Interactive Athletic Conference. https://www.miacathletics.com/about/honor_history/rivalry_trophies/the_paint_bucket.
- ↑ "Football: The Mug remains with Norwich". https://www.norwich.edu/news/3392-norwich-university-wins-mug-game-2021.
- ↑ "Final Regents Cup game". https://www.times-news.com/sports/local_sports/final-regents-cup-game/article_6e530f0d-036f-583e-ab45-70c0904bf58b.html.
- ↑ "Warriors open 2015 campaign with trip to rival Susquehanna". Lycoming College Athletics. https://lycomingathletics.com/news/2015/8/31/FOOT_0831154807.aspx.
- ↑ Albanese, Mark. "Football Unveils "The Trophy" Ahead of 97th Meeting with Crosstown Rivals". PLU. https://golutes.com/news/2021/11/3/football-unveils-the-trophy-ahead-of-97th-meeting-with-crosstown-rivals.aspx.
- ↑ "Victory Bell History". Hanover College Athletics. https://hanover.prestosports.com/sports/fball/bell_history.
- ↑ "Football Preview: I-94 battle to highlight season finale". University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics. https://athletics.uwstout.edu/news/2019/11/14/football-preview-i-94-battle-to-highlight-season-finale.aspx?path=football.
Rivalries involving more than two teams[]
| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium | C-B-B Trophy | Bates, Bowdoin, Colby | 1892 |
| Little Three | Amherst, Wesleyan, Williams | 1899 |
Longest continuous NCAA college football rivalries[]
| This article or section may contain previously unpublished synthesis of published material that conveys ideas not attributable to the original sources. (December 2020) |
Following are the longest active continuously-played series in NCAA college football.[1][2][3][4]Template:Obsolete source Many historic series were interrupted by World War I, the 1918 flu pandemic and World War II. More recently, other longstanding rivalries were terminated by the conference realignments of the early 2010s and early 2020s, or were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Series | Continuous since |
Series nickname / Trophy | NCAA Div. | First meeting | Series leader | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh–Lafayette | 1897 | The Rivalry | FCS | 1884 | Lafayette | Most played series in college football.[2] No game played in calendar 2020 due to COVID-19, but played in April 2021 as part of the Patriot League's rescheduled spring 2021 season. |
| Minnesota–Wisconsin | 1907 | Paul Bunyan's Axe | FBS | 1890 | Wisconsin | Most played series in FBS[1] |
| North Carolina State–Wake Forest | 1910 | NC State–Wake Forest rivalry | FBS | 1895 | NC State | |
| Oklahoma–Oklahoma State[5][6] | 1910 | Bedlam Series | FBS | 1904 | Oklahoma | The 2023 game was the last for the foreseeable future, with Oklahoma joining the Southeastern Conference for 2024 and beyond.[7] |
| Kansas–Kansas State[8] | 1911 | Sunflower Showdown | FBS | 1902 | Kansas | |
| Iowa State–Kansas State[9] | 1917 | Farmageddon | FBS | 1917 | Iowa State | Longest never interrupted series in FBS[10] |
| North Carolina–Virginia[11] | 1919 | South's Oldest Rivalry | FBS | 1892 | North Carolina |
- Note: The NCAA also lists as "continuous" the following rivalries interrupted by gaps during war years: North Carolina–Virginia (1910–1916, 1919–current); Mississippi–Mississippi State (1915–1942, 1944–current); Auburn–Georgia (1919–1942, 1944–current); Tennessee–Kentucky (1919–1942, 1944–current).[1] Other rivalries were also interrupted during war years, for example: Harvard–Yale (1897–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Princeton–Yale (1876–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Miami–Cincinnati (1909–1942, 1945–present); and Oregon-Oregon State (1912–1942, 1945–present). The NCAA does not explain how it selects only some interrupted rivalries to count as "continuous."
Longest interrupted NCAA college football rivalries[]
Following are the NCAA Division I and II series that continued for the most consecutive seasons before being interrupted. Seven of the sixteen series on this list are defunct rivalries from the old Big Eight Conference. Six are rivalries interrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Series | Continuous years |
Length | NCAA Div. | First meeting | Notes / reason for interruption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson–South Carolina[1] | 1909–2019 | 111 years | FBS | 1896 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Wabash–DePauw[12] | 1911–2019 | 109 years | Div. III | 1890 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Nebraska–Kansas[1] | 1906–2010 | 105 years | FBS | 1892 | Longest continuous series in FBS before interruption Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Michigan–Ohio State | 1918–2019 | 102 years | FBS | 1897 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Dartmouth–Cornell | 1919–2019 | 101 years | FCS | 1900 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Penn–Cornell | 1919–2019 | 101 years | FCS | 1893 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Purdue–Indiana | 1920–2019 | 100 years | FBS | 1891 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Texas–Texas A&M[1] | 1915–2011 | 97 years | FBS | 1894 | Ended by Texas A&M's move to the SEC; resuming in 2024 with Texas' move to the SEC |
| Oklahoma–Kansas[1] | 1903–1997 | 95 years | FBS | 1903 | Longest continuous series in FBS until annual play ended in 1997 Ended by advent of Big 12 divisional play Annual play resumed in 2011 with end of Big 12 divisional play, and ended again with Oklahoma's 2024 move to the SEC |
| Missouri–Kansas[1] | 1919–2011 | 93 years | FBS | 1891 | Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC |
| Missouri–Iowa State[1] | 1919–2011 | 93 years | FBS | 1896 | Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC |
| Nebraska–Iowa State[13] | 1921–2010 | 90 years | FBS | 1896 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Nebraska–Kansas State[14] | 1922–2010 | 89 years | FBS | 1911 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Nebraska–Missouri[15] | 1922–2010 | 89 years | FBS | 1892 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Ohio State–Illinois[16] | 1914–2002 | 89 years | FBS | 1902 | Ended by Big Ten's change to non-round robin scheduling |
| Presbyterian–Newberry[17][18] | 1919–2006 | 88 years | Div. II | 1913 | Ended by Presbyterian's move to Division I |
See also[]
- Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy (top team in the Northeast)
- College rivalry#United States
- List of black college football classics
Notes[]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 (English) NCAA's 2016 FBS Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/FBS.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 (English) NCAA's 2016 FCS Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/FCS.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) NCAA's 2016 Division II Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/D2.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) NCAA's 2016 Division III Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/D3.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State Series, cfbdatawarehouse.com, http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/opponents_records.php?teamid=2393, retrieved October 9, 2018
- ↑ Tramel, Berry (September 25, 2013). "Notre Dame Stadium an American treasure". Daily Oklahoman. http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-notre-dame-stadium-an-american-treasure/article/3886517.
- ↑ Forde, Pat (November 3, 2023). "Bye-Bye, Bedlam: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State Rivalry Faces Uncertain Future". Sports Illustrated. https://www.si.com/college/2023/11/03/bye-bye-bedlam-oklahoma-oklahoma-state-rivalry-faces-uncertain-future.
- ↑ Olson, Kevin (December 2, 2014). "1910: The lost year of the Sunflower Showdown". The Manhattan Mercury. http://themercury.com/k_state_sports/the-lost-year-of-the-sunflower-showdown/article_02a38fa8-540d-5de7-aea1-6d6fcf9deb82.html.
- ↑ (English) Kansas State v. Iowa State Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/kansas-state/vs/iowa-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ "Farmageddon: An Underrated History". November 19, 2020. https://www.heartlandcollegesports.com/2020/11/19/farmageddon-an-underrated-history/.
- ↑ (English) Virginia v. North Carolina Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/north-carolina/vs/virginia, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) DePauw v. Wabash Series, cfbdatawarehouse.com, http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/depauw/opponents_records.php?teamid=3399, retrieved October 8, 2014
- ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Iowa State Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/iowa-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Kansas State Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/kansas-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Missouri Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/missouri, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) Ohio State v. Illinois Series, Winsipedia, http://www.winsipedia.com/illinois/vs/ohio-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
- ↑ (English) Presbyterian v. Newberry Series, cfbdatawarehouse.com, http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/bigsouth/presbyterian/opponents_records.php?teamid=2239, retrieved July 14, 2014
- ↑ (English) Presbyterian College series, Presbyterian College, http://www.gobluehose.com/fls/18100/SPORTS/football/history/2012fbyby.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=18100, retrieved July 14, 2014
Further reading[]
- Weinberg, Steve (August 26, 2011). "Are college football rivalries getting out of hand?". USA Today. http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gci/InsidePage.aspx?cId=azcentral&sParam=50142484.story.
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