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This is a list of named rivalry games in college football in the United States. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner.

NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Latest Year Meetings
100 Miles of Hate Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky 1914 2018 67
Air Force–Colorado State Ram–Falcon Trophy Air Force Colorado State 1957 2018 57
Air Force–Hawaii Kuter Trophy Air Force Hawaii 1966 2016 21
Akron–Kent State Wagon Wheel Akron Kent State 1923 2018 61
Alabama–Clemson Alabama Clemson 1900 2019 19
Alabama–Georgia Alabama Georgia 1895 2018 68
Alabama–LSU Alabama LSU 1895 2018 82
Alabama–Ole Miss Alabama Ole Miss 1894 2018 66
Alabama–Penn State Alabama Penn State 1959 2011 15
Appalachian State–Georgia Southern Appalachian State Georgia Southern 1932 2018 34
Apple Cup Apple Cup Trophy Washington Washington State 1900 2018 111
Arizona–Arizona State Territorial Cup Arizona Arizona State 1899 2018 92
Arizona–New Mexico Arizona New Mexico 1908 2015 67
Arkansas–LSU Golden Boot Arkansas LSU 1901 2018 64
Arkansas–Ole Miss Arkansas Ole Miss 1908 2018 65
Arkansas–Texas Arkansas Texas 1894 2014 78
Arkansas–Texas Tech Arkansas Texas Tech 1957 2015 37
Army–Navy Game Thompson Cup Army Navy 1890 2018 119
Army–Notre Dame Army Notre Dame 1913 2016 51
Auburn–Clemson Auburn Clemson 1899 2017 51
Auburn–Florida Auburn Florida 1912 2011 83
Auburn–Georgia Tech Auburn Georgia Tech 1892 2005 92
Auburn–Ole Miss Auburn Ole Miss 1928 2018 43
Auburn–Tennessee Auburn Tennessee 1900 2018 53
Auburn–Tulane Auburn Tulane 1902 2006 37
Backyard Brawl Pittsburgh West Virginia 1895 2011 104
Ball State–Northern Illinois Bronze Stalk Trophy Ball State Northern Illinois 1941 2018 46
Battle for Highway 82 Alabama Mississippi State 1896 2018 103
Battle for Nevada Fremont Cannon Nevada UNLV 1969 2018 44
Battle for the Bell Victory Bell Cincinnati Miami (OH) 1888 2018 123
Battle for the Bell The Bell Marshall Ohio 1905 2015 59
Battle for the Bell The Bell Southern Miss Tulane 1979 2010 30
Battle for the Belt The Belt South Alabama Troy 2012 2018 7
Battle for the Palladium The Palladium Trophy Middle Tennessee Troy 1936 2012 20
Battle for the Rag Tiger Rag LSU Tulane 1893 2009 98
Battle Line Rivalry Battle Line Trophy Arkansas Missouri 1906 2018 10
Battle of I-10 Silver Spade UTEP New Mexico State 1914 2018 96
Battle of the Brazos Baylor Texas A&M 1899 2011 108
Battle of the Bricks Miami (OH) Ohio 1908 2018 95
Battle of the Brothers Utah Utah State 1892 2015 112
Battle on the Bayou Wooden Boot Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe 1951 2018 54
Baylor–TCU Baylor TCU 1899 2018 114
Baylor–Texas Tech Baylor Texas Tech 1929 2018 78
Bayou Bucket Classic Bayou Bucket Houston Rice 1971 2018 42
Bedlam Series Bedlam Bell Oklahoma Oklahoma State 1904 2018 113
Big Game The Stanford Axe California Stanford 1892 2018 121
Bill Walsh Legacy Game San Jose State Stanford 1900 2013 67
Black and Blue Bowl Memphis Southern Miss 1935 2012 63
Boise State–Fresno State Milk Can Boise State Fresno State 1977 2018 21
Boise State–Idaho Governor's Trophy Boise State IdahoNow FCS[1] 1971 2010 40
Boise State–Nevada Boise State Nevada 1971 2018 43
Border War Indian War Drum; Lamar Hunt Trophy Kansas Missouri 1891 2011 120
Boston College–Clemson O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Boston College Clemson 1940 2018 28
Boston College–Syracuse Boston College Syracuse 1924 2018 52
Boston College–UMass Boston College Massachusetts 1899 2018 27
Boston College–Virginia Tech Boston College Virginia Tech 1993 2018 27
Bowling Green–Kent State Anniversary Award Bowling Green Kent State 1920 2018 86
Bowling Green–Toledo Battle of I-75 Trophy Bowling Green Toledo 1919 2018 83
Bridger's Battle Bridger Rifle Utah State Wyoming 1903 2018 69
BYU–Utah State The Old Wagon Wheel BYU Utah State 1922 2018 88
California–UCLA California UCLA 1933 2018 89
Carolina–Duke rivalry Victory Bell Duke North Carolina 1888 2018 105
Central-Western rivalry Victory Cannon Central Michigan Western Michigan 1907 2018 89
Cincinnati–Louisville The Keg of Nails Cincinnati Louisville 1929 2013 53
Civil Conflict Connecticut UCF 2013 2018 6
Civil War Platypus Trophy Oregon Oregon State 1894 2018 122
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Governor's Cup Georgia Georgia Tech 1893 2018 113
Clemson–Florida State Clemson Florida State 1970 2018 32
Clemson–Georgia Clemson Georgia 1897 2014 64
Clemson–Georgia Tech Clemson Georgia Tech 1898 2018 84
Colorado State–Wyoming Bronze Boot Colorado State Wyoming 1899 2018 110
Colorado–Nebraska Colorado Nebraska 1898 2018 70
Crab Bowl Classic Crab Bowl Trophy Maryland Navy 1905 2010 21
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Auburn Georgia 1892 2018 123
East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina Marshall 1967 2013 15
East Carolina–NC State Victory Barrel East Carolina NC State 1970 2018 30
East Carolina–UCF East Carolina UCF 1991 2018 17
Egg Bowl Golden Egg Trophy Mississippi State Ole Miss 1901 2018 115
Farmageddon Iowa State Kansas State 1917 2018 102
Florida–Georgia Okefenokee Oar Florida Georgia 1915 2018 96
Florida–LSU Florida LSU 1937 2018 65
Florida–Miami Seminole War Canoe Florida Miami (FL) 1938 2019 56
Florida–Tennessee Florida Tennessee 1916 2018 48
Florida State–Miami Florida State Miami (FL) 1951 2018 63
Florida State–Virginia Jefferson–Eppes Trophy Florida State Virginia 1992 2014 18
Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl Ireland Trophy Boston College Notre Dame 1975 2017 24
Fresno State–Hawaii Golden Screwdriver Fresno State Hawaii 1938 2018 51
Fresno State–San Diego State Oil Can Fresno State San Diego State 1923 2018 58
Fresno State–San Jose State Valley Cup Fresno State San Jose State 1921 2018 82
Friends of Coal Bowl Marshall West Virginia 1911 2012 12
Georgia–South Carolina Georgia South Carolina 1894 2018 71
Georgia–Tennessee Georgia Tennessee 1899 2018 48
Georgia–Vanderbilt Georgia Vanderbilt 1893 2018 79
Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech Tennessee 1902 2017 44
Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Gold Cowbell Georgia Tech Vanderbilt 1892 2016 38
Hawaii–Wyoming Paniolo Trophy Hawaii Wyoming 1978 2018 24
Holy War BYU Utah 1896 2018 99
Houston–Tulsa Houston Tulsa 1950 2018 43
Illinois–Michigan Illinois Michigan 1898 2016 95
Illinois–Missouri Illinois Missouri 1896 2010 24
Illinois–Northwestern Land of Lincoln Trophy Illinois Northwestern 1892 2018 112
Illinois–Ohio State Illibuck Illinois Ohio State 1902 2017 103
Illinois–Purdue Purdue Cannon Illinois Purdue 1890 2018 94
Indiana–Kentucky The Bourbon Barrel Indiana Kentucky 1893 2005 36
Indiana–Michigan State Old Brass Spittoon Indiana Michigan State 1922 2018 65
Indiana–Purdue Old Oaken Bucket Indiana Purdue 1891 2018 121
Iowa State–Missouri Telephone Trophy Iowa State Missouri 1896 2011 104
Iowa–Iowa State Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa Iowa State 1894 2018 66
Iowa–Minnesota Floyd of Rosedale Iowa Minnesota 1891 2018 112
Iowa–Nebraska Heroes Trophy Iowa Nebraska 1891 2018 49
Iowa–Wisconsin Heartland Trophy Iowa Wisconsin 1894 2018 92
Iron Bowl James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Alabama Auburn 1893 2018 83
Kansas State–Nebraska Kansas State Nebraska 1911 2010 95
Kansas–Nebraska Kansas Nebraska 1892 2010 117
Kentucky–Louisville Governor's Cup Kentucky Louisville 1912 2018 31
Kentucky–Mississippi State Kentucky Mississippi State 1914 2018 46
Kentucky–Tennessee Kentucky Tennessee 1893 2018 114
Kentucky–Vanderbilt Kentucky Vanderbilt 1896 2018 91
Keystone Classic Penn State Pittsburgh 1893 2018 99
Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Lafayette Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Lafayette 1910 2015 87
Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe 1953 2000 43
Louisville–Memphis Louisville Memphis 1948 2013 43
Louisville–West Virginia Louisville West Virginia 1984 2011 13
LSU–Mississippi State LSU Mississippi State 1896 2018 112
LSU–Texas A&M LSU Texas A&M 1899 2018 56
Magnolia Bowl Magnolia Bowl Trophy LSU Ole Miss 1894 2018 107
Maryland–Penn State Maryland Penn State 1917 2018 42
Maryland–Virginia Maryland Virginia 1919 2013 78
Maryland–West Virginia Maryland West Virginia 1919 2015 52
Miami–Nebraska Miami (FL) Nebraska 1951 2015 12
Miami–Virginia Tech Miami (FL) Virginia Tech 1953 2018 36
Michigan State–Notre Dame Megaphone Trophy Michigan State Notre Dame 1897 2017 79
Michigan State–Penn State Land Grant Trophy Michigan State Penn State 1914 2018 33
Michigan–Michigan State Paul Bunyan Trophy Michigan Michigan State 1898 2018 111
Michigan–Minnesota Little Brown Jug Michigan Minnesota 1892 2017 103
Michigan–Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame 1887 2018 43
Mid–South Rivalry Memphis Ole Miss 1921 2016 63
Minnesota–Nebraska $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy Minnesota Nebraska 1900 2018 59
Minnesota–Penn State Governor's Victory Bell Minnesota Penn State 1993 2016 14
Minnesota–Wisconsin Paul Bunyan's Axe Minnesota Wisconsin 1890 2018 129
Missouri–Nebraska Victory Bell Missouri Nebraska 1892 2010 104
Missouri–Oklahoma Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe Missouri Oklahoma 1902 2011 96
Modern Day Hate Georgia Southern Georgia State 2014 2018 5
Navy–SMU Gansz Trophy Navy SMU 1930 2018 20
Navy–Notre Dame Rip Miller Trophy Navy Notre Dame 1927 2018 92
NC State–Wake Forest NC State Wake Forest 1895 2018 112
Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma 1912 2010 86
Nebraska–Wisconsin Freedom Trophy Nebraska Wisconsin 1901 2018 13
North Carolina–NC State North Carolina NC State 1894 2018 108
North Carolina–South Carolina North Carolina South Carolina 1903 2015 57
North Carolina–Wake Forest North Carolina Wake Forest 1888 2015 106
Northwestern–Notre Dame Northwestern Notre Dame 1889 2018 49
Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame Pittsburgh 1909 2018 71
Notre Dame–Purdue Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame Purdue 1896 2014 86
Notre Dame–Stanford Legends Trophy Notre Dame Stanford 1925 2018 33
Notre Dame–USC Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame USC 1926 2018 90
Ohio State–Penn State Ohio State Penn State 1912 2018 34
Oklahoma State–Texas Tech Oklahoma State Texas Tech 1935 2018 46
Oklahoma State–Tulsa Oklahoma State Tulsa 1914 2017 73
Ole Miss–Tulane Ole Miss Tulane 1893 2012 71
Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Ole Miss Vanderbilt 1894 2018 93
Oregon–Washington Oregon Washington 1900 2018 111
Paint Bucket Bowl Arkansas State Memphis 1914 2013 58
Palmetto Bowl Clemson South Carolina 1896 2018 116
Penn State–Syracuse Penn State Syracuse 1922 2013 71
Penn State–West Virginia Penn State West Virginia 1904 1992 59
Pittsburgh–Syracuse Pittsburgh Syracuse 1916 2018 74
Red River Showdown Red River Shootout trophies Oklahoma Texas 1900 2018 114
Rice–SMU Mayor's Cup Rice SMU 1916 2012 90
Rice–Texas Rice Texas 1914 2015 94
Rio Grande Rivalry New Mexico New Mexico State 1894 2018 109
Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana Tech Southern Miss 1935 2018 50
River City Rivalry Paddlewheel Trophy Cincinnati Pittsburgh 1921 2012 12
Rocky Mountain Showdown Centennial Cup Colorado Colorado State 1893 2018 90
Rumble in the Rockies Colorado Utah 1903 2018 65
Safeway Bowl North Texas SMU 1922 2018 38
Shula Bowl Don Shula Award Florida Atlantic FIU 2002 2018 17
SMU–TCU Iron Skillet SMU TCU 1915 2018 98
South's Oldest Rivalry North Carolina Virginia 1892 2018 122
Southwest Classic Southwest Classic Trophy Arkansas Texas A&M 1903 2018 75
Stanford–USC Stanford USC 1905 2018 98
Sunflower Showdown Governor's Cup Kansas Kansas State 1902 2018 116
Sunshine Showdown Florida Cup Florida Florida State 1958 2018 63
Syracuse–West Virginia Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy Syracuse West Virginia 1945 2018 61
TCU–Texas TCU Texas 1897 2018 89
TCU–Texas A&M TCU Texas A&M 1897 2001 92
TCU–Texas Tech Saddle Trophy TCU Texas Tech 1926 2018 61
Techmo Bowl Georgia Tech Virginia Tech 1990 2018 16
Tennessee–Vanderbilt Tennessee Vanderbilt 1892 2018 113
Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas A&M Texas Tech 1927 2011 70
Texas–Texas A&M Texas Texas A&M 1894 2011 118
Texas–Texas Tech Chancellor's Spurs Texas Texas Tech 1928 2018 68
Textile Bowl Textile Bowl Clemson NC State 1899 2018 87
The Game Michigan Ohio State 1897 2018 115
Third Saturday in October Alabama Tennessee 1901 2018 101
Tiger Bowl Auburn LSU 1901 2018 53
UConn–UMass Connecticut Massachusetts 1897 2012 72
UCLA–USC Victory Bell UCLA USC 1929 2018 88
Virginia Tech–West Virginia Black Diamond Trophy Virginia Tech West Virginia 1912 2017 52
Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup Virginia Virginia Tech 1895 2018 100
War on I–4 War on I–4 Trophy UCF South Florida 2005 2018 10

Rivalries involving more than two teams

Game Trophy Teams First meeting Final meeting
Beehive Boot BYU, Utah, Utah 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
Tobacco Road Duke, UNC, NC State, Wake Forest 1888

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Latest Year Meetings
Battle for Chief Caddo Chief Caddo Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin 1924 2018 54
Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket Brice-Cowell Musket Maine New Hampshire 1903 2018 109
Battle for the Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe Cal Poly UC Davis 1939 2018 44
Battle of the Bay Hampton Norfolk State 1963 2017 54
Battle of the Blue Battle of the Blue Trophy Delaware Villanova 1895 2018 52
Battle of the Border Lamar McNeese State 1951 2018 37
Battle of the Piney Woods Piney Woods Trophy Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin 1923 2018 93
Bayou Classic Grambling State Southern 1974 2018 70
Beehive Bowl Southern Utah Weber State 1984 2018 26
BoomBox Classic Jackson State Southern 1929 2018 64
Brawl of the Wild The Great Divide Trophy Montana Montana State 1897 2018 118
Brown–Rhode Island Governor's Cup Brown Rhode Island 1909 2018 103
Butler–Valparaiso Hoosier Helmet Trophy Butler Valparaiso 1927 2018 77
Capital Cup Capital Cup Richmond William & Mary 1898 2018 129
Causeway Classic Causeway Carriage Sacramento State UC Davis 1954 2018 66
Colgate–Cornell Colgate Cornell 1896 2018 100
Constitution State Rivalry Central Connecticut Sacred Heart 1998 2018 21
Cornell–Dartmouth Cornell Dartmouth 1900 2018 102
Cornell–Penn Trustees' Cup Cornell Penn 1893 2018 125
Dartmouth–Harvard Dartmouth Harvard 1882 2018 122
Delaware–James Madison Delaware James Madison 1983 2018 26
Delaware–William & Mary Delaware William & Mary 1915 2017 42
Eastern Kentucky–Morehead State Old Hawg Rifle Eastern Kentucky Morehead State 1924 2018 73
Eastern Washington–Portland State The Dam Cup Eastern Washington Portland State 1968 2018 41
Empire Clash The Golden Apple Trophy Albany Stony Brook 1995 2018 20
Empire State Bowl Empire Cup Columbia Cornell 1889 2018 106
EWU–UM Governors Cup The Governors Cup Eastern Washington Montana 1967 2017 45
Florida Classic Bethune–Cookman Florida A&M 1925 2018 74
Fordham–Holy Cross Ram–Crusader Cup Fordham Holy Cross 1902 2018 55
Grand Canyon Rivalry HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Northern Arizona Southern Utah 1982 2018 22
Granite Bowl Granite Bowl Dartmouth New Hampshire 1901 2016 39
Harvard–Penn Harvard Penn 1881 2018 89
Harvard–Princeton Harvard Princeton 1877 2018 111
Idaho−Idaho State Idaho Idaho State 1916 2018 40
Idaho–Montana Little Brown Stein Idaho Montana 1903 2018 85
Jacksonville State–Samford Jacksonville State Samford 1905 2013 47
James Madison–Richmond James Madison Richmond 1981 2018 36
James Madison–William & Mary James Madison William & Mary 1978 2018 41
Labor Day Classic Durley-Nicks Trophy Prairie View A&M Texas Southern 1947 2018 74
Liberty Cup Liberty Cup Columbia Fordham 1890 2015 24
Magic City Classic Magic City Classic Trophy Alabama A&M Alabama State 1924 2018 82
McNeese State–Northwestern State McNeese State Northwestern State 1951 2018 68
Mid-America Classic Mid-America Classic Eastern Illinois Illinois State 1901 2018 107
Military Classic of the South Silver Shako The Citadel VMI 1920 2018 74
North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central 1924 2018 91
North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State North Carolina A&T South Carolina State 1924 2018 56
North Dakota–North Dakota State Nickel Trophy North Dakota North Dakota State 1894 2015 111
North Dakota–South Dakota Sitting Bull Trophy North Dakota South Dakota 1903 2017 96
North Dakota State–South Dakota State Dakota Marker North Dakota State South Dakota State 1903 2018 109
Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana 1951 2018 50
NSU Challenge NSU Trophy Nicholls Northwestern State 1973 2018 46
Penn–Princeton Penn Princeton 1876 2018 110
Princeton–Yale Princeton Yale 1873 2018 141
Red Beans and Rice Bowl 50 Pound Iron Pot Central Arkansas McNeese State 1994 2018 12
Richmond–VMI Richmond VMI 1893 2015 90
River Bell Classic River Bell Trophy Nicholls Southeastern Louisiana 1972 2018 28
Route 1 Rivalry First State Cup Delaware Delaware State 2007 2017 8
South Dakota Showdown Series South Dakota South Dakota State 1889 2018 114
Southern Heritage Classic Jackson State Tennessee State 1949 2017 52
State Fair Classic Grambling State Prairie View A&M 1925 2018 72
The Battle for Greater Baltimore Morgan State Towson 1979 2018 25
The Citadel–Furman The Citadel Furman 1913 2018 98
The Citadel–Wofford Big Dog Trophy The Citadel Wofford 1916 2018 72
The Game Harvard Yale 1875 2018 135
The Real HU Hampton Howard 1908 2017 94
The Rivalry Lafayette Lehigh 1884 2018 154
Turkey Day Classic[2] Alabama State Tuskegee (D-II) 1901 2018 103
VMI–William & Mary VMI William & Mary 1905 2011 88

Rivalries involving more than two teams

Game Trophy Teams First meeting
Big Three Harvard, Princeton, Yale 1877
Sgt. York Trophy Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin 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.

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Latest Year Meetings
Akron–Youngstown State Steel Tire Akron Youngstown State 1940 1995[3] 35
Ball State–Indiana State Blue Key Victory Bell Ball State Indiana State 1924 2014[4] 63
Battle for the Paddle Paddle Trophy Nicholls Texas State 1980 2011[5] 30
Battle for the Red Belt Red Belt Murray State Western Kentucky 1931 2008 67
Battle of the Bluegrass Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky 1914 2017[6] 85
Battle of the Palouse Idaho Washington State 1894 2016[7] 91
Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College Holy Cross 1896 2018[8] 83
Colgate–Syracuse Colgate Syracuse 1891 2016[9] 67
Connecticut–Rhode Island Connecticut Rhode Island 1897 2018 94
Lamar–Louisiana Sabine Shoe Lamar Louisiana 1923 2012 34
Louisiana–McNeese State Cajun Crown Louisiana McNeese State 1951 2016[10] 38
Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana Cypress Mug Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana 1930 2017 40
Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern State 1952 2005 48
Temple–Villanova Mayor's Cup Temple Villanova 1928 2018 34

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 2018 26
Anchor-Bone Classic Anchor-Bone Trophy Grand Valley State Ferris State 1971 2018 49
Battle for the Peach Basket Peach State Bragging Trophy (The Peach Basket) Valdosta State West Georgia 1983 2018 38
Battle in Seattle Cascade Cup Central Washington Western Washington 1922 2008 101
Battle of the Ravine Henderson State Ouachita Baptist 1895 2018 92
Battle of the Valleys Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State 1975 2018 48
Black and Blue Presidents Panhandle Challenge Shepherd West Liberty 1928 2018 53
Bronze Derby PresbyterianNow FCS Newberry 1913 2006[12] 93
Black Hills Brawl Homestake Trophy Black Hills State South Dakota School of Mines 1895 2018 133
Coal Bowl Coal Miners Pail Trophy[13] California (PA) Indiana (PA) 1918 2018 90
Coastal Classic Coastal Classic Trophy Florida Tech West Florida 2016 2018 3
Colorado Classic Colorado Classic Trophy Adams State Western Colorado 1934 2018 72
Dog Fight The Bone Trophy Minnesota–Duluth St. Cloud State 1933 2018 51
Great Valley Classic Shepherd Shippensburg 1998 2013 16
Heritage Bell Delta State Mississippi College 1979 2018 39
Miner's Bowl Miner's Helmet and Axe[14] Missouri Southern Pittsburg State 1968 2018 51
Miner's Cup[15] Michigan Tech Northern Michigan 1920 2018 91
Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State Missouri Western Northwest Missouri State 1981 2018 40
Niagara Cup[16] Gannon Mercyhurst 1991 2018 22
North Alabama−West Alabama North Alabama West Alabama 1949 2017[17] 71
Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri State Pittsburg State 1932 2018 51
Old Hickory Stick Game Hickory Stick Northwest Missouri State Truman State 1930 2011 91
President's Cup President's Cup Central Oklahoma Northeastern State 1912 2018 79
Red River Valley Showdown State Farm Traveling Trophy Minnesota-Crookston Minnesota State-Moorhead 1999 2018 20
The Battle of Lake Erie The Ship's Wheel Trophy[18] Gannon Lake Erie 2008 2013 6
Top Dog Game Top Dog Trophy Butler Indianapolis 1930 1993[19] 28
Traveling Trainer's Kit Trophy[20] Minnesota State St. Cloud State 1923 2018 81
Turnpike Tussle Emporia State Washburn 1899 2018 115
Two Rivers Classic Two Rivers Classic Trophy Fayetteville State UNC Pembroke 2009 2016 8
Wagon Wheel Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M 1945 2018 33
Wooden Shoes Trophy Grand Valley State Wayne State 1975 2018 40

NCAA Division III

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Latest Year Meetings
Academic Bowl Academic Bowl Carnegie Mellon Case Western Reserve 1986 2018 32
Admiral's Cup Admiral's Cup Maine Maritime Mass Maritime 1973 2018 46
Backyard Brawl Millsaps Mississippi College 1920 2013[21] 52
Baird Brothers Trophy Case Western Reserve Wooster 1984 2012 25
Battle For The Border Claw Border Claw Trophy East Texas Baptist Louisiana College 2000
Biggest Little Game In America Amherst Williams 1884 2018 132
The Book of Knowledge[22] Carleton Macalester 1898 2018 66
The Bridge Bowl Bridge Bowl Trophy Mount St. Joseph Thomas More (KY) 1990 2013[23] 18
Bronze Ball Manchester (IN) Anderson (IN) 1945
The Bronze Turkey Game The Bronze Turkey Trophy Knox (IL) Monmouth (IL) 1888 2018 130
CBB Trophy Bates, Bowdoin, Colby 1896
Centennial Cup Hobart Rochester 2007
Cereal Bowl Goat Trophy Carleton St. Olaf 1919[24] 2018 99
The Chowder Bowl SUNY Maritime Mass Maritime 2007
Cortaca Jug Ithaca SUNY Cortland 1930 2018 76
Courage Bowl Rochester St. John Fisher 2005
Battle for the Wagon Conestoga Wagon Dickinson Franklin & Marshall 1889
Cranberry Bowl The Scoop Bridgewater State Mass Maritime 1978
Doehling-Heselton Memorial Trophy Lawrence Ripon 1893 2018 118
The Drum Pomona–Pitzer Occidental 1895[25]
Dutchman's Shoes RPI Union (NY) 1886 2018 116
Edmund Orgill Trophy Rhodes Sewanee 1899[26] 2018 86
Founders Trophy Chicago Washington (MO) 1933
The Goal Post Juniata Susquehanna 1952
The Hammer Augsburg Hamline 2005
Hoffman Cup Merchant Marine St. Lawrence 2003
I-94 Trophy Wisconsin–Eau Claire Wisconsin–Stout 2008
Tommie-Johnnie Game The Holy Grail St. John's (MN) St. Thomas (MN) 1901
Johns Hopkins–McDaniel rivalry Maryland Railroad Lantern Johns Hopkins McDaniel 1894 2018 97
Gettysburg–McDaniel rivalry Gettysburg McDaniel 1891
The Game Westminster (PA) Geneva 1891
Gate City Soup Bowl Greensboro Guilford 1997[27]
The Cuyahoga Gold Bowl The Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy John Carroll Baldwin Wallace 1921
Keystone Cup Widener Delaware Valley 1981
Little Brass Bell North Central Wheaton (IL) 1946
Little Brown Bucket Dickinson Gettysburg 1938
Little Three Amherst, Wesleyan, Williams 1899
Maple Sap Bucket Castleton Norwich 2009
Mercer County Cup Mercer County Cup Grove City Thiel 1983
Monon Bell Classic Monon Bell DePauw Wabash 1890 2018 125
Occidental–Whittier Myron Claxton's Shoes Occidental Whittier 1901 2018 110
Old Paint Bucket Hamline Macalester 1887
Old Red Lantern Denison Wooster 1989[28]
Peace Pipe Pomona–Pitzer Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 1959[29]
Pynchon Saw Game Pynchon Saw Trophy Springfield College (MA) Western New England University (MA) 2013 2017 5
Rocking Chair Classic Mac-Jack Rocking Chair Hamilton Middlebury 1980
Oldest College Rivalry West of the Mississippi Coe Cornell (IA) 1891
The Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon) The Game Ball Hampden–Sydney Randolph–Macon 1893 2018 122
The Regents Cup Salisbury Frostburg State 1973
Seafaring Scuffle SUNY Maritime Merchant Marine 2008
Secretaries Cup Coast Guard Merchant Marine 1949 2018 46
The Stagg Hat Lycoming Susquehanna 1993
Steven Dean Memorial Trophy Catholic Georgetown 1976 1993[30] 18
Transit Trophy Game The Transit Trophy RPI WPI 1894 2018 112
Lefse Bowl The Troll (since 1974)[31] Concordia (Moorhead) St. Olaf 1921[32]
Victory Bell Classic Victory Bell Franklin (IN) Hanover 1896
Wagon Wheel Lewis & Clark Willamette 1949
Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup King's (PA) Wilkes 1996[33]
Wooden Shoes Rivalry Trophy Hope College (MI) Kalamazoo College (MI) 1910

Longest continuous NCAA college football rivalries

Following are the longest active continuously-played series in NCAA college football.[34][35][36][37] Many historic series were interrupted by the 1918 flu pandemic and World War II. More recently, other longstanding rivalries were terminated by the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment.

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[35]
Minnesota–Wisconsin 1907 Paul Bunyan's Axe FBS 1890 Tied Most played series in FBS[34]
Clemson–South Carolina 1909 Palmetto Bowl FBS 1896 Clemson
North Carolina State–Wake Forest 1910 NC State-Wake Forest rivalry FBS 1895 NC State
Oklahoma–Oklahoma State[38][39] 1910 Bedlam Series FBS 1904 Oklahoma
Kansas–Kansas State[40] 1911 Sunflower Showdown FBS 1902 Kansas
Wabash–DePauw[41] 1911 Monon Bell Div. III 1890 Wabash
Iowa State–Kansas State[42] 1917 Farmageddon FBS 1917 Iowa State
Michigan–Ohio State 1918 The Game FBS 1897 Michigan
Dartmouth–Cornell 1919 Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry FCS 1900 Dartmouth
North Carolina–Virginia[43] 1919 South's Oldest Rivalry FBS 1892 North Carolina
Penn–Cornell 1919 Trustees' Cup FCS 1893 Penn
Purdue–Indiana 1920 Old Oaken Bucket FBS 1891 Purdue
Note: The NCAA also lists as "continuous" the following rivalries interrupted by gaps during war years: North Carolina–Virginia (1910–16, 1919–current); Mississippi–Mississippi State (1915–42, 1944–current); Auburn–Georgia (1919–42, 1944–current); Tennessee–Kentucky (1919–42, 1944–current).[34] Other rivalries were also interrupted during war years, for example: Harvard–Yale (1897–1916, 1919–43, 1945–present); Princeton–Yale (1876–1916, 1919–43, 1945–present); Miami–Cincinnati (1909–42, 1945–present); and Oregon-Oregon State (1912-1942, 1945-present).

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 ten series on this list are interrupted rivalries from the old Big Eight Conference.

Series Continuous
years 		Length NCAA Div. First meeting Notes / reason for interruption
Nebraska–Kansas[34] 1906–2010 105 years FBS 1892 Longest continuous series in FBS until ended in 2010
Ended by NU's move to Big Ten
Texas–Texas A&M[34] 1915–2011 97 years FBS 1894 Ended by A&M's move to SEC
Oklahoma–Kansas[34] 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
Missouri–Kansas[34] 1919–2011 93 years FBS 1891 Ended by MU's move to SEC
Missouri–Iowa State[34] 1919–2011 93 years FBS 1896 Ended by MU's move to SEC
Nebraska–Iowa State[44] 1921–2010 90 years FBS 1896 Ended by NU's move to Big Ten
Nebraska–Kansas State[45] 1922–2010 89 years FBS 1911 Ended by NU's move to Big Ten
Nebraska–Missouri[46] 1922–2010 89 years FBS 1892 Ended by NU's move to Big Ten
Ohio State–Illinois[47] 1914–2002 89 years FBS 1902 Ended by Big Ten's change to non-round robin scheduling
Presbyterian–Newberry[48][49] 1919–2006 88 years Div. II 1913 Ended by Presbyterian's move to Division I

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Idaho returned to FCS in 2018, joining the Big Sky Conference.
  2. ↑ Alabama State and Tuskegee no longer meet in the Turkey Day Classic, but beginning in 2017 meet in the Marion Nine Invitational Labor Day Classic.
  3. ↑ "Akron to Open 2020 Football Season with Youngstown State" (in en). http://gozips.com/news/2019/2/13/akron-to-open-2020-football-season-with-youngstown-state.aspx.
  4. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2019-04-22). "Indiana State to host Lindenwood in 2020, play at Ball State in 2023" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/indiana-state-host-lindenwood-2020-play-at-ball-state-2023/.
  5. ↑ "Texas State to host Nicholls in 2019, Houston Baptist in 2022". http://www.fbschedules.com/2018/02/texas-state-nicholls-2019-houston-baptist-2022/. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2019-08-12). "WKU to play at Georgia in 2026, host EKU in 2024" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/wku-to-play-at-georgia-in-2026-host-eku-in-2024/.
  7. ↑ Next meeting September 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ Next meeting October 31, 2020.
  9. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (2019-04-10). "Syracuse adds Colgate to 2020 football schedule" (in en-US). https://fbschedules.com/syracuse-adds-colgate-2020-football-schedule/.
  10. ↑ Next meeting September 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ Key to the city first awarded in 2012.
  12. ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2006 season, with Presbyterian moving to Division I FCS in 2007.
  13. ↑ Coal Miners Pail Trophy first awarded in 2009.
  14. ↑ Miner's Bowl Trophy first awarded in 1986.
  15. ↑ Miner's Cup first awarded in 2002.
  16. ↑ Niagara Cup first awarded in 2004.
  17. ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2017 season, with North Alabama moving to Division I FCS in 2018.
  18. ↑ "The Ship's Wheel Trophy: The Battle of Lake Erie". http://lakeeriestorm.com/traditions/Ships_Wheel_Trophy. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  19. ↑ Teams first met in 1930. The first Top Dog Game occurred in 1971 when the Butler Bulldogs moved from the College Division to Division II, joining their cross-town rival UIndy (formerly Indiana Central) Greyhounds in the Heartland Conference. The series lasted until Butler moved to Division I FCS (formerly NCAA I-AA) in 1993. 1993 was the final time the teams met.
  20. ↑ Traveling Trainer's Kit Trophy first awarded in 1978.
  21. ↑ Mississippi College rejoined NCAA Division II in 2014, ending the rivalry.
  22. ↑ First awarded in 1998.
  23. ↑ "Mount St. Joe cancels Bridge Bowl". The Enquirer. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/college/othercolleges/2014/04/03/mount-st-joe-cancels-bridge-bowl/7285361/. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
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  25. ↑ The rivalry began between Pomona and Occidental Colleges. Pomona now operates a joint athletic program with Pitzer College, both being among the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, with the joint program known as Pomona–Pitzer.
  26. ↑ This is the year the rivalry began. The Edmund Orgill Trophy was first competed for in 1954.[1]
  27. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20121206024532/http://www.greensborocollegesports.com/sports/fball/2011-12/files/Gate_City_Soup_Bowl. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
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  29. ↑ The rivalry began between Pomona and another Claremont College, Claremont McKenna. As noted previously, Pomona now operates a joint athletic program with another Claremont College, Pitzer College, as Pomona–Pitzer. Claremont McKenna is now part of the Claremont–Mudd–Scripps athletic program along with two other Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd and Scripps Colleges.
  30. ↑ Georgetown joined NCAA Division I FCS in 1993, ending rivalry.
  31. ↑ "The Ugliest Rivalry Trophy In The Nation". Concordia (MN). http://concordiamn.prestosports.com/sports/fball/2013-14/releases/20130919tnj1c2. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
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  33. ↑ Although King's had played Wilkes nine times before the establishment of the trophy, the first game for the Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup was in 1996, per King's College's preview of the 2009 game.
  34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 (English) NCAA's 2016 FBS Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/FBS.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
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  37. ↑ (English) NCAA's 2016 Division III Record Book, NCAA, http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/D3.pdf, retrieved May 18, 2017
  38. ↑ (English) Oklahoma v. Oklahoma State Series, cfbdatawarehouse.com, http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/oklahoma/opponents_records.php?teamid=2393, retrieved October 9, 2018
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  40. ↑ 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. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  41. ↑ (English) DePauw v. Wabash Series, cfbdatawarehouse.com, http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/depauw/opponents_records.php?teamid=3399, retrieved October 8, 2014
  42. ↑ (English) Kansas State v. Iowa State Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/kansas-state/vs/iowa-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
  43. ↑ (English) Virginia v. North Carolina Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/north-carolina/vs/virginia, retrieved May 18, 2017
  44. ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Iowa State Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/iowa-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
  45. ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Kansas State Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/kansas-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
  46. ↑ (English) Nebraska v. Missouri Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/nebraska/vs/missouri, retrieved May 18, 2017
  47. ↑ (English) Ohio State v. Illinois Series, winsipedia.com, http://www.winsipedia.com/illinois/vs/ohio-state, retrieved May 18, 2017
  48. ↑ (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
  49. ↑ (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

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