List of NCAA college football rivalry games
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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.
Contents |
[edit] NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
[edit] NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
[edit] NCAA Division II
[edit] NCAA Division III
[edit] See also
- Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy (Top team in the Northeast)
- College rivalry
- List of black college football classics
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Battle for the Bell has been temporarily interrupted with Marshall’s move to Conference USA; however, the series is set to resume in 2010.
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. The two teams did not actually Battle for The Rag until November 29, 1941.
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. The Peace Pipe was instated as a trophy for the first time in 1980, beginning the Battle of I-75.
- ^ Until 1959, the Battle of the Palmetto State was played on a Thursday at the State Fair and was known as Big Thursday.
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. The Stanford Axe was designated as the trophy for the Big Game beginning in 1933.
- ^ Since 2004, the Border War between Kansas and Missouri has been officially branded as the Border Showdown, although fans, students, and alumni continue to use the historical name.
- ^ Platypus Trophy awarded 1959-1961, and as of 2007, to the winning school's alumni association.
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. Floyd of Rosedale was introduced in 1935.
- ^ http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/9364/smu-and-navy-to-play-for-gansz-trophy
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. The Heartland Trophy was introduced in 2004.
- ^ a b The Sweet Sioux Tomahawk was retired after the 2008 game, to comply with NCAA rules on Native American imagery. It was replaced with the Land of Lincoln Trophy for the 2009 game; the series of games continues without interruption.
- ^ The Legends Trophy was first awarded in 1989 and is made of Irish crystal and California redwood.
- ^ Regular series began in 1988; teams also met in 1925 Rose Bowl and in 1942, 1963, and 1964
- ^ The Lone Star Showdown officially applies to all contests between the two schools, not just football. The trophy is awarded annually based upon a point system covering multiple sports, including football.
- ^ Until 2005, the Red River Rivalry was called the Red River Shootout.
- ^ The Sunflower Showdown officially applies to all contests between the two schools, not just football. The Governor's Cup is a trophy specifically for the winner of the football game.
- ^ Although there is no official trophy for the Ohio State Michigan game, Ohio State players are traditionally given a pair of "Gold Pants", a small golden charm of football pants worn by football players on necklaces, if they win.
- ^ The War Canoe Trophy series was interrupted in 1987 but subsequently renewed.
- ^ Officially, this is the Georgia–Florida Game or Florida–Georgia Game, depending on the designated home team in this neutral-site game. The name The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is unofficial and discouraged from use by the universities; they prohibit the media from referring to it as such.
- ^ The rivalry began in 1924. The first Battle for Chief Caddo was in 1961. Chief Caddo is the largest trophy in college sports, standing at over 7 feet (2.1 m) tall.
- ^ The rivalry began in 1932. The first Battle for the Old Mountain Jug was in 1976.
- ^ The Battle for the Ol' School Bell was discontinued when Troy State, now known as Troy University, moved up to Division I-A (now the Football Bowl Subdivision) in 2001.
- ^ Brawl of the Wild: Celebrating the 100th Griz-Cat game at www.missoulian.com.
- ^ The Great Divide Trophy was first awarded in 2001.
- ^ First called the I-64 Bowl in 1984. This is the most played rivalry in the South.
- ^ The rivalry began in 1903. The first Dakota Marker game was in 2004.
- ^ The Magic City Classic at www.themagiccityclassic.com
- ^ The rivalry began in 1920. The first Silver Shako game was in 1976.
- ^ Though The Rivalry is not the oldest rivalry in NCAA Football, it is the most played and the longest uninterrupted rivalry. Since the first game in 1884, the Lafayette Leopards and the Lehigh Engineers/Mountain Hawks have met 144 times and only missed one year (1896).
- ^ The first Hoosier Rivalry game occurred in 1927 when the Butler Bulldogs played the Valpo Crusaders. The rivalry continued through the years in the Indiana Collegiate Conference (College Division), the Heartland Conference (Division II), and presently the Pioneer League (Division I FCS). The series' first season where a trophy was awarded was in 2006.
- ^ http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090909/SPORTS07/909090307/1028/Hens--Hornets-to-play-for-First-State-Cup
- ^ The first Nickel Trophy game was in 1938. The series has been suspended since North Dakota State moved from Division II to the Championship Subdivision. The University of North Dakota announced its intention to move to Division I in 2006 and there is some hope the rivalry game will be reinstated.
- ^ The South Dakota State University/University of South Dakota Rivalry, which began in 1889, is believed to be the oldest rivalry between a "(Enter State Name) State University" and a "University of (Enter State Name)" school.
- ^ The South Dakota State University/University of South Dakota rivalry is a one forged in the love for competition, but has since developed into a symbol for the pure hatred the two schools have for one another. The rivalry "ended" in 2003 when South Dakota State University made the successful transition to Division I, however, many hope the rivalry can be rekindled if the University of South Dakota successfully survives their transfer to Division I.
- ^ http://www.fsubroncos.com/tworiversclassic.html
- ^ 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 the U. of I. (formerly Indiana Central) Greyhounds in the Heartland Conference. The series lasted for 21 years until the last game in 1992 when Butler moved to Division I FCS (formerly NCAA I-AA) the following season.
- ^ This is the year the rivalry began. The Edmund Orgill Trophy was first competed for in 1954.[1]
- ^ 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.
