Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry

The Valdosta State–West Georgia Rivalry
Battle for the Peach Basket

Valdosta State West Georgia
Sport	Football
First meeting	1983 Valdosta State 20, West Georgia 13
Latest meeting	November 16, 2019 Valdosta State 42, West Georgia 14
Trophy	The Peach Basket
Statistics
Meetings total	39
All-time series	Valdosta State leads 26–13
Current win streak	Valdosta State, 2 (2018-present)

Valdosta State University

University of West Georgia

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Locations in Georgia (U.S. state)

The Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry, commonly known as the Battle for the Peach Basket, is a college football rivalry game between two public universities in the U.S. state of Georgia, Valdosta State University Blazers and the University of West Georgia Wolves that compete for the Peach Basket. The current winner is Valdosta State, who won, 42-14, on November 16, 2019. Valdosta State leads the all-time series, 25–13.

History

The Blazers and Wolves have played every year since 1983 in the Gulf South Conference. In that span, Valdosta State has won three national championships. Under head coach Will Hall, West Georgia has gained some momentum in the rivalry. The Wolves upset Valdosta State in 2014 in the playoffs, the Wolves lost 40-6 in the regular season that year.

Game results

Valdosta State victories

West Georgia victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1983		Valdosta State	20–13
2	1984		Valdosta State	20–13
3	1985	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–12
4	1986	Carrollton	Valdosta State	41–26
5	1987	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–14
6	1988	Carrollton	Valdosta State	17–14
7	1989	Valdosta	Valdosta State	34–16
8	1990	Carrollton	Valdosta State	37–2
9	1991	Valdosta	Valdosta State	38–37
10	1992	Carrollton	West Georgia	42–28
11	1993	Carrollton	West Georgia	23–16
12	1994	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–33
13	1995	Carrollton	West Georgia	44–6
14	1996	Valdosta	West Georgia	42–21
15	1997	Carrollton	West Georgia	35–21
16	1998	Carrollton	West Georgia	26–13
17	1999	Valdosta	West Georgia	23–16
18	2000	Carrollton	Valdosta State	45–35
19	2001	Valdosta	Valdosta State	31–6
20	2002	Carrollton	Valdosta State	19–3

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
21	2003	Valdosta	Valdosta State	30–17
22	2004	Carrollton	Valdosta State	35–12
23	2005	Valdosta	West Georgia	29–15
24	2006	Carrollton	Valdosta State	38–13
25	2007	Valdosta	Valdosta State	35–10
26	2008	Valdosta	Valdosta State	41–14
27	2009	Carrollton	Valdosta State	31–20
28	2010	Valdosta	Valdosta State	31–13
29	2011	Valdosta	West Georgia	23–20
30	2012	Carrollton	Valdosta State	42–7
31	2013	Carrollton	Valdosta State	35–30
32	2014	Valdosta	Valdosta State	40–6
33	2014*	Valdosta	West Georgia	31–17
34	2015	Carrollton	West Georgia	49–28
35	2015*	Carrollton	West Georgia	27–20
36	2016	Valdosta	Valdosta State	38–27
37	2017	Carrollton	West Georgia	42–13
38	2018	Valdosta	Valdosta State	47–31
39	2019	Carrollton	Valdosta State	42–14
Series: Valdosta State leads 26–13

• Both the 2014* and 2015* match-ups were in post-season play

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games