List of NCAA college football rivalry games

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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. Lafayette2006PLchampsboard.JPG
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.

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]

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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

GameTrophyTeamTeamFirst YearLatest YearMeetings
100 Miles of Hate Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky 1914202474
Air Force–Colorado State Ram–Falcon Trophy Air Force Colorado State 1957202462
Air Force–Hawaii Kuter Trophy Air Force Hawaii 1966202323
Akron–Kent State Wagon Wheel Akron Kent State 1923202366
Alabama–Clemson Alabama Clemson 1900201919
Alabama–Florida Alabama Florida 1916202142
Alabama–Georgia Alabama Georgia 1895202474
Alabama–Georgia Tech Alabama Georgia Tech 1902198452
Alabama–LSU Alabama LSU 1895202388
Alabama–Ole Miss Alabama Ole Miss 1894202371
Alabama–Penn State Alabama Penn State 1959201115
Apple Cup Apple Cup Trophy Washington Washington State 19002024116
Arizona–New Mexico Arizona New Mexico 1908202468
Arkansas–LSU Golden Boot Arkansas LSU 1901202470
Arkansas–Ole Miss Arkansas Ole Miss 1908202370
Arkansas–Texas Arkansas Texas 1894202179
Arkansas–Texas Tech Arkansas Texas Tech 1957201537
Army–Navy Game Secretary's Trophy Army Navy 18902023124
Army–Notre Dame Army Notre Dame 1913201651
Auburn–Clemson Auburn Clemson 1899201751
Auburn–Florida Auburn Florida 1912201984
Auburn–Georgia Tech Auburn Georgia Tech 1892200592
Auburn–Ole Miss Auburn Ole Miss 1928202348
Auburn–Tennessee Auburn Tennessee 1900202054
Auburn–Tulane Auburn Tulane 1902201938
Backyard Brawl Pittsburgh West Virginia 18952024107
Ball State–Northern Illinois Bronze Stalk Trophy Ball State Northern Illinois 1941202452
Battle for Highway 82 Alabama Mississippi State 18962023108
Battle for Nevada Fremont Cannon Nevada UNLV 1969202349
Battle for the Bell Victory Bell Cincinnati Miami (OH) 18882024128
Battle for the Bell The Bell Marshall Ohio 1905201960
Battle for the Bell The Bell Southern Miss Tulane 1979202333
Battle for the Belt The Belt South Alabama Troy 2012202413
Battle for the Bones The Bones Memphis UAB 1997202316
Battle for the Iron Skillet Iron Skillet SMU TCU 19152024103
Battle for the Palladium The Palladium Trophy Middle Tennessee Troy 1936202021
Battle for the Rag Tiger Rag LSU Tulane 1893200998
Battle for the Valley Valley Trophy Fresno State San José State 1921202487
Battle Line Rivalry Battle Line Trophy Arkansas Missouri 1906202315
Battle of I-10 Silver Spade New Mexico State UTEP 19142023100
Battle of the Brazos Baylor Texas A&M 18992011108
Battle of the Bricks Miami (OH) Ohio 19082024100
Battle of the Brothers Utah Utah State 18922024113
Battle of the Carolinas North Carolina South Carolina 1903202360
Battle on the Bayou Wooden Boot Louisiana Louisiana–Monroe 1951202359
Baylor–Houston Baylor Houston 1950202329
Baylor–Texas Tech Baylor Texas Tech 1929202483
Bedlam Series Bedlam Bell Oklahoma Oklahoma State 19042023118
Big Game The Axe California Stanford 18922023126
Bill Walsh Legacy Game San José State Stanford 1900201367
Black and Blue Bowl Memphis Southern Miss 1935201263
Bluebonnet Battle Bluebonnet Shield Baylor TCU 18992023119
Boise State–Fresno State Milk Can Boise State Fresno State 1977202325
Boise State–Nevada Boise State Nevada 1971202245
Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry) Bronze Boot Colorado State Wyoming 18992023115
Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry) Indian War Drum; Lamar Hunt Trophy Kansas Missouri 18912011120
Boston College–Clemson O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Boston College Clemson 1940202232
Boston College–UMass Boston College UMass 1899202128
Boston College–Virginia Tech Boston College Virginia Tech 1993202433
Bowling Green–Kent State Anniversary Award Bowling Green Kent State 1920202492
Bowling Green–Toledo Battle of I-75 Trophy Bowling Green Toledo 1919202489
Bridger's Battle Bridger Rifle Utah State Wyoming 1903202473
BYU–Utah State The Old Wagon Wheel BYU Utah State 1922202291
California–UCLA California UCLA 1933202394
Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan Central Michigan Eastern Michigan 19022024102
Central Michigan–Western Michigan Victory Cannon Central Michigan Western Michigan 1907202394
Chicago–Michigan Chicago Michigan 1892193926
Chicago–Purdue Chicago Purdue 1892193642
Cincinnati–Louisville The Keg of Nails Cincinnati Louisville 1929202254
Cincinnati–Memphis Cincinnati Memphis 1966202037
Cincinnati–UCF Cincinnati UCF 2015202410
Cincinnati–West Virginia Cincinnati West Virginia 1921202321
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Governor's Cup Georgia Georgia Tech 18932023117
Clemson–Florida State Clemson Florida State 1970202437
Clemson–Georgia Clemson Georgia 1897202466
Clemson–Georgia Tech Clemson Georgia Tech 1898202389
Coastal Carolina–Liberty Coastal Carolina Liberty 2003202015
Colorado–Kansas State Colorado Kansas State 1912202467
Colorado–Nebraska Colorado Nebraska 1898202473
Crab Bowl Classic Crab Bowl Trophy Maryland Navy 1905201021
Deeper than Hate Appalachian State Georgia Southern 1932202338
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Auburn Georgia 18922024129
Dick Tomey Legacy Game Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy Hawaii San José State 1936202346
Duel in the Desert Territorial Cup Arizona Arizona State 1899202397
Duke–North Carolina Victory Bell Duke North Carolina 18882024111
East Carolina–Marshall East Carolina Marshall 1967202317
East Carolina–NC State Victory Barrel East Carolina NC State 1970202232
Egg Bowl Golden Egg Trophy Mississippi State Ole Miss 19012023120
Farmageddon Iowa State Kansas State 19172023107
Florida–Florida State Makala Trophy, Florida Cup Florida Florida State 1958202367
Florida–Georgia Okefenokee Oar Florida Georgia 19152023101
Florida–Kentucky Florida Kentucky 1917202475
Florida–LSU Florida LSU 1937202370
Florida–Miami Florida Cup, Seminole War Canoe Florida Miami (FL) 1938202457
Florida–Tennessee Florida Tennessee 1916202454
Florida State–Miami Florida Cup Florida State Miami (FL) 1951202469
Florida State–Virginia Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Florida State Virginia 1992201919
Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl Ireland Trophy Boston College Notre Dame 1975202227
Fresno State–Hawaii Golden Screwdriver Fresno State Hawaii 1938202255
Fresno State–San Diego State Oil Can Fresno State San Diego State 1923202362
Friends of Coal Bowl Marshall West Virginia 1911201212
Georgia–South Carolina Georgia South Carolina 1894202376
Georgia–Tennessee Georgia Tennessee 1899202353
Georgia–Vanderbilt Georgia Vanderbilt 1893202383
Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech Tennessee 1902201744
Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Gold Cowbell Georgia Tech Vanderbilt 1892201638
Governors' Trophy Game The Governors' Perpetual Trophy Oregon Saint Mary's 1929195010
Green Line Rivalry Boston College Boston University 1893196232
Hawaii–Wyoming Paniolo Trophy Hawaii Wyoming 1978202328
Holy War BYU Utah 18962021101
Houston–Rice Bayou Bucket Houston Rice 1971202446
Houston–SMU Houston SMU 1975202237
Houston–Texas Tech Houston Texas Tech 1951202335
Houston–Tulsa Houston Tulsa 1950202246
I-35 Rivalry Texas State UTSA 201220246
Illinois–Indiana Illinois Indiana 1899202373
Illinois–Michigan Illinois Michigan 1898202498
Illinois–Missouri Illinois Missouri 1896201024
Illinois–Northwestern Land of Lincoln Trophy Illinois Northwestern 18922023117
Illinois–Ohio State Illibuck Trophy Illinois Ohio State 19022017103
Illinois–Purdue Purdue Cannon Illinois Purdue 18902024100
Indiana–Kentucky The Bourbon Barrel Indiana Kentucky 1893200536
Indiana–Michigan State Old Brass Spittoon Indiana Michigan State 1922202370
Indiana–Purdue Old Oaken Bucket Indiana Purdue 18912023125
Iowa–Iowa State Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa Iowa State 1894202471
Iowa–Minnesota Floyd of Rosedale Iowa Minnesota 18912024118
Iowa–Nebraska Heroes Trophy Iowa Nebraska 1891202354
Iowa–Wisconsin Heartland Trophy Iowa Wisconsin 1894202397
Iowa State–Missouri Telephone Trophy Iowa State Missouri 18962011104
Iron Bowl James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Alabama Auburn 1893202388
Kansas–Nebraska Kansas Nebraska 18922010117
Kansas State–Nebraska Kansas State Nebraska 1911201095
Kentucky–Louisville Governor's Cup Kentucky Louisville 1912202335
Kentucky–Tennessee Kentucky Tennessee 18932023119
Kentucky–Vanderbilt Kentucky Vanderbilt 1896202497
Keystone Classic Penn State Pittsburgh 18932019100
Lone Star Showdown Texas Texas A&M 18942011118
Louisiana–Louisiana Tech Louisiana Louisiana Tech 1910201587
Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe Louisiana Tech Louisiana–Monroe 1953200043
Louisville–Memphis Louisville Memphis 1948201343
Louisville–Miami Schnellenberger Trophy Louisville Miami (FL) 1933202417
LSU–Mississippi State LSU Mississippi State 18962023117
LSU–Texas A&M LSU Texas A&M 1899202463
Magnolia Bowl Magnolia Bowl Trophy LSU Ole Miss 18942024113
Maryland–Penn State Maryland Penn State 1917202347
Maryland–Virginia Maryland Virginia 1919202480
Maryland–West Virginia Maryland West Virginia 1919202153
Miami–Nebraska Miami (FL) Nebraska 1951201512
Miami–Virginia Tech Miami (FL) Virginia Tech 1953202441
Michigan–Michigan State Paul Bunyan Trophy Michigan Michigan State 18982024117
Michigan–Minnesota Little Brown Jug Michigan Minnesota 18922024106
Michigan–Northwestern George Jewitt Trophy Michigan Northwestern 1892202176
Michigan–Notre Dame Michigan Notre Dame 1887201944
Michigan–Penn State Michigan Penn State 1993202327
Michigan State–Notre Dame Megaphone Trophy Michigan State Notre Dame 1897201779
Michigan State–Penn State Land Grant Trophy Michigan State Penn State 1914202338
Mid–South Rivalry Memphis Ole Miss 1921201964
Minnesota–Nebraska $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy Minnesota Nebraska 1900202364
Minnesota–Penn State Governor's Victory Bell Minnesota Penn State 1993202216
Minnesota–Wisconsin Paul Bunyan's Axe Minnesota Wisconsin 18902023133
Missouri–Nebraska Victory Bell Missouri Nebraska 18922010104
Missouri–Oklahoma Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe Missouri Oklahoma 1902201196
Modern Day Hate Georgia Southern Georgia State 2014202411
Navy–SMU Gansz Trophy Navy SMU 1930202325
Navy–Notre Dame Rip Miller Trophy Navy Notre Dame 1927202497
NC State–Wake Forest NC State Wake Forest 18952024118
Nebraska–Oklahoma Nebraska Oklahoma 1912202389
Nebraska–Wisconsin Freedom Trophy Nebraska Wisconsin 1901202317
North Carolina–NC State North Carolina NC State 18942023113
North Carolina–Wake Forest North Carolina Wake Forest 18882022110
Northwestern–Notre Dame Northwestern Notre Dame 1889201849
Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame Pittsburgh 1909202373
Notre Dame–Purdue Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame Purdue 1896202488
Notre Dame–Stanford Legends Trophy Notre Dame Stanford 1925202438
Notre Dame–USC Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame USC 1926202394
Ohio State–Penn State Ohio State Penn State 1912202339
Oklahoma State–Tulsa Oklahoma State Tulsa 1914202476
Ole Miss–Tulane Ole Miss Tulane 1893202373
Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Ole Miss Vanderbilt 1894202398
Oregon–Oregon State [1] Platypus Trophy Oregon Oregon State 18942024128
Oregon–Washington Oregon Washington 19002023116
Pacific–San José State Victory Bell Pacific San José State 1895199572
Paint Bucket Bowl Arkansas State Memphis 1914202362
Palmetto Bowl Clemson South Carolina 18962023120
Penn State–Syracuse Penn State Syracuse 1922201371
Penn State–West Virginia Penn State West Virginia 1904202461
Pittsburgh–Syracuse Pittsburgh Syracuse 1916202480
Red River Rivalry Golden Hat Oklahoma Texas 19002024120
Rice–SMU Mayor's Cup Rice SMU 1916202391
Rice–Texas Rice Texas 1914202397
Rio Grande Rivalry New Mexico New Mexico State 18942024114
Rivalry in Dixie Louisiana Tech Southern Miss 1935202153
Rocky Mountain Showdown Centennial Cup Colorado Colorado State 1893202493
Royal Rivalry Royal Rivalry Trophy James Madison Old Dominion 201120234
Rumble in the Rockies Colorado Utah 1903202370
Safeway Bowl North Texas SMU 1922202343
Shula Bowl Don Shula Award Florida Atlantic FIU 2002202422
South Carolina–Tennessee South Carolina Tennessee 1903202342
South's Oldest Rivalry North Carolina Virginia 18922024129
Southwest Classic Southwest Classic Trophy Arkansas Texas A&M 1903202481
Stanford–USC Stanford USC 19052023103 [2] [3]
Sunflower ShowdownGovernor's Cup Kansas Kansas State 19022024122
Syracuse–UConn Syracuse UConn 2004202212
Syracuse–West Virginia Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy Syracuse West Virginia 1945201861
TCU–Texas TCU Texas 1897202394
TCU–Texas A&M TCU Texas A&M 1897200192
TCU–Texas Tech Saddle Trophy TCU Texas Tech 1926202467
Techmo Bowl Georgia Tech Virginia Tech 1990202420
Tennessee–Vanderbilt Tennessee Vanderbilt 18922023118
Texas–Texas Tech Chancellor's Spurs Texas Texas Tech 1928202373
Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas A&M Texas Tech 1927201170
Textile Bowl Textile Bowl Clemson NC State 1899202492
The Game Michigan Ohio State 18972023118
The Old Mountain Feud Appalachian State Marshall 1977202417
Third Saturday in October Alabama Tennessee 19012024107
Tiger Bowl Auburn LSU 1901202358
UConn–UMass UConn UMass 1897202377
UCLA–USC Victory Bell UCLA USC 1929202393
Virginia Tech–West Virginia Black Diamond Trophy Virginia Tech West Virginia 1912202254
Virginia–Virginia Tech Commonwealth Cup Virginia Virginia Tech 18952023104
War on I–4 War on I–4 Trophy UCF South Florida 2005202214

Rivalries involving more than two teams

SeriesTrophyTeamsFirst 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
Tri-State Big Three Old Ironsides Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia 1900
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

GameTrophyTeamTeamFirst YearLatest YearMeetings
Battle for Chief Caddo Chief Caddo Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin 1924202477
Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket Brice-Cowell Musket Maine New Hampshire 19032023113
Battle for the Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe Cal Poly UC Davis 1939202349
Battle of the Bay Hampton Norfolk State 1963202459
Battle of the Blue Battle of the Blue Trophy Delaware Villanova 1895202357
Battle of the Border Lamar McNeese 1951202341
Battle of the Domes The Potato State Trophy Idaho Idaho State 1916202345
Bayou Classic Grambling State Southern 1974202375
Beehive Bowl Southern Utah Weber State 1984202129
Brawl of the Wild The Great Divide Trophy Montana Montana State 18972023122
Brown–Rhode Island Governor's Cup Brown Rhode Island 19092024108
Butler–Valparaiso Hoosier Helmet Trophy Butler Valparaiso 1927202383
Capital Cup Capital Cup Richmond William & Mary 18982023134
Causeway Classic Causeway Trophy Sacramento State UC Davis 1954202370
Colgate–Cornell Colgate Cornell 18962024105
Cornell–Dartmouth Cornell Dartmouth 19002023106
Cornell–Penn Trustees' Cup Cornell Penn 18932023129
Dartmouth–Harvard Dartmouth Harvard 18822023126
Delaware–Lehigh Delaware Lehigh 1912201047
Delaware–William & Mary Delaware William & Mary 1915202244
Eastern Kentucky–Morehead State Old Hawg Rifle Eastern Kentucky Morehead State 1924202474
Eastern Washington–Portland State The Dam Cup Eastern Washington Portland State 1968202345
Empire Clash The Golden Apple Trophy Albany Stony Brook 1995202325
Empire State Bowl Empire Cup Columbia Cornell 18892023110
EWU–UM Governors Cup The Governors Cup Eastern Washington Montana 1967202450
Florida Classic Bethune–Cookman Florida A&M 1925202378
Fordham–Holy Cross Ram–Crusader Cup Fordham Holy Cross 1902202462
Furman–Wofford Furman Wofford 1889202397
Grand Canyon Rivalry HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Northern Arizona Southern Utah 1982202126
Granite Bowl Granite Bowl Dartmouth New Hampshire 1901202342
Harvard–Penn Harvard Penn 1881202393
Harvard–Princeton Harvard Princeton 18772024116
Howard–Morgan State Howard Morgan State 1899202389
Idaho–Montana Little Brown Stein Idaho Montana 1903202389
Jackson State–Southern BoomBox Classic Jackson State Southern 1929202471
Labor Day Classic Durley-Nicks Trophy Prairie View A&M Texas Southern 1947202480
Liberty Cup Liberty Cup Columbia Fordham 1890201524
Magic City Classic Magic City Classic Trophy Alabama A&M Alabama State 1924202489
McNeese–Northwestern State McNeese Northwestern State 1951202172
Mid-America Classic Mid-America Classic Eastern Illinois Illinois State 19012024112
Military Classic of the South Silver Shako The Citadel VMI 1920202480
North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central 1922202496
North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State North Carolina A&T South Carolina State 1924202460
North Dakota–North Dakota State Nickel Trophy North Dakota North Dakota State 18942024117
North Dakota–South Dakota Sitting Bull Trophy North Dakota South Dakota 19032023100
North Dakota State–South Dakota State Dakota Marker North Dakota State South Dakota State 19032024116
Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State Southeastern Louisiana 1935202368
NSU Challenge NSU Trophy Nicholls Northwestern State 1973202250
Penn–Princeton Penn Princeton 18762023114
Princeton–Yale Princeton Yale 18732023145
Red Beans and Rice Bowl 50 Pound Iron Pot Central Arkansas McNeese 1994201913
Richmond–VMI Richmond VMI 1893201590
River Bell Classic River Bell Trophy Nicholls Southeastern Louisiana 1972202334
Route 1 Rivalry First State Cup Delaware Delaware State 2007202211
Soul Bowl Alcorn State Jackson State 1927202388
South Dakota Showdown Series South Dakota South Dakota State 18892024119
State Fair Classic Grambling State Prairie View A&M 1925202377
The Battle for Greater Baltimore Morgan State Towson 1979202429
The Citadel–Furman The Citadel Furman 19132024104
The Citadel–Wofford Big Dog Trophy The Citadel Wofford 1916202377
The Game Harvard Yale 18752023139
The Real HU Hampton Howard 1908202499
The Rivalry Lafayette Lehigh 18842023159
VMI–William & Mary VMI William & Mary 1905202489

Rivalries involving more than two teams

SeriesTrophyTeamsFirst 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.

GameTrophyTeamTeamFirst YearLatest YearMeetings
Akron–Youngstown State Steel Tire Akron Youngstown State 1940199535
Ball State–Indiana State Blue Key Victory Bell Ball State Indiana State 19242023 [4] 64
Battle for the Paddle Paddle Trophy Nicholls Texas State 19802019 [5] 31
Battle for the Red Belt Red Belt Murray State Western Kentucky 1931200867
Battle of the Bluegrass Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky 1914202486
Battle of the Palouse Idaho [upper-alpha 1] Washington State 18942022 [6] 92
Boston College–Holy Cross Boston College Holy Cross 1896202384
Colgate–Syracuse Colgate Syracuse 18912023 [7] 68
Lamar–Louisiana Sabine Shoe Lamar Louisiana 1923201234
Louisiana–McNeese Cajun Crown Louisiana McNeese 19512016 [8] 38
Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana Cypress Mug Louisiana Southeastern Louisiana 1930202241
Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern State 1952200548
Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State Louisiana Tech Northwestern State 19072023 [9] 80
Norfolk State–Old Dominion Norfolk State Old Dominion 20112019 [10] 4
Rhode Island–UConn Rhode Island UConn 1897201894
Temple–Villanova Mayor's Cup Temple Villanova 1928201834
VMI–Virginia Tech VMI Virginia Tech 18941984 [11] 79

NCAA Division II

GameTrophyTeamTeamFirst YearLatest YearMeetings
26th Street TussleKey to the City [12] Augustana (SD) Sioux Falls 1922202229
Anchor-Bone ClassicAnchor-Bone Trophy [13] Ferris State Grand Valley State 1971202454
Battle for the Peach Basket Peach State Bragging Trophy (The Peach Basket) Valdosta State West Georgia 19832023 [lower-alpha 2] 43
Battle in Seattle Cascade Cup Central Washington Western Washington 19222008 [lower-alpha 3] 101
Battle for the Bit Fairmont State Glenville State 1909202297
Battle for the Nyikos CupNyikos Cup Colorado Mesa Colorado Mines 1975202448
Battle for the Sledge [14] [15] Southwest Minnesota State Winona State 1970202252
Battle of the Ravine Henderson State Ouachita Baptist 1895202396
Battle of the Timberlands Arkansas-Monticello Southern Arkansas 1913202398
Battle of the Valleys Grand Valley State Saginaw Valley State 1975202352
Black Hills Brawl Homestake Trophy Black Hills State South Dakota Mines 18952024139
Bronze Derby Newberry Presbyterian FCS19132006 [lower-alpha 4] 93
Coal Bowl Coal Miners Pail Trophy [16] California (PA) Indiana (PA) 1908202398
Catawba−Lenoir–Rhyne Catawba Lenoir–Rhyne 19072022101
Chile Bowl [17] Eastern New Mexico Western New Mexico 1934202261
Coastal ClassicCoastal Classic Trophy [18] Florida Tech West Florida 20162019 [lower-alpha 5] 5
Colorado ClassicColorado Classic Trophy Adams State Western Colorado 1934202174
Dog FightThe Bone Trophy [19] Minnesota–Duluth St. Cloud State 19332019 [lower-alpha 6] 52
East Central−Southeastern Oklahoma StateGreat American Trophy East Central Southeastern Oklahoma State 19092021106
Elm City rivalry New Haven Southern Connecticut 1981202334
Fountain City Classic Albany State Fort Valley State 1924202389
Heritage Bell Delta State Mississippi College 1979202343
Milk Jug [20] Clarion Slippery Rock 1910202183
Miner's BowlMiner's Helmet and Axe [21] Missouri Southern Pittsburg State 1968202153
Miner's Cup [22] Michigan Tech Northern Michigan 1920202396
Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State Missouri Western Northwest Missouri State 1981202243
The Musket Adams State Fort Lewis 1963202159
Niagara Cup [23] Gannon Mercyhurst 1991202124
North Alabama−West Alabama North Alabama FCS West Alabama 19492017 [lower-alpha 7] 71
Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri State Pittsburg State 1932202356
Old Hickory Stick Game Hickory Stick Northwest Missouri State Truman State 1908201191
President's Cup President's Cup Central Oklahoma Northeastern State 1912202383
Traveling Trophy [24] Ashland Hillsdale 1970202145
Turnpike Tussle Emporia State Washburn 18992023119
Wagon Wheel Eastern New Mexico West Texas A&M 1945202236
Wooden Shoes Trophy Grand Valley State Wayne State 1975202142

NCAA Division III

GameTrophyTeamTeamFirst YearLatest YearMeetings
Academic Bowl Academic Bowl Carnegie Mellon Case Western Reserve 1986202337
Admiral's CupAdmiral's Cup [25] Maine Maritime Mass Maritime 1973201947
Backyard Brawl Millsaps Mississippi College 19202013 [lower-alpha 8] 52
Baird Brothers Trophy Case Western Reserve Wooster 19842012 [26] 25
Battle for the Border ClawBorder Claw Trophy East Texas Baptist Louisiana Christian NAIA1947 [27] 201922
Battle for the DrumThe Drum [28] Occidental Pomona–Pitzer 1895 [lower-alpha 9] 2019112
Battle for the Wagon Conestoga Wagon [29] Dickinson Franklin & Marshall 18892023114
Battle of Sixth StreetBattle of Sixth Street Trophy [30] [31] Claremont–Mudd–Scripps Pomona–Pitzer 1959 [lower-alpha 10] 2019
Biggest Little Game In America Amherst Williams 18842023137
The Book of Knowledge [32] Carleton Macalester 1898201967
The Bridge BowlBridge Bowl Trophy Mount St. Joseph Thomas More (KY) NAIA19902013 [33] [lower-alpha 11] 18
Bronze Ball Anderson (IN) Manchester (IN) 19452019
The Bronze Turkey Game or Turkey BowlThe Bronze Turkey Trophy [34] Knox (IL) Monmouth (IL) 18882023134
Centennial Cup [35] Hobart Rochester 18922019112
Cereal BowlGoat Trophy Carleton St. Olaf 1919 [36] 2019100
The Chowder Bowl Mass Maritime SUNY Maritime 2007201912
Cortaca Jug Ithaca SUNY Cortland 1930202381
Cranberry BowlThe Scoop [37] Bridgewater State Mass Maritime 1974201946
Cuyahoga Gold Bowl GameCuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy Baldwin Wallace John Carroll 1923 [38] 201959
Doehling-Heselton Memorial Trophy Lawrence Ripon 18932023121
Dutchman's Shoes RPI Union (NY) 18862023120
Edmund Orgill Trophy Rhodes Sewanee 1899 [lower-alpha 12] 202390
Founders Trophy Chicago Washington (MO) 1933201938
Gate City Soup Bowl Greensboro Guilford 1997 [39] 201620
Gettysburg–McDaniel Gettysburg McDaniel 1891201973
Goal Post Trophy [40] Juniata Susquehanna 1923201974
The Hammer [41] Augsburg Hamline 1926201979
Helmet Trophy Anna Maria Castleton 2009201911
Tommie-Johnnie GameThe Holy Grail Saint John's (MN) St. Thomas (MN) FCS19012019 [lower-alpha 13] 89
Johns Hopkins–McDaniel Maryland Railroad Lantern Johns Hopkins McDaniel 18942023101
Keystone Cup [43] Delaware Valley Widener 1977201942
Lefse BowlThe Troll Trophy [44] Concordia (Moorhead) St. Olaf 1921201970
Lincoln Football Trophy [45] Franklin & Marshall Gettysburg 18902023108
Little Brass Bell [46] North Central (IL) Wheaton (IL) 19002019101
Little Brown Bucket [47] Dickinson Gettysburg 1892202388
Maple Sap Bucket [48] Castleton Norwich 2009202112
Mercer County Cup Grove City Thiel 1892 [49] 2019106
Monon Bell Classic Monon Bell DePauw Wabash 18902023129
Occidental–Whittier Myron Claxton's Shoes Occidental Whittier 19012019 [lower-alpha 14] 111
Old Red Lantern [50] Denison Wooster 1889201988
Old Rocking Chair ClassicMac-Jack Rocking Chair [51] Hamilton Middlebury 19112019
Oldest College Rivalry West of the Mississippi [52] Coe Cornell (IA) 18912019129
Paint Bucket [53] Hamline Macalester 18872019120
Pynchon Saw GamePynchon Saw Trophy Springfield College (MA) Western New England University (MA) 201320197
Seafaring Scuffle Merchant Marine SUNY Maritime 2009201911
Secretaries Cup Coast Guard Merchant Marine 1949202352
Smudge Pot Trophy GameThe Smudge PotCalifornia Lutheran UniversityUniversity of Redlands2012202311 [54]
The Little Army-Navy GameThe Mug [55] Coast Guard Norwich Cadet 1929202193
Steven Dean Memorial Trophy Catholic Georgetown FCS1976201919
The Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon) The Game Ball Hampden–Sydney Randolph–Macon 18932023127
The Regents Cup Frostburg State D-II Salisbury 19732018 [56] 46
The Stagg Hat [57] Lycoming Susquehanna 1949201955
Transit Trophy Game The Transit Trophy RPI WPI 18942023115
Trinity–Wesleyan football rivalry Trinity Wesleyan 18852023122
The Trophy [58] Pacific Lutheran Puget Sound 1931202298
Victory Bell ClassicVictory Bell [59] Franklin (IN) Hanover 1898201989
Wagon Wheel Lewis & Clark Willamette 19492019
War on I-94 Trophy [60] Wisconsin–Eau Claire Wisconsin–Stout 1917201997
Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup King's (PA) Wilkes 1996 [lower-alpha 15] 2019
Wooden Shoes Rivalry Trophy Hope College (MI) Kalamazoo College (MI) 1910201995
Notes
  1. The list only shows games that have an associated Wikipedia article for either the name of the game or the trophy. Other series have been played more times than games listed here that have no Wikipedia article. For example, in the FBS, Washington State and Oregon State have played more than 100 times, and in the FCS, Harvard and Brown have played over 100 times.
  2. Rivalry ended after the 2023 season, with West Georgia moving to Division I FCS in 2024.
  3. Rivalry ended after the 2008 season, when Western Washington cut its football program.
  4. Rivalry ended after the 2006 season, with Presbyterian moving to Division I FCS in 2007.
  5. Rivalry ended in 2019 due to Florida Tech cutting its football program.
  6. Rivalry ended when St. Cloud State cut its football program in fall of 2020.
  7. Rivalry ended after the 2017 season, with North Alabama moving to Division I FCS in 2018.
  8. Rivalry ended when Mississippi College rejoined NCAA Division II in 2014.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Thomas More, which had left the NAIA for NCAA Division III in 1990, returned to the NAIA in 2019, and moved to NCAA Division II in 2023.
  12. This is the year the rivalry began. The Edmund Orgill Trophy was first competed for in 1954.
  13. The 2020 game, which was intended to be the last in the rivalry, was not held due to COVID-19. St. Thomas involuntarily left the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in spring 2021, joining the Division I Summit League for most non-football sports and the FCS Pioneer Football League. [42]
  14. Rivalry ended with Occidental's discontinuation of its football program amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and Whittier's discontinuation of football following the 2022 season.
  15. 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.

Rivalries involving more than two teams

SeriesTrophyTeamsFirst 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

Following are the longest active continuously-played series in NCAA college football. [61] [62] [63] [64] [ 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.

SeriesContinuous
since
Series nickname / TrophyNCAA Div.First meetingSeries leaderNotes
LehighLafayette 1897 The Rivalry FCS 1884LafayetteMost played series in college football. [62] 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.
MinnesotaWisconsin 1907 Paul Bunyan's Axe FBS 1890Wisconsin Most played series in FBS [61]
North Carolina StateWake Forest 1910 NC State–Wake Forest rivalry FBS1895NC State
OklahomaOklahoma State [65] [66] 1910 Bedlam Series FBS1904OklahomaThe 2023 game was the last for the foreseeable future, with Oklahoma joining the Southeastern Conference for 2024 and beyond. [67]
KansasKansas State [68] 1911 Sunflower Showdown FBS1902Kansas
Iowa StateKansas State [69] 1917 Farmageddon FBS1917Iowa StateLongest never interrupted series in FBS [70]
North CarolinaVirginia [71] 1919 South's Oldest Rivalry FBS1892North 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). [61] 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 seventeen 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.

SeriesContinuous
years
LengthNCAA Div.First meetingNotes / reason for interruption
ClemsonSouth Carolina [61] 1909–2019111 years FBS 1896Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
WabashDePauw [72] 1911–2019109 years Div. III 1890Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
NebraskaKansas [61] 1906–2010105 yearsFBS1892Longest continuous series in FBS before interruption
Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten
MichiganOhio State 1918–2019102 yearsFBS1897Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
DartmouthCornell 1919–2019101 years FCS 1900Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
PennCornell 1919–2019101 yearsFCS1893Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
PurdueIndiana 1920–2019100 yearsFBS1891Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
TexasTexas A&M [61] 1915–201197 yearsFBS1894Ended by Texas A&M's move to the SEC; resuming in 2024 with Texas' move to the SEC
OklahomaKansas [61] 1903–199795 yearsFBS1903Longest 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
MissouriKansas [61] 1919–201193 yearsFBS1891Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC
MissouriIowa State [61] 1919–201193 yearsFBS1896Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC
NebraskaIowa State [73] 1921–201090 yearsFBS1896Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten
DukeGeorgia Tech [74] 1933–202290 yearsFBS1933Rivalry pre-dates Georgia Tech's admission into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1983. Ended by changes to the ACC's scheduling format effective in 2023.
NebraskaKansas State [75] 1922–201089 yearsFBS1911Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten
NebraskaMissouri [76] 1922–201089 yearsFBS1892Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten
Ohio StateIllinois [77] 1914–200289 yearsFBS1902Ended by Big Ten's change to non-round robin scheduling
PresbyterianNewberry [78] [79] 1919–200688 years Div. II 1913Ended by Presbyterian's move to Division I

See also

Notes

  1. Idaho returned to FCS in 2018, joining the Big Sky Conference

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