Valley City State–Jamestown football rivalry

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Valley City State–Jamestown football rivalry
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SportCollege football
Teams
First meeting1909
Latest meeting2024
Jamestown, 28-17
Next meetingTBD
Stadiums Lokken Stadium (VCSU), Rollie Greeno Field (UJ)
TrophyPaint Bucket
Statistics
Meetings total126
All-time seriesValley City State leads, 65–56–5
Trophy seriesValley City State leads, 44–34
Largest victoryJamestown, 53-0 (1968)
Longest win streakValley City State, 9 (1946–1954)
Current win streakJamestown, 1 (2024–present)
Valley City State-Jamestown football rivalry
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62miles
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Jamestown
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Valley City
Locations of Valley City State and Jamestown

The Paint Bucket Rivalry is an annual college football game in the US state of North Dakota, between the Valley City State University Vikings and the University of Jamestown Jimmies. [1] [2] [3] The rivalry, one of the oldest in the NAIA, dates back to 1909 and symbolizes the fierce local pride between the two North Dakota schools located 35 miles apart.

Since 1961, the two teams have played for the Paint Bucket, a traveling trophy introduced to promote sportsmanship and discourage vandalism between the campuses. The name originates from the tradition of painting the winning team's colors on the trophy's bucket. Valley City State leads the all-time series 65–56–5 and the Paint Bucket series 44–34.

Game results

Pre-1961 Results
SeasonWinnerScoreLoserLocationNotes
1930Valley City State Teachers College19–12JamestownValley City, ND
1931Jamestown47–0Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1932Jamestown33–0Valley City StateValley City, ND
1933Jamestown42–0Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1934Jamestown13–0Valley City StateValley City, ND
1935Tie0–0—Valley City, ND
1936Jamestown38–0Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1937Jamestown39–6Valley City StateValley City, ND
1938Valley City State Teachers College6–0JamestownValley City, ND
1939Jamestown19–13Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1940Jamestown20–6Valley City StateValley City, ND
1941Jamestown41–14Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1942Jamestown12–0Valley City StateValley City, ND
1943–45No games played (WWII)
1946Valley City State Teachers College19–0JamestownValley City, ND
1947Valley City State Teachers College12–0JamestownJamestown, ND
1948Valley City State Teachers College20–7JamestownValley City, ND
1949Valley City State Teachers College45–0JamestownJamestown, ND
1950Valley City State Teachers College7–0JamestownValley City, ND
1951Valley City State Teachers College21–0JamestownJamestown, ND
1952Valley City State Teachers College12–0JamestownValley City, ND
1953Valley City State Teachers College33–0JamestownJamestown, ND
1954Valley City State Teachers College32–13JamestownValley City, ND
1955Jamestown21–0Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1956Tie0–0—Valley City, ND
1957Jamestown6–0Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1958Valley City State Teachers College19–13JamestownValley City, ND
1959Valley City State Teachers College21–12JamestownJamestown, ND
1960Valley City State Teachers College16–7JamestownValley City, ND
Paint Bucket Results (1961–present)
SeasonWinnerScoreLoserLocationNotes
1961Jamestown College14–13Valley City State TeachersJamestown, ND
1962Valley City State Teachers20–7Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1963Valley City State College45–0Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1964Valley City State College21–6Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1965Valley City State College19–14Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1966Jamestown College26–12Valley City State CollegeValley City, ND
1967Jamestown College34–20Valley City State CollegeJamestown, ND
1968Jamestown College53–0Valley City State CollegeValley City, ND
1969Jamestown College54–20Valley City State CollegeJamestown, ND
1970Jamestown College48–0Valley City State CollegeValley City, ND
1971Jamestown College20–6Valley City State CollegeJamestown, ND
1972Valley City State College13–0Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1973Valley City State College27–8Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1974Valley City State College34–20Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1975Valley City State College16–12Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1976Valley City State College13–10Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1977Valley City State College28–14Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1978Valley City State College14–13Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1979Jamestown College21–14Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1980Valley City State College22–20Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1981Jamestown College16–10Valley City StateJamestown, ND
1982Valley City State College7–6Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
1983Valley City State College7–3Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
1984Jamestown College21–13Valley City StateValley City, ND
1985Valley City State College28–14Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
October 18, 1986Valley City State College35–28Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
October 17, 1987Valley City State28–6Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
October 8, 1988Valley City State18–13Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
October 7, 1989Valley City State34–13Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
September 15, 1990Jamestown College19–18Valley City StateValley City, ND
October 20, 1990Valley City State34–20Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND*Non-conference
September 14, 1991Jamestown College20–19Valley City StateJamestown, ND
October 19, 1991Jamestown College44–22Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 12, 1992Jamestown College19–13Valley City StateJamestown, ND
October 12, 1992Jamestown College42–7Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 11, 1993Jamestown College28–21Valley City StateJamestown, ND
October 9, 1993Jamestown College42–19Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 10, 1994Jamestown College40–25Valley City StateValley City, ND
October 1, 1994Jamestown College26–19Valley City StateJamestown, ND
September 2, 1995Valley City State20–17Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
September 7, 1996Valley City State24–13Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
September 7, 1996Valley City State20–14Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND*Non-conference
September 6, 1997Jamestown College20–0Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 5, 1998Jamestown College27–24Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 4, 1999Valley City State48–20Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
October 30, 2000Valley City State27–25Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
September 29, 2001Valley City State33–14Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
September 28, 2002Valley City State24–13Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
September 26, 2003Jamestown College17–13Valley City StateJamestown, ND
September 18, 2004Jamestown College18–15Valley City StateValley City, ND
September 17, 2005Valley City State20–19Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
September 23, 2006Valley City State7–6Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
September 29, 2007Jamestown College42–7Valley City StateJamestown, ND
September 20, 2008Jamestown College24–21Valley City StateJamestown, ND
November 8, 2008Jamestown College35–31Valley City StateValley City, ND
October 31, 2009Jamestown College38–19Valley City StateValley City, ND
October 30, 2010Jamestown College19–13Valley City StateJamestown, ND
October 1, 2011Valley City State21–10Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
October 22, 2011Valley City State28–9Jamestown CollegeJamestown, ND
September 22, 2012Valley City State13–10Jamestown CollegeValley City, ND
October 20, 2012Jamestown College13–10Valley City StateJamestown, ND
August 31, 2013Valley City State31–14JamestownJamestown, ND
October 26, 2013Jamestown16–13Valley City StateValley City, ND
August 28, 2014Valley City State31–7JamestownValley City, ND*Non-conference
September 27, 2014Valley City State48–17JamestownJamestown, ND
August 29, 2015Valley City State41–31JamestownJamestown, ND*Non-conference
October 24, 2015Valley City State12–6JamestownValley City, ND
August 25, 2016Valley City State15–10JamestownValley City, ND*Non-conference
October 29, 2016Valley City State1–0JamestownJamestown, NDForfeit
September 16, 2017Valley City State43–13JamestownValley City, ND
November 4, 2017Valley City State40–14JamestownJamestown, ND
August 25, 2018University of Jamestown28–26Valley City StateJamestown, ND
August 29, 2019Valley City State20–14University of JamestownValley City, ND
2020No game played (COVID-19 pandemic)
August 26, 2021Valley City State24–7University of JamestownValley City, ND
August 25, 2022University of Jamestown27–24Valley City StateJamestown, ND
August 24, 2023University of Jamestown1–0Valley City StateValley City, NDForfeit
October 12, 2024Valley City State38–7University of JamestownValley City, ND
November 16, 2024University of Jamestown28–17Valley City StateJamestown, ND

References

  1. ↑ "Paint Bucket rivalry persists for Jamestown, Valley City State". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead . August 31, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "The future of UJ-VCSU rivalry in wait and see mode". Jamestown Sun . November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The history behind the Paint Bucket Rivalry". KX Television. August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
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