Wednesday Mar 10

College Football Rivalries

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If there's one thing thats truly great about college football, its the rivalries.  Nothing ignites the fervor like playing that old nemesis across the way.  Often stretching back over a century or more, these age-old antagonisms are as deeply rooted in the culture of fandom as cheering for the team itself.  With Rivalry Week upon us, here is a look at the most intense and enduring college football rivalries of all time.

Name of Rivalry (if applicable)--Trophy Awarded (if applicable)--Team vs Team (Date of Original Matchup)

  • The Game--Ohio State vs Michigan (1897)
  • Iron Bowl--James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy--Alabama vs Auburn (1893)
  • The Game--Harvard vs Yale (1875)
  • Army–Navy Game--Army vs Navy (1890)
  • Red River Rivalry--Golden Hat--Oklahoma vs Texas (1900)
  • Michigan - Notre Dame Rivalry --Michigan vs Notre Dame (1887)
  • Deep South's Oldest Rivalry--Auburn vs Georgia (1892)
  • Florida State-Miami rivalry --Governor's Cup--Florida State vs Miami (1951)
  • Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate-- Governor's Cup--Georgia vs Georgia Tech (1893)
  • Big Game--The Stanford Axe--Stanford vs California (1892)
  • Border War--Indian War Drum & Lamar Hunt Trophy--Kansas vs Missouri (1891)
  • Lone Star Showdown--Lone Star Showdown trophy--Texas vs Texas A&M (1894)
  • Holy War --BYU vs Utah (1896)
  • Commonwealth Cup--Virginia vs Virginia Tech (1895)
  • Bedlam Series--Bedlam Bell--Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State (1900)
  • South's Oldest Rivalry--North Carolina vs Virginia (1892)
  • Magnolia Bowl--Magnolia Bowl Trophy--LSU vs Ole Miss (1894)
  • Civil War --Platypus Trophy--Oregon vs Oregon State (1894)
  • Duel in the Desert--Territorial Cup--Arizona vs Arizona State (1899)
  • Seminole War Canoe Trophy--Florida vs Miami (1955)
  • The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party--Okefenokee Oar--Florida vs Georgia (1915)
  • Backyard Brawl--Pittsburgh vs West Virginia (1895)
  • Victory Bell--Duke vs North Carolina (1948)
  • Tiger Bowl--Auburn vs LSU (1901)
  • Heartland Trophy--Iowa vs Wisconsin (1894)
  • Missouri–Nebraska Rivalry--Victory Bell--Missouri vs Nebraska (1892)
  • Sunflower Showdown--Governor's Cup--Kansas vs Kansas State (1902)
  • Sunshine Showdown--Florida vs Florida State (1958)
  • Battle of the Brazos--Baylor vs Texas A&M (1899)
  • Battle of the Brothers--Utah vs Utah State (1892)
  • The Battle for the Mitten--Paul Bunyan Trophy--Michigan vs Michigan State (1953)
  • Little Brown Jug--Michigan vs Minnesota (1903)
  • Apple Cup--Apple Cup--Washington vs Washington State (1900)
  • Indiana–Purdue rivalry--Old Oaken Bucket--Indiana vs Purdue (1925)
  • Old Wagon Wheel--BYU vs Utah State (1948)
  • Rio Grande Rivalry--The Maloof Trophy--New Mexico vs New Mexico State (1894)
  • Holy War --Baylor vs TCU (1899)
  • Little Brown Stein--Idaho vs Montana (1903)
  • Southwest Classic --Arkansas vs Texas A&M (1903)
  • Third Saturday in October--Alabama vs Tennessee (1901)
  • Holy War --Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl and Ireland Trophy--Boston College vs Notre Dame (1995)
  • Oregon-Washington rivalry--Oregon vs Washington (1900)
  • Paul Bunyan's Axe, Slab of Bacon--Minnesota vs Wisconsin (1890)
  • Battle for the Rag--Tiger Rag or Victory Flag--LSU vs Tulane (1893)
  • Border War--Bronze Boot--Colorado State vs Wyoming (1899)
  • CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy--Central Michigan vs Western Michigan (1907)
  • Arch Rivalry--Illinois vs Missouri (1896)
  • Rocky Mountain Showdown--Centennial Cup--Colorado vs Colorado State (1893)
  • Battle of the Palmetto State--Clemson vs South Carolina (1896)
  • Battle of the Palouse--Idaho vs Washington State (1894)
  • Commander-in-Chief's Trophy--Air Force, Army, Navy (1972)
  • Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe--Oklahoma vs Missouri (1929)
  • UCLA-USC rivalry--Victory Bell--UCLA vs USC (1929)
  • Cy-Hawk Trophy--Iowa vs Iowa State (1977)
  • Third Saturday in September--Florida vs Tennessee (1916)
  • Crab Bowl Classic--Maryland vs Navy (1905)
  • Battle for the Palladium--The Palladium Trophy--Troy vs Middle Tennessee (1936)
  • Boise State-Idaho rivalry--Governor's Cup--Idaho vs Boise State (1972)
  • Battle for the Schwartzwalder Trophy--Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy--Syracuse vs West Virginia (1993)
  • Houston–Rice rivalry--Bayou Bucket--Houston vs Rice (1971)
  • Beehive Boot--BYU, Utah, Utah State, and Weber State (1971)
  • Black and Blue Bowl-- Memphis vs Southern Miss (1935)
  • Egg Bowl--Golden Egg Trophy--Ole Miss vs Mississippi State (1901)
  • Floyd of Rosedale--Iowa vs Minnesota (1891)
  • Maryland-Penn State rivalry--Maryland vs Penn State (1917)
  • Maryland-Virginia rivalry--Maryland vs Virginia (1919)
  • Maryland-West Virginia rivalry--Maryland vs West Virginia (1919)
  • The Battle of I-10 --Silver Spade--New Mexico State vs UTEP (1935)
  • Battle of I-75--Peace Pipe--Bowling Green vs Toledo (1919)
  • Florida Cup--Florida, Florida State, Miami (2002)
  • Friends of Coal Bowl--Governor's Cup--West Virginia vs Marshall (2006)
  • Fresno State-San José State Rivalry--Fresno State vs San José State (1926)
  • Golden Screwdriver--Fresno State vs Hawaiʻi (1996)
  • Governor's Cup--Kentucky vs Louisville (1994)
  • Governor's Victory Bell--Minnesota vs Penn State (1993)
  • Illibuck--Illinois vs Ohio State (1925)
  • Jefferson-Eppes Trophy--Florida State vs Virginia (1995)
  • Notre Dame-USC rivalry--Jeweled Shillelagh--Notre Dame vs USC (1926)
  • Keg of Nails--Cincinnati vs Louisville (1929)
  • Land of Lincoln Trophy--Illinois vs Northwestern (2009)
  • Legends Trophy--Notre Dame vs Stanford (1988)
  • Megaphone Trophy--Michigan State vs Notre Dame (1949)
  • Michigan MAC Trophy--Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan (2005)
  • O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy--Boston College vs Clemson (2008)
  • Old Brass Spittoon--Indiana vs Michigan State (1950)
  • Purdue Cannon--Illinois vs Purdue (1943)
  • Ram-Falcon Trophy--Air Force vs Colorado State (1980)
  • River City Rivalry--Paddlewheel Trophy--Cincinnati vs Pittsburgh (2005)
  • Saban Bowl--Alabama vs LSU (2007)
  • Shillelagh Trophy--Notre Dame vs Purdue (1957)
  • Shula Bowl--Don Shula Award--Florida Atlantic vs Florida International (2002)
  • Telephone Trophy--Iowa State vs Missouri (1959)
  • Textile Bowl--Clemson vs North Carolina State (1981)
  • The Battle of the Land Grants--Land Grant Trophy--Michigan State vs Penn State (1993)
  • Battle for Nevada--Fremont Cannon--Nevada vs UNLV (1969)
  • Battle for the Bone--Fresno State vs Louisiana Tech (1986)
  • Battle for the Golden Boot--Golden Boot--Arkansas vs LSU (1996)
  • Battle for the Milk Can--Milk Can--Boise State vs Fresno State (2005)
  • Battle for the Iron Skillet--Iron Skillet--TCU vs SMU (1925)
  • Battle for the Mayor's Cup--Mayor's Cup--Rice vs SMU (1989)
  • Victory Bell--Cincinnati vs Miami (OH) (1888)
  • Wagon Wheel--Akron vs Kent State (1946)
  • Gansz Trophy--Navy vs SMU--(2009)
  • Battle for the Bones--The Bones--UAB vs Memphis (2006)

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