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This is a list of rivalry games in college football in the United States. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner.


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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Final Year
Apple Cup Apple Cup Washington Washington State 1900
Arch Rivalry Illinois Missouri 1896
Army-Navy Game Army Navy 1890
Backyard Brawl Pittsburgh West Virginia 1895
Pennsylvania Classic Pittsburgh Penn State 1896 2000
Battle for Nevada Fremont Cannon Nevada UNLV 1969
Battle for the Bones The Bones UAB Memphis 2006
Battle for the Bell The Bell Marshall Ohio University 1905 2004The Battle for the Bell has been temporarily interrupted with Marshall’s move to Conference USA; however, the series is set to resume in 2010.
Battle for the Boot Golden Boot Arkansas LSU 1996
Battle for the Rag Tiger Rag LSU Tulane 1893This is the year the rivalry began. The two teams did not actually Battle for The Rag until Nov. 29, 1941.
Battle of I-10 Silver Spade New Mexico State UTEP 1935
Battle of I-25 The Maloof Trophy New Mexico New Mexico State 1894
Battle of I-75 Peace Pipe Bowling Green Toledo 1980
Battle of the Brazos Baylor Texas A&M 1899
Battle of the Brothers Utah Utah State
Battle for the Palladium The Palladium Trophy Troy Middle Tennessee 1936
Battle of the Palmetto StateUntil 1959, the Battle of the Palmetto State was played on a Thursday at the State Fair and was known as Big Thursday. Clemson South Carolina 1896
Battle of the Palouse Idaho Washington State 1894
Battle of Idaho Idaho Boise State 1972
Battle for the Schwartzwalder Trophy Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy Syracuse West Virginia 1993
Bayou Bucket Houston Rice 1971
Bedlam Series Bedlam Bell Oklahoma Oklahoma State 1900
Beehive Boot BYU, Utah, Utah State, and Weber State (FCS) 1971
Big Game The Stanford Axe Stanford California 1892This is the year the rivalry began. The Stanford Axe was designated as the trophy for the Big Game beginning in 1933.
Black and Blue Bowl Memphis Southern Miss 1935
Black Diamond Trophy Virginia Tech West Virginia 1997 2005
Border ShowdownUntil 2004, the Border Showdown was called the Border War. Indian War Drum Kansas Missouri 1891
Border War Bronze Boot Colorado State Wyoming 1899
Bowden Bowl Clemson Florida State 1999
Civil War Oregon Oregon State 1894
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate Governor\'s Cup Georgia Georgia Tech 1893
Commander in Chief\'s Trophy Air Force, Army, Navy 1972
Commonwealth Cup Virginia Virginia Tech 1996
Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa Iowa State 1977
Deep South\'s Oldest Rivalry Auburn Georgia 1892
Duel in the Desert Territorial Cup Arizona Arizona State 1899
Egg Bowl Golden Egg Trophy Mississippi Mississippi State 1901
Floyd of Rosedale Iowa Minnesota 1935
Florida Cup Florida, Florida State, Miami 2002 2004
Friends of Coal Bowl Governor\'s Cup West Virginia Marshall 2006
Governor\'s Cup Kentucky Louisville 1994
Governor\'s Victory Bell Minnesota Penn State 1993
Heartland Trophy Iowa Wisconsin 2004
Holy War Baylor TCU 1899
Holy War Boston College Holy Cross 1896 1986
Holy War Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl and Ireland Trophy Boston College Notre Dame 1995
Holy War Brigham Young Utah 1922
Illibuck Illinois Ohio State 1925
Iron Bowl James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy Alabama Auburn 1893
Battle for the Iron Skillet Iron Skillet TCU SMU 1925
Jefferson-Eppes Trophy Florida State Virginia 1995
Jeweled Shillelagh Notre Dame USC 1926
Keg of Nails Cincinnati Louisville 1929
The Kit Carson Rifle Arizona New Mexico
The Battle of the Land Grants Land Grant Trophy Michigan State Penn State 1993
Legends TrophyThe Legends Trophy was first awarded in 1989 and is made of of Irish crystal and California redwood. Notre Dame Stanford 1988Regular series began in 1988; teams also met in 1925 Rose Bowl and in 1942, 1963, and 1964
Little Brown Jug Michigan Minnesota 1909
Little Brown Stein Idaho Montana (FCS) 1903
Lone Star Showdown Texas Texas A&M 1894
Megaphone Trophy Michigan State Notre Dame 1949
Missouri - Nebraska Bell Missouri Nebraska 1927
Michigan MAC Trophy Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan 2005
Old Brass Spittoon Indiana Michigan State 1950
Old Oaken Bucket Indiana Purdue 1925
Old Wagon Wheel Brigham Young Utah State 1948
Paul Bunyan\'s Axe Minnesota Wisconsin 19481948 is the year Paul Bunyan\'s Axe was first given out. The rivalry began in 1890 and is the oldest and most-played rivalry in Division I FBS football, with 116 editions.
The Battle for the Mitten Paul Bunyan Trophy Michigan Michigan State 1953
Purdue Cannon Illinois Purdue 1943
Ram-Falcon Trophy Air Force Colorado State 1980
Ramnapping Trophy Connecticut Rhode Island (FCS) 1935 2000
Red River RivalryUntil 2005, the Red River Rivalry was called the Red River Shootout. Golden Hat (and two others) Oklahoma Texas 1900
River City Rivalry River City Rivalry trophy Cincinnati Pittsburgh 2005
Rocky Mountain Showdown Centennial Cup Colorado Colorado State 1893
Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame Purdue 1957
Shula Bowl Don Shula Award Florida Atlantic Florida International 2002
Slab of Bacon Minnesota Wisconsin 1907 1945
Steel Tire Akron Youngstown State (FCS) 1940 1995
South\'s Oldest Rivalry North Carolina Virginia 1892
Sunflower ShowdownThe 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. Governor\'s Cup Kansas Kansas State 1902
Sunshine Showdown Governor\'s Cup Florida Florida State 1958
Sweet Sioux Tomahawk Illinois Northwestern 1945
Telephone Trophy Iowa State Missouri 1959
Textile Bowl Clemson North Carolina State
The 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. Ohio State Michigan 1897
Third Saturday in October Alabama Tennessee 1901
Third Saturday in September Florida Tennessee
Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe Oklahoma Missouri 1929
UCLA-USC rivalry Victory Bell UCLA USC 1929
Victory Bell Cincinnati Miami (OH) 1888
Victory Bell Duke North Carolina 1948
Wagon Wheel Akron Kent State 1946
War Canoe Trophy Florida Miami 1955 The War Canoe Trophy series was interrupted in 1987 but subsequently renewed.
The War on I-4 Central Florida South Florida 2005 2008
The World\'s Largest Outdoor Cocktail PartyOfficially, this is the Georgia–Florida Game or Florida–Georgia Game, depending on home team. 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. Florida Georgia 1912

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Final Year
Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket Brice-Cowell Musket Maine New Hampshire 1903
Battle for Chief CaddoThe 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. Chief Caddo Northwestern State Stephen F. Austin 1924
Battle for the Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe Cal Poly UC Davis 2004
Battle for the Old Mountain JugThe rivalry began in 1932. The first Battle for the Old Mountain Jug was in 1978. Old Mountain Jug Appalachian State Western Carolina 1932
Battle for the Ol\' School Bell The Ol\' School Bell Jacksonville State Troy State 1924
Battle for the Red Belt Red Belt Murray State Western Kentucky 1978 2000
Battle of the Blue Grass Eastern Kentucky Western Kentucky 1914
Bayou Classic Grambling State Southern University 1974
Billy Knight Trophy Massachusetts New Hampshire 1986
Brawl of the Wild [1]. The Divide Trophy Montana Montana State 1897
Causeway Classic Causeway Carriage Sacramento State UC Davis 1954
Dakota MarkerThe rivalry began in 1903. The first Dakota Marker game was in 2004. North Dakota State South Dakota State 1903
Florida Classic Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M 1925
Governor\'s Cup Brown Rhode Island 1909
Governor\'s Trophy Dartmouth Princeton
Granite Bowl Dartmouth New Hampshire 1901
The Game Harvard Yale 1875
I-64 Bowl William & Mary Richmond 1898First called the I-64 Bowl in 1984. This is the most played rivalry in the South.
Liberty Cup Columbia Fordham 2002
Magic City Classic[2] Alabama State Alabama A&M 1924
Sawhorse Dollar Dartmouth Princeton 2004
The Military Classic of the SouthThe rivalry began in 1920. The first Silver Shako game was in 1976. Silver Shako The Citadel VMI 1920
The RivalryThough 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 142 times and only missed one year (1896). Lehigh Lafayette 1884
Trustee Cup Cornell Penn 1893
Turkey Day Classic Alabama State Tuskegee (D-II) 1901

NCAA Division II

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Final Year
Battle of the Piney Woods Sam Houston State Stephen F. Austin
Battle in Seattle Cascade Cup Western Washington Central Washington
Nickel Trophy North Dakota State North Dakota 1894 2003The 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.
Old Hickory Stick Game Hickory Stick Northwest Missouri State Truman State 1930
U.S. Cellular Miner\'s Bowl Miner\'s Helmet and Axe Missouri Southern State University Pittsburg State University

NCAA Division III

Game Trophy Team Team First Year Final Year
Academic Bowl Academic Bowl Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University 1986
Baird Brothers Trophy Case Western Reserve University College of Wooster 1984
Biggest Little Game In America Amherst College Williams College 1884
Book of Knowledge Carleton College Macalester College 1999
The Bridge Bowl Bridge Bowl Trophy College of Mount St. Joseph Thomas More College
The Bronze Turkey Game The Bronze Turkey Trophy Knox College Monmouth College 1888
CBB Trophy

Bates College, Bowdoin College, Colby College

1896
Cortaca Jug Ithaca College SUNY Cortland 1942
Dutchman\'s Shoes Rensselaer Union College 1903
Edmund Orgill Trophy Rhodes Sewanee 1899This is the year the rivalry began. The Edmund Orgill Trophy was first competed for in 1954.[3]
Founders Trophy Washington University in St. Louis University of Chicago
The Goat Trophy and The Cereal Bowl Trophy Carleton College Saint Olaf College
The Hammer Augsburg College Hamline University 2005
Little Brass Bell North Central College Wheaton College
Mercer County Cup Grove City College Thiel College 1983
Mississippi Backyard Brawl Backyard Brawl Trophy Millsaps College Mississippi College 2000 (renewed)
Monon Bell DePauw Wabash 1890
Old Paint Bucket Hamline University Macalester College 1887
Oldest Small-College Rivalry in the South Hampden-Sydney College Randolph-Macon College 1893
Secretaries Cup Coast Guard Academy Merchant Marine Academy 1949
Oldest College Rivalry West of the Mississippi Coe College Cornell College 1891
Wagon Wheel Lewis & Clark College Willamette University 1949

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