Rivalry Games
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This is a database list for all of the Rivalry Games contested in Division I of NCAA Football entering the 2011-12 college football season.
| Rivalry Name | Trophy | Logo | Team 1 | Team 2 | Rivalry in 12? | Trophy in 12? | Logo in 12? | Needs for 13 | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Air Force | Navy | Yes | Yes | AFA 27-17 | |||
| Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Air Force | Army | Yes | Yes | AFA 32-13-1 | |||
| Battle for the Ram-Falcon Trophy | Ram-Falcon Trophy | Air Force | Colorado State | Yes | No | Trophy Model | AFA 30-19-1 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Kuter Trophy (Currently MIA) | Air Force | Hawai'i | No | No | POSSIBLE Creation | AFA 11-6-1 | ||
| Battle for the Wagon Wheel | Wagon Wheel | Akron | Kent State | Yes | Yes | KSU 21-19-1 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Alabama | LSU | Yes | Not Applicable | Bama 46-25-5 | |||
| Iron Bowl | ODK-Foy Sportsmanship Trophy | Iron Bowl Logo | Alabama | Auburn | Yes | Yes | Bama 41-34-1 | ||
| Third Saturday in October | None | Alabama | Tennessee | Yes | Not Applicable | Bama 48-38-7 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Alabama | Ole Miss | Yes | Not Applicable | Bama 45-9-2* | |||
| The Big Game (alt. title: Duel in the Desert) | Territorial Cup | Arizona | Arizona State | Yes | Yes | Possible Rivalry Name Change | Zona 47-37-1 | ||
| Southwest Classic | None | 2009 Logo | Arkansas | Texas A&M | Yes | Not Applicable | Rivalry Name | Ark 41-24-3 | |
| Battle for the Golden Boot | Golden Boot | Arkansas | LSU | Yes | Yes | ??? | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Arkansas | Texas | Yes | Not Applicable | ??? | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Arkansas | Ole Miss | Yes | Not Applicable | Ark 31-25-1 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Arkansas State | North Texas | Yes | Not Applicable | ??? | |||
| Trail of Tears Classic | None | Arkansas State | UL Monroe | No | Not Applicable | All Rivalry Assets Created | ??? | ||
| Battle for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Army | Air Force | Yes | Yes | ??? | |||
| Army-Navy Game | Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Army | Navy | Yes | Yes | Navy 56-49-1 | |||
| Deep South's Oldest Rivalry | None | Auburn | Georgia | Yes | Not Applicable | Aub 54-53-8 | |||
| Tiger Bowl (Unofficial) | None | Auburn | LSU | Yes | Not Applicable | Possible Name Change | LSU 25-20-1 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Bronze Stalk Trophy | Ball State | Northern Illinois | Yes | No | Trophy Model | UNI 3-1 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | None | Baylor | Texas | Yes | Not Applicable | ??? | |||
| Battle of the Brazos | None | Baylor | Texas A&M | Yes | Not Applicable | A&M 68-31-9 | |||
| Holy War | Baylor | TCU | Yes | No | Possible Name Change | Bay 50-49-7* | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Baylor | Texas Tech | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle of Idaho | Governor's Cup | Boise State | Idaho | Yes | No | Rivalry May Be Ending | Boise 22-17-1 | ||
| Battle for the Milk Can | Milk Can | Boise State | Fresno State | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | Boise 10-4 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Boise State | Hawai'i | Yes | No | Boise 9-3 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Boise State | TCU | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Ireland Trophy (alt. Holy War/Vatican Bowl) | Ireland Trophy | Boston College | Notre Dame | Yes | Yes | Possible Name Change | ND 12-9 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Boston College | Syracuse | Yes | No | SU 28-18-0 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Boston College | Virginia Tech | Yes | No | VT 14-6 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Boston College | Miami (FL) | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Leather Helmet | O'Rourke-McFadden Trophy | Boston College | Clemson | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Created | ??? | ||
| Battle for the Anniversary Award | Bowling Green | Kent State | Yes | No | BG 20-5 | ||||
| Battle of I-75 | Peace Pipe | Bowling Green | Toledo | Yes | Yes | UT 17-15 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Buffalo | Temple | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Holy War (Deseret First Duel) | Beehive Boot | BYU | Utah | Yes | Yes | Utah 55-34-4 | |||
| Battle for the Beehive Boot | Beehive Boot (Old Wagon Wheel) | BYU | Utah State | Yes | Yes | BYU 43-34-3 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | BYU | San Diego State | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Big Game | Stanford Axe | Cal | Stanford | Yes | Yes | Stan 57-46-11 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Cal | USC | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | CMU-WMU Rivalry Trophy [Victory Cannon (CMU Side)] | Central Michigan | Western Michigan | Yes | No | Rivalry Trophy | WMU 44-36-2 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Keg of Nails | Keg of Nails | Cincinnati | Louisville | Yes | Yes | Cin 30-20-1 | |||
| Battle for the Victory Bell | Victory Bell | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Yes | Yes | MU 59-50-7 | |||
| Textile Bowl | Textile Bowl Trophy | Clemson | NC State | Yes | Yes | Clem 51-28-1 | |||
| Battle of the Palmetto State | Hardee's Trophy | Clemson | South Carolina | Yes | No | Trophy Model | Clem 65-40-4 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Clemson | Florida State | Yes | No | FSU 17-8 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Yes | No | GT 50-25-2 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Clemson | Georgia | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Rocky Mountain Showdown | Centennial Cup | Colorado | Colorado State | Yes | No | Trophy Model | Col 61-20-2 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Colorado | Nebraska | Yes | No | Neb 49-18-2 | ||||
| "Rumble in the Rockies" | Colorado | Utah | Yes | No | CU 31-24-3 | ||||
| Border War | Bronze Boot | Colorado State | Wyoming | Yes | Yes | CSU 55-43-5 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Connecticut | Syracuse | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Duke | Maryland | Yes | No | UM 31-19 | ||||
| Battle for the Victory Bell | Victory Bell | Duke | North Carolina | Yes | Yes | UNC 58-35-4* | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Duke | Wake Forest | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Duke | NC State | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Michigan MAC Trophy (w/CMU) | Eastern Michigan | Western Michigan | Yes | No | Trophy Created (EMU, CMU, WMU) | ??? | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | ECU | Southern Miss | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| East Carolina-NC State Rivalry | Victory Barrel | ECU | NC State | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | NCSU 16-11-0 | ||
| Shula Bowl | Don Shula Award (Helmet changes or both sides?) | 2009 Game Logo | FIU | Florida Atlantic | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | ??? | |
| Sunshine Showdown | Cup (w/Miami FL) | Florida | Florida State | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | UF 33-21-2 | ||
| Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic | Florida | Georgia | Yes | No | Name Change | UF 47-40-2* | |||
| Battle for the Seminole War Canoe | Seminole War Canoe | Florida | Miami (FL) | Yes | Yes | UM 28-26 | |||
| Third Saturday in September (unofficial) | Florida | Tennessee | Yes | No | Possible Name Change | UF 22-19 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Florida | South Carolina | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Florida State | Miami (FL) | Yes | No | UM 31-25 | ||||
| Battle for the Jefferson-Eppes Trophy | Jefferson-Eppes Trophy | Florida State | Virginia | Yes | No | ??? | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Golden Screwdriver (PROPOSED) | Fresno State | Hawai'i | Yes | No | POSSIBLE Trophy Model | ??? | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Fresno State | San Jose State | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | Governor's Cup | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Yes | No | Trophy Model | UGA 62-39-5 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Georgia | South Carolina | Yes | No | UGA 46-16-2 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Bayou Bucket (Bayou Bucket Classic) | Bayou Bucket | Houston | Rice | Yes | Yes | HOU 27-10 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Houston | UTEP | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle of the Palouse (name correction) | Idaho | Washington State | Yes | No | Name Correction | WSU 70-18-3 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Land of Lincoln Trophy | Illinois | Northwestern | Yes | No | Trophy Model | ILL 54-46-5 | ||
| Battle for Illibuck | Illibuck | Illinois | Ohio State | Yes | Yes | OSU 62-30-4* | |||
| Battle for the Purdue Cannon | Purdue Cannon | Illinois | Purdue | Yes | Yes | PUR 31-27-2 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Illinois | Indiana | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Old Oaken Bucket | Old Oaken Bucket | Indiana | Purdue | Yes | Yes | PUR 71-37-6 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Old Brass Spittoon | Indiana | Michigan State | Yes | No | Trophy Model | MSU 41-14-7 | ||
| Battle for the Cy-Hawk Trophy | Cy-Hawk Trophy | Iowa | Iowa State | Yes | Yes | IOWA 39-20 | |||
| Battle for Floyd of Rosedale | Floyd of Rosedale | Iowa | Minnesota | Yes | Yes | MIN 60-42-2 | |||
| Battle for the Heartland Trophy | Heartland Trophy | Iowa | Wisconsin | Yes | No | Tied 42-42-2 | |||
| Battle for the Telephone Trophy | Telephone Trophy | Iowa State | Missouri | Yes | Yes | MIZ 32-18-3 | |||
| Farmageddon | Iowa State | Kansas State | No | No | All Rivalry Assets Created | ISU 49-42-4 | |||
| Sunflower Showdown | Governor's Cup | Kansas | Kansas State | Yes | Yes | KU 64-39-5* | |||
| Border Showdown | Marching Drum | Kansas | Missouri | Yes | Yes | MU 56-54-9* | |||
| Battle for the Governor's Cup | Governor's Cup | Kentucky | Louisville | Yes | Yes | UK 14-10 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Kentucky | Tennessee | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Louisiana Tech | Fresno State | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Louisiana Tech | UL Monroe | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Louisiana Tech | UL Lafayette | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Louisville | Memphis | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Magnolia Bowl | Magnolia Bowl Trophy | Logo | LSU | Ole Miss | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | LSU 57-39-4 | |
| Battle for the Rag | Tiger Rag | LSU | Tulane | Yes | Yes | LSU 69-22-7 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Marshall | UCF | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Friends of Coal Bowl | Governor's Cup | Marshall | West Virginia | Yes | No | Trophy Model | WVU 11-0 | ||
| Battle for the Bell | Bell | Marshall | Ohio | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | OHIO 30-19-6 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tydings Trophy (Ended 1945) | Maryland | Virginia | Yes | No | Trophy Model | UM 42-32-2 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Maryland | West Virginia | Yes | No | WVU 25-21-2 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Maryland | NC State | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Crab Bowl Classic | Crab Bowl Trophy | Maryland | Navy | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | NAVY 14-7 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Memphis | Ole Miss | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Black and Blue Bowl | Memphis | Southern Miss | Yes | No | USM 39-21-1 | ||||
| Battle for the Bones | The Bones | Memphis | UAB | Yes | No | Trophy Model | UAB 9-4 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Miami (FL) | Virginia Tech | Yes | No | MIA 17-12 | ||||
| Battle of the Bricks (for?) | Logo | Miami (OH) | Ohio | Yes | No | ??? | |||
| Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy | Paul Bunyan Trophy | Michigan | Michigan State | Yes | Yes | MICH 67-32-5 | |||
| Battle for the Little Brown Jug | Little Brown Jug | Michigan | Minnesota | Yes | Yes | MICH 67-22-3 | |||
| The Game | Michigan | Ohio State | Yes | No | MICH 58-43-6 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Michigan | Notre Dame | Yes | No | MICH 23-15-1 | ||||
| Battle for the Megaphone | Megaphone | Michigan State | Notre Dame | Yes | Yes | ND 46-28-1 | |||
| Battle for the Land Grant Trophy | Land Grant Trophy | Michigan State | Penn State | Yes | Yes | PSU 13-5 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Mid Tenn State | Western Kentucky | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Palladium | The Palladium Trophy | Mid Tenn State | Troy | Yes | No | Trophy Model | MT 11-8 | ||
| Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe | Paul Bunyan's Axe | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | MIN 59-54-8 | |||
| Battle for the Governor's Victory Bell | Governor's Victory Bell | Minnesota | Penn State | Yes | Yes | PSU 8-4 | |||
| Egg Bowl | Golden Egg Trophy | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Yes | Yes | OLE MISS 60-42-6 | |||
| Battle for the Missouri-Nebraska Bell | Missouri-Nebraska Bell | Missouri | Nebraska | Yes | Yes | Ended 2010 | NEB 65-36-3 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe (Missing) | Missouri | Oklahoma | Yes | No | OU 65-25-5 | |||
| The Arch Rivalry | Missouri | Illinois | Yes | No | MIZ 17-7 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Navy | Notre Dame | Yes | No | ND 71-12-1 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | NC State | North Carolina | Yes | No | UNC 63-33-3 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Nebraska | Oklahoma | Yes | No | OU 45-38-3 | ||||
| The Heroes Game | TBA (Nov. 2011) | Logo | Nebraska | Iowa | Yes | No | Name and Trophy Creation | NEB 27-12-3 | |
| Battle for Nevada | Fremont Cannon | Nevada | UNLV | Yes | Yes | ??? | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | New Mexico | UTEP | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Rio Grande Rivalry | The Maloof Trophy | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Yes | Yes | New Trophy Name/Model | NM 66-31-5 | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Kit Carson Rival (Discontinued) | New Mexico | Arizona | Yes | No | ??? | |||
| Battle of I-10 | Silver Spade | New Mexico State | UTEP | Yes | Yes | UTEP 52-35-2 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | North Carolina | Wake Forest | Yes | No | UNC 68-34-2 | ||||
| South's Oldest Rivalry | North Carolina | Virginia | Yes | No | UNC 58-54-4 | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Northern Illinois | Toledo | Yes | No | ??? | ||||
| Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh | Jeweled Shillelagh | Notre Dame | USC | Yes | Yes | ND 43-34-5 | |||
| Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy | Shillelagh Trophy | Notre Dame | Purdue | Yes | Yes | ND 55-26-2 | |||
| Battle for the Legends Trophy | Legends Trophy | Notre Dame | Stanford | Yes | No | ND 17-9 | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Ohio State | Penn State | Yes | No | |||||
| Bedlam Game | Bedlam Bell | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| Red River Rivalry | Golden Hat | Oklahoma | Texas | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe (CURRENTLY MIA) | Oklahoma | Missouri | No | No | POSSIBLE CREATION | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Yes | No | |||||
| Civil War | Platypus Trophy | Oregon | Oregon State | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Oregon | Washington | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Oregon State | Washington State | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Oregon State | Washington | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Penn State | Pittsburgh | Yes | No | |||||
| Backyard Brawl | Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Pittsburgh | Notre Dame | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | Yes | No | |||||
| River City Rivalry | Paddlewheel Trophy | Pittsburgh | Cincinnati | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| Battle for the Mayor's Cup | Mayor's Cup | Rice | SMU | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| Battle for the Williams Trophy | Williams Trophy | Rice | Tulsa | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Rutgers | Connecticut | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Rutgers | Navy | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Rutgers | Syracuse | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | San Jose State | San Diego State | Yes | No | |||||
| Battle for the Iron Skillet | Iron Skillet | SMU | TCU | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | SMU | North Texas | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Gansz Trophy | SMU | Navy | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Southern Miss | UAB | Yes | No | |||||
| Battle for the Bell | The Bell | Southern Miss | Tulane | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| Bill Walsh Legacy Game | Stanford | San Jose State | Yes | No | Name Change | ||||
| Battle for the Schwartzwalder Trophy | Floyd "Ben" Schwartzwalder Trophy | Syracuse | West Virginia | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Syracuse | BYU | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Yes | No | |||||
| Lone Star Showdown | Lone Star Showdown Trophy | Logo | Texas | Texas A&M | Yes | No | Trophy Model | ||
| "Rivalry Game" | Chancellor's Spurs | Texas | Texas Tech | Yes | No | Trophy Model | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Troy | Florida Atlantic | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tulsa | Oklahoma State | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tulsa | Houston | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tulsa | UCF | Yes | No | |||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Tulsa | UTEP | Yes | No | |||||
| The War on I-4 | UCF | USF | Yes | No | Name Change | ||||
| Crosstown Showdown | Victory Bell | UCLA | USC | Yes | Yes | Name Change | |||
| "Rivalry Game" | UL Lafayette | UL Monroe | Yes | No | |||||
| Battle of the Brothers | Beehive Boot | Utah | Utah State | Yes | Yes | ||||
| "Rivalry Game" | Utah State | Wyoming | Yes | No | |||||
| Battle for the Commonwealth Cup | Commonwealth Cup | Virginia | Virginia Tech | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Battle for the Black Diamond Trophy | Black Diamond Trophy | Virginia Tech | West Virginia | Yes | No | Rivalry Ended in 2006 | |||
| Apple Cup | Apple Cup | Washington | Washington State | Yes | Yes | ||||
| Paniolo Trophy Series | Paniolo Trophy (CURRENTLY MIA) | Wyoming | Hawai'i | No | No | POSSIBLE CREATION |
