Academic Bowl (college football)

Academic Bowl
Teams
First meeting September 20, 1986
Case Western Reserve 21, Carnegie Mellon 14
Latest meeting November 11, 2017
Case Western Reserve 41, Carnegie Mellon 34
Next meeting November 10, 2018[1]
Statistics
Meetings total 32
All-time series Carnegie Mellon leads 17–15
Largest victory Carnegie Mellon 56, Case Western Reserve 0 (1993)
Longest win streak Case Western Reserve, 8 (2007–2014)
Current win streak Case Western Reserve, 1 (2017–present)

The Academic Bowl is an annual rivalry football game and trophy between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University.

Predating the Academic Bowl trophy name, Carnegie Tech first played Case Tech in 1907[2] and Western Reserve in 1909,[3] meeting up multiple times over the next few decades. Upon the merger of Case Tech and Western Reserve, the match-up resumed in 1970.[4] It was not until 1986 when the Academic Bowl was officially created. The match-up mirrors the sports rivalry between the two cities of Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

The Academic Bowl emphasizes “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence,” as both universities are often ranked scholastically among the top in the nation, especially as research universities.[5]

The trophy and rivalry matchup has been highlighted multiple times on ESPN College GameDay.[6]

Coach Rich Lackner has coached every game for Carnegie Mellon, achieving a 17–15 record. For Case Western Reserve, Coach Greg Debeljak carries a 10–4 record, including the longest winning streak at eight games.

Game results

Case Western Reserve victoriesCarnegie Mellon victories

References

  1. "Future Schedules CWRU football".
  2. "Case Football 1907/08".
  3. "WRU Football 1909/10".
  4. Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). "College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others". Scarecrow Press via Google Books.
  5. "History of the Academic Bowl – Case Western Reserve".
  6. http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=3549.3160;wap2
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