Battle for the Ol' School Bell

Battle for the Ol' School Bell
Sport Football
First meeting November 27, 1924
Jacksonville State 14, Troy State 9
Latest meeting November 17, 2001
Troy State 21, Jacksonville State 3
Next meeting
Trophy Ol' School Bell
Statistics
Meetings total 63
All-time series Jacksonville State leads, 32–29–2
Largest victory Troy State, 49–0 (1997)
Longest win streak Jacksonville State, 13 (1954–1966)
Current win streak Troy, 7 (1995–2001)
Jacksonville State
Troy
Locations in Alabama

The Battle for the Ol' School Bell was an old rivalry between the Troy State Trojans (now the Troy Trojans) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks when the two schools started playing together in Division II.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The series continued as the Trojans moved to the FCS, with the Gamecocks moving to the FCS soon after. The series came to a halt when Troy moved to what is now the FBS.[7][8] However, with rumors of Jax State considering a possible move to the FBS, the rivalry may be renewed again. The idea for a school bell trophy stemmed from the two schools' common origins as teachers' colleges.[9]

History

The two teams first met in 1924 in Troy, Alabama. The last game was played in 2001.[10] Jacksonville State leads the series 32–29–2. Troy has won the last seven games of the series, while also going 12–3 since 1983 against the Gamecocks.

Game results

Jacksonville State victoriesTroy victoriesTie games

See also

References

  1. http://www.petespoll.com/i-aa/rivalries/
  2. "College Football Rivalries". 1122productions.com. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  3. Salemi, Vicki (2001). The ABC's of College Life. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 107. ISBN 978-0595205905.
  4. "Opposition Research: Jacksonville State". arkansasfight.com. August 29, 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  5. "Old rival Troy among teams JSU has talked to about playing". The Anniston Star. July 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  6. "Top 10: College football rivalries". The Washington Examiner. November 22, 2009. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  7. "Jacksonville State vs Troy State (Nov 20, 1999)". Troytrojans.com. 1999-11-20. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  8. "Jacksonville State vs Troy State (Nov 20, 1999)". Jsugamecocksports.com. 1999-11-20. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  9. "2013 Troy Football Media Guide by Troy University Athletics". ISSUU. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  10. "Trojans, Gamecocks wrap up storied rivalry". The Troy Messenger. February 6, 2003. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
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