Blue–Green Rivalry

Blue–Green Rivalry
Cal Poly Mustangs–UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Men's Soccer
First Meeting1967[1]
Games Played71[2]
All-time seriesUCSB leads: 45–18–8[2]
Men's Basketball
First Meeting1937[3]
Games Played107[3]
All-time seriesUCSB leads: 73–34[3]

The Blue–Green Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between athletic teams from the University of California, Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Cal Poly Mustangs. Athletic competition between the two schools began in the 1921 on the football field.

The rivalry is best known recently for its games between the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer and Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer teams and is called the "Greatest Rivalry In College Soccer".[4]

History

First meeting

The UCSB Gauchos and Cal Poly Mustangs met in their first collegiate athletic event on November 5, 1921.[5] Santa Barbara State Teachers College, as UC Santa Barbara was known then, started a football team and played Cal Poly, with Poly coming out as 42–0 winners.[5][6][7]

California Collegiate Athletic Association

The rivalry heated up when both schools were members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Gauchos joined the CCAA in 1939 and the Mustangs joined in 1945. The two would remain in-conference rival until the Gauchos departed in 1969 for the newly formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

Big West Conference

The Pacific Coast Athletic Association would later become known as the Big West Conference. Cal Poly joined in 1996 and the two have been competing in-conference match ups since.

Formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry

The two schools announced the formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry in 2009 to highlight the athletic accomplishments, but also to promote environmental sustainability.[8][9][10][11] October 2012 saw the schools increase promotions of the rivalry, including the addition of a new website.[12]

Results (Formalized rivalry era)

School year Champion Score Record
2009–2010[13][14] UC Santa Barbara 12–10 UCSB 1–0
2010–2011 ? ? ?
2011–2012[15][16] UC Santa Barbara 14–12 ?
2012–2013[15][16][17] UC Santa Barbara 15–14 ?
2013–2014[15][16][18] UC Santa Barbara 13–12 ?
2014–2015[16] UC Santa Barbara 18–11 ?
2015–2016 In progress — —

Men's soccer

The best known of the Blue–Green Rivalry games, Cal Poly and UCSB play each other twice a year in Big West Conference play. With both schools located on the Central Coast of California less than 100 miles apart, attendance has risen dramatically following the Gauchos' 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The crowds of these games are record-setting and are among the highest regular season games in NCAA college soccer history.

Recent results

Men's basketball

  • Note: NCAA Division I play only
  • Series table does not include results prior to the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season
Cal Poly victoriesUC Santa Barbara victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 December 22, 1994 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 83 Cal Poly 50
2 January 11, 1997 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 60 UC Santa Barbara 51
3 February 22, 1997 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 92 Cal Poly 88
4 January 22, 1998 Santa Barbara, CA Cal Poly 68 UC Santa Barbara 66
5 February 22, 1998 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 102 UC Santa Barbara 96
6 January 20, 1999 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 78 Cal Poly 75
7 February 20, 1999 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 82 Cal Poly 74
8 February 3, 2000 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 87 Cal Poly 79
9 February 23, 2000 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 79 Cal Poly 69
10 February 10, 2001 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 95 Cal Poly 88
11 February 22, 2001 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 84 Cal Poly 77
12 January 19, 2002 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 74 Cal Poly 67
13 February 16, 2002 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 69 Cal Poly 66
14 March 7, 2002 Anaheim, CA UC Santa Barbara 74 Cal Poly 65
15 January 25, 2003 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 70 Cal Poly 61
16 February 20, 2003 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 66 UC Santa Barbara 63
17 March 14, 2003 Anaheim, CA Cal Poly 67 UC Santa Barbara 52
18 January 17, 2004 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 78 Cal Poly 59
19 February 14, 2004 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 73 Cal Poly 53
20 January 13, 2005 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 76 Cal Poly 56
21 February 19, 2005 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 78 Cal Poly 66
22 January 21, 2006 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 74 UC Santa Barbara 62
23 February 15, 2006 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 74 Cal Poly 37
24 March 9, 2006 Anaheim, CA Cal Poly 57 UC Santa Barbara 50
25 January 20, 2007 Santa Barbara, CA Cal Poly 71 UC Santa Barbara 61
26 February 14, 2007 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 86 UC Santa Barbara 79
27 January 19, 2008 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 75 Cal Poly 60
28 February 14, 2008 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 60 Cal Poly 47
29 January 17, 2009 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 72 Cal Poly 62
30 February 14, 2009 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 68 Cal Poly 66
31 January 28, 2010 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 80 Cal Poly 57
32 February 27, 2010 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 60 UC Santa Barbara 57
33 January 27, 2011 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 71 Cal Poly 70
34 March 5, 2011 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 49 Cal Poly 43
35 January 2, 2012 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 58 Cal Poly 57
36 February 25, 2012 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 68 Cal Poly 60
37 March 9, 2012 Anaheim, CA UC Santa Barbara 64 Cal Poly 52
38 January 19, 2013 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 83 Cal Poly 81
39 February 16, 2013 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 67 UC Santa Barbara 49
40 January 11, 2014 Santa Barbara, CA Cal Poly 72 UC Santa Barbara 64
41 March 8, 2014 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 71 Cal Poly 55
42 March 13, 2014 Anaheim, CA Cal Poly 69 UC Santa Barbara 38
43 January 10, 2015 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 50 Cal Poly 45
44 March 7, 2015 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 64 Cal Poly 56
45 March 12, 2015 Anaheim, CA UC Santa Barbara 54 Cal Poly 50
46 January 14, 2016 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 76 Cal Poly 73
47 March 5, 2016 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 69 Cal Poly 50
48 January 14, 2017 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 58 Cal Poly 53
49 March 4, 2017 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Santa Barbara 57 Cal Poly 44
50 January 4, 2018 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 80 UC Santa Barbara 79
51 March 3, 2018 Santa Barbara, CA UC Santa Barbara 86 Cal Poly 61
52 March 8, 2018 Anaheim, CA UC Santa Barbara 75 Cal Poly 53
Series: UC Santa Barbara leads 38–14

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References

  1. ↑ "UCSB All-Time Season Results" (PDF). ucsb.prestosports.com. August 2015. p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "No. 21 Gauchos Ready for Cal Poly Rematch on Prime Ticket". ucsbgauchos.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 "UCSB, Cal Poly Renew Blue-Green Rivalry Thursday in SLO". ucsbgauchos.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries In College Soccer". www.collegesoccernews.com/. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Cal Poly Football History -- Year-by-Year Scores". issuu.com. Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 146. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ Zant, John (April 23, 2015). "UCSB's Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Monson, Gordon (November 7, 1987). "Gauchos Back in Saddle Again: UC Santa Barbara Strives to Corral Football Program Often Gone Astray". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Central Coast Rivals Announce Landmark Series". www.bigwest.org. October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ Zant, John (December 16, 2009). "UCSB Continues to Woo Sports Scholarship Donators". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pair of Blue-Green points go to Cal Poly". presidiosports.com. April 10, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ "UCSB, Cal Poly Unveil Blue-Green Rivalry Website". ucsbgauchos.com. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  13. ↑ Scroggin, Joshua D. (January 26, 2011). "Mustangs-Gauchos rivalry could have a familiar feel". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "Point Breakdown - PAST WINNERS". bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Blue-Green Rivalry: Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara". Cal Poly Mustangs. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Point Breakdown". bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Mark Massari's Annual 'State of the Gauchos' Address Featured on Final Talk'n Gauchos Tuesday". www.ucsbgauchos.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  19. ↑ http://gopoly.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/schedule
  20. ↑ "The Blue–Green Rivalry History in Men's Basketball". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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