List of most-played college football rivalries in NCAA Division I

This is a list of the most-played college football rivalries in NCAA Division I. The Lehigh–Lafayette rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 153 games. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) rivalry is Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, at 127 games.

Rivalries listed here are not necessarily continuous rivalries, and several of the rivalries listed below were ended (or interrupted) by the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment. Nevertheless, conference affiliation is not necessarily an impediment to playing an annual rivalry game, and this list features match-ups of teams that have rarely or never shared an athletic conference, such as Miami (Ohio)-Cincinnati and Army-Navy.

This table lists all rivalries with more than 100 games played. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series.

Games

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.
Games Series leader Opponent Rivalry or trophy name Conference W L T First game Last game Notes Source
153LafayetteLehighThe RivalryPatriot7870518842017[1][2]
140YalePrincetonPrinceton–YaleIvy77531018732017[lower-alpha 1][1]
134YaleHarvardThe GameIvy6759818752017[1][3]
128William & MaryRichmondCapital CupColonial6261518982017[1]
127WisconsinMinnesotaPaul Bunyan's AxeBig Ten6059818902017[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][4][5]
124PennCornellTrustees' CupIvy7346518932017[1]
122YaleBrownBrown–Yale football rivalryIvy8235518802017[1]
122Miami (OH)CincinnatiVictory Bell (Battle for the Bell)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 4]5957718882018[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7][4]
122North CarolinaVirginiaSouth's Oldest RivalryACC6355418922017[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9][4]
122GeorgiaAuburnDeep South's Oldest RivalrySEC5856818922017[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 11][4]
121HarvardDartmouthDartmouth–Harvard football rivalryIvy7244518822017[1]
121OregonOregon StateCivil WarPac-1264471018942017[lower-alpha 12][4]
120PurdueIndianaOld Oaken BucketBig Ten7341618912017[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 13][4]
120StanfordCaliforniaBig Game (Battle for the Axe)Pac-1263461118922017[4]
120MissouriKansasBorder WarNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]5754918912011[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 15][4]
118NavyArmyArmy–Navy GameNon-conf.6051718902017[lower-alpha 16][4]
118TexasTexas A&MLone Star ShowdownNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]7637518942011[lower-alpha 14][4]
117HarvardBrownIvy8530218932017[1]
117MontanaMontana StateGreat Divide Trophy (The Brawl of The Wild)Big Sky7339518972017[1]
117NebraskaKansasKansas–NebraskaNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]9123318922010[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 17][4]
115ClemsonSouth CarolinaPalmetto BowlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6942418962017[lower-alpha 18][4]
115KansasKansas StateGovernor's Cup (Sunflower Showdown)Big 126446519022017[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 20][4][6]
114GeorgiaGeorgia TechClean, Old-Fashioned HateNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6641518932017[4]
114MichiganOhio StateThe GameBig Ten5849618972017[lower-alpha 21][4]
114MississippiMississippi StateGolden Egg (Egg Bowl)SEC6444619012017[4]
113TennesseeKentuckyBattle for the BarrelSEC7925918932017[4]
113TCUBaylorThe RevivalryBig 125452718992017[4]
112UtahUtah StateBeehive Boot (Battle of the Brothers)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 4]7929418922015[lower-alpha 14][4]
112TexasOklahomaGolden Hat (Red River Showdown)Big 126146519002017[4]
112OklahomaOklahoma StateBedlam SeriesBig 128618719042017[lower-alpha 22][4]
111MinnesotaIowaFloyd of RosedaleBig Ten6247218912017[lower-alpha 23][7]
111TennesseeVanderbiltTennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalrySEC7531518922017[lower-alpha 24][4]
111North Carolina StateWake ForestNC State-Wake Forest rivalryACC6639618952017[4]
111LSUMississippi StateLSU–MSU football rivalrySEC7335318962017[lower-alpha 23]
111North DakotaNorth Dakota StateNickel TrophyNon-conf.6246318942015[1]
110PrincetonHarvardHarvard–Princeton football rivalryIvy5548718772017[1]
110South Dakota StateSouth DakotaSouth Dakota Showdown SeriesMVFC5350718892017[1]
111IllinoisNorthwesternLand of Lincoln TrophyBig Ten5551518922017[lower-alpha 23][8]
110MichiganMichigan StatePaul Bunyan TrophyBig Ten6936518982017[lower-alpha 23][9]
110WashingtonOregonEmerald City ShowdownPac-126046519002018[lower-alpha 23][10]
109PrincetonPennPenn–Princeton football rivalryIvy6543118762017[1]
109WashingtonWashington StateApple CupPac-127132619002017[lower-alpha 23][11]
108Texas A&MBaylorBattle of the BrazosNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6831918992011[lower-alpha 14][4]
108Colorado StateWyomingBronze BootMW5845518992017[lower-alpha 23][lower-alpha 25][lower-alpha 26][12][13]
108New MexicoNew Mexico StateRio Grande RivalryNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]7033518942017[lower-alpha 23][14]
107OklahomaKansasBig 127328619032017[lower-alpha 23][lower-alpha 27][15][16]
106North Dakota StateSouth Dakota StateDakota MarkerMVFC6041519032017[lower-alpha 10][1]
106North CarolinaWake ForestCarolina–Wake rivalryACC6935218882015[lower-alpha 10][4]
107North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNorth Carolina–NC State football rivalryACC6635618942017[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 23][17]
107TexasBaylorBig 127726419012017[lower-alpha 23][18]
105NebraskaIowa StateNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]8617218962010[lower-alpha 14][19]
106LSUMississippiMagnolia BowlSEC6141418942017[lower-alpha 23][20]
105CornellColumbiaColumbia–Cornell football rivalryIvy6537318892017[1]
105Illinois StateEastern IllinoisMid-America ClassicNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]5343919012017[1]
105New HampshireMaineBattle for the Brice-Cowell MusketCAA5443819032017[1]
104NebraskaMissouriVictory BellNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6536318922010[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 23][21]
104PittsburghWest VirginiaBackyard BrawlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6140318952011[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 23][22]
104MissouriIowa StateTelephone TrophyNon-conf.[lower-alpha 4]6134918962011[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 23][23]
103Southern CaliforniaCaliforniaPac-126729519152017[lower-alpha 23][24]
103MichiganMinnesotaLittle Brown JugBig Ten7525318922017[lower-alpha 23][25]
102WashingtonOregon StateThe Dog FightPac-126434418972017[lower-alpha 23][26]
102Washington StateOregon StatePac-125247319032017[lower-alpha 23][26]
101Iowa StateKansas StateFarmageddonBig 124948419172017
101Western IllinoisIllinois StateMVFC5145519042017[1]
101DartmouthCornellCornell–Dartmouth football rivalryIvy6040119002017[1]
101AlabamaMississippi StateAlabama–Mississippi State football rivalrySEC7918318962017[lower-alpha 23]
101Ohio StateIllinoisIllibuck TrophyBig Ten6830419022017[lower-alpha 23][27]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Ivy League.
  2. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Big Ten Conference.
  3. ↑ This became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Kansas–Nebraska series.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Formerly an in-conference rivalry.
  5. ↑ Most-played intra-state rivalry.
  6. ↑ Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference.
  7. ↑ Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  8. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  9. ↑ Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited to Virginia their win in 1957.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game.
  11. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Southeastern Conference.
  12. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Pac-12 Conference.
  13. ↑ Since 2014, this is the only "protected" cross-division rivalry in the Big Ten.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 As of 2016 no future games are scheduled.
  15. ↑ Disputed series record: Missouri claims a series lead 57–54–9, based on a forfeited game in 1960.
  16. ↑ Traditionally the last game of the regular season.
  17. ↑ When last played in 2010, it was the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history (1906-2010).
  18. ↑ This is the longest current uninterrupted series in the South, and the second longest uninterrupted series in FBS play (1909–present) behind only the Minnesota/Wisconsin series.
  19. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Big 12 Conference.
  20. ↑ Disputed series record: Kansas State claims Kansas leads the series lead 64-46-5, based on a forfeited game in 1980.
  21. ↑ Disputed series record: Ohio State vacated the 2010 win, although this is not reflected in the NCAA source. Ohio State has only 48 wins when the vacated win is accounted for.
  22. ↑ Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. OU Forfeit 8 games in 1972 This is not included in the NCAA source.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Not listed in the NCAA Division I FBS record book, as sourced below.
  24. ↑ Disputed series record: Vanderbilt claims Tennessee has 75-32-5 series lead due to Vanderbilt victory in 1918 but Tennessee records claim 1918 team was "unofficial [team] formed from Army West Point recruits and students."
  25. ↑ Most-played rivalry within the Mountain West Conference.
  26. ↑ Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  27. ↑ Formerly held NCAA record for longest continuous rivalry in FBS (1903-1997) until Big 12 Conference alternate-year scheduling ended it.

References

Specific references
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Lopresti, Mike (September 19, 2017). "7 of the most-played college football rivalries of all time". NCAA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Game: Harvard-Yale 2017 - Harvard Alumni".
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Minnesota defeats Wisconsin 32-4". Milwaukee Journal. October 31, 1892. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sports People". New York Times. August 27, 1982. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  7. ↑ "Minnesota vs Iowa". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Illinois vs Northwestern (IL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Michigan vs Michigan St". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Washington vs Oregon". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Washington vs Washington St". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
  12. ↑ "The Bronze Boot".
  13. ↑ "Colorado St. vs Wyoming". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  14. ↑ "New Mexico vs New Mexico St". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Oklahoma vs Kansas". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Postgame Notes - Kansas Athletics". Kansas Athletics.
  17. ↑ "North Carolina vs North Carolina St". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Texas vs Baylor (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Louisiana State vs Mississippi". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Nebraska vs Missouri". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Pittsburgh (PA) vs West Virginia". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Missouri vs Iowa St". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  24. ↑ "Southern California vs California". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Michigan vs Minnesota". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  26. 1 2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/oregonstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/8/1/Section_10_Series_Records.pdf
  27. ↑ "Illinois vs Ohio St,". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
General references
  • The NCAA Division I FBS record book: "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 177–178. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
    • Previous editions:
    • 2015: "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 171. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  • The NCAA Division I FCS record book: "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 83. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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