Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry

The Valdosta State–West Georgia Rivalry
Battle for the Peach Basket
	Valdosta State West Georgia
Sport	Football
First meeting	1983; Valdosta State 20, West Georgia 13
Latest meeting	October 7, 2017; West Georgia 42, Valdosta State 13
Trophy	The Peach Basket
Statistics
Meetings total	37
All-time series	Valdosta State leads 24–13
Current win streak	West Georgia, 1 (2017)

Valdosta State University

University of West Georgia

Locations in Georgia (U.S. state)

The Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry, commonly known as the Battle for the Peach Basket, is a college football rivalry game between two public universities in the U.S. state of Georgia, Valdosta State University Blazers and the University of West Georgia Wolves that compete for the Peach Basket. The current winner is Valdosta State, who won, 38–27, on October 8, 2016.^[1] Valdosta State leads the all-time series, 24–12.^[2]^[3]^[4]

History

The Blazers and Wolves have played every year since 1983 in the Gulf South Conference. In that span, Valdosta State has won three national championships. Under head coach Will Hall, West Georgia has gained some momentum in the rivalry, winning the past two meetings and going to the national championship semifinal in post-season play. The Wolves upset the Blazers in 2014 in the playoffs, the Wolves lost 40-6 in the regular season that year.^[4]

Game results

Valdosta State victories	West Georgia victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1983		Valdosta State	20–13
2	1984		Valdosta State	20–13
3	1985	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–12
4	1986	Carrollton	Valdosta State	41–26
5	1987	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–14
6	1988	Carrollton	Valdosta State	17–14
7	1989	Valdosta	Valdosta State	34–16
8	1990	Carrollton	Valdosta State	37–2
9	1991	Valdosta	Valdosta State	38–37
10	1992	Carrollton	West Georgia	42–28
11	1993	Carrollton	West Georgia	23–16
12	1994	Valdosta	Valdosta State	49–33
13	1995	Carrollton	West Georgia	44–6
14	1996	Valdosta	West Georgia	42–21
15	1997	Carrollton	West Georgia	35–21
16	1998	Carrollton	West Georgia	26–13
17	1999	Valdosta	West Georgia	23–16
18	2000	Carrollton	Valdosta State	45–35
19	2001	Valdosta	Valdosta State	31–6

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
20	2002	Carrollton	Valdosta State	19–3
21	2003	Valdosta	Valdosta State	30–17
22	2004	Carrollton	Valdosta State	35–12
23	2005	Valdosta	West Georgia	29–15
24	2006	Carrollton	Valdosta State	38–13
25	2007	Valdosta	Valdosta State	35–10
26	2008	Valdosta	Valdosta State	41–14
27	2009	Carrollton	Valdosta State	31–20
28	2010	Valdosta	Valdosta State	31–13
29	2011	Valdosta	West Georgia	23–20
30	2012	Carrollton	Valdosta State	42–7
31	2013	Carrollton	Valdosta State	35–30
32	2014	Valdosta	Valdosta State	40–6
33	2014*	Valdosta	West Georgia	31–17
34	2015	Carrollton	West Georgia	49–28
35	2015*	Carrollton	West Georgia	27–20
36	2016	Valdosta	Valdosta State	38–27
37	2017	Carrollton	West Georgia	42–13
Series: Valdosta State leads 24–13

Both the 2014* and 2015* match-ups were in post-season play

References

↑ "Wolves fall in rivalry battle". Times-Georgian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
↑ "Football Weekly Preview: The West Georgia Game". Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
↑ "Football Preview: The Valdosta State Game". University of West Georgia. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
1 2 "Wolves Hit the Road to Take on Rival Blazers". The West Georgian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

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[16score-1] "Wolves fall in rivalry battle". Times-Georgian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[16VSU-2] "Football Weekly Preview: The West Georgia Game". Valdosta State University. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[16UWG-3] "Football Preview: The Valdosta State Game". University of West Georgia. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

[16VSWG-4] 1 2 "Wolves Hit the Road to Take on Rival Blazers". The West Georgian. Retrieved October 11, 2016.

Gulf South Conference football rivalry games
Conference	Heritage Bell Classic (Delta State–Mississippi College) Battle for the Peach Basket (Valdosta State–West Georgia)
Non-conference	Millsaps-Mississippi College North Alabama–West Alabama

Valdosta State Blazers football
Venues	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium (1982–present)
Rivalries	West Georgia: Battle for the Peach Basket
Culture & lore	Blaze
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

West Georgia Wolves football
Venues	Grisham Stadium (1981–2008) University Stadium (2009–present)
Rivalries	Valdosta State: Battle for the Peach Basket
Seasons	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Valdosta State–West Georgia football rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References