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The Athletic's 100 Greatest College Football Rivalries

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Rank
Rivalry Nickname & Trophy
Conference
Answer
1.
The Game
Big Ten
Michigan
Ohio State
2.
Iron Bowl — Foy-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy
SEC
Alabama
Auburn
3.
Red River Rivalry — Golden Hat
SEC
Oklahoma
Texas
4.
Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
American
Army
Navy
5.
Jeweled Shillelagh
Independent
Notre Dame
Big Ten
USC
6.
N/A
Big Ten
Nebraska
SEC
Oklahoma
7.
Florida Cup
ACC
Florida State
Miami
8.
N/A
Big Ten
Ohio State
Penn State
9.
Sunshine Showdown — Florida Cup
SEC
Florida
ACC
Florida State
10.
Border Battle — Paul Bunyan's Axe
Big Ten
Minnesota
Wisconsin
11.
Third Saturday In October
SEC
Alabama
Tennessee
12.
World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party — Okefenokee Oar
SEC
Florida
Georgia
13.
First Saturday In November
SEC
Alabama
LSU
14.
Crosstown Showdown — Victory Bell
Big Ten
UCLA
USC
15.
Lone Star Showdown
SEC
Texas
Texas A&M
16.
Battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy
Big Ten
Michigan
Michigan State
17.
Deep South's Oldest Rivalry
SEC
Auburn
Georgia
18.
N/A
Big Ten
Michigan
Independent
Notre Dame
19.
Border War — War Drum
Big 12
Kansas
SEC
Missouri
20.
The Game
Ivy League
Harvard
Yale
21.
Cascade Clash
Big Ten
Oregon
Washington
22.
Heartland Trophy Game
Big Ten
Iowa
Wisconsin
23.
Egg Bowl — The Golden Egg
SEC
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
24.
Palmetto Bowl
ACC
Clemson
SEC
South Carolina
25.
Bedlam — Bedlam Bell
SEC
Oklahoma
Big 12
Oklahoma State
26.
Backyard Brawl
ACC
Pittsburgh
Big 12
West Virginia
27.
Civil War — Platypus Trophy
Big Ten
Oregon
Pac-12
Oregon State
28.
Holy War — Beehive Boot
Big 12
BYU
Utah
29.
The Big Game — Stanford Axe
ACC
California
Stanford
30.
Apple Cup — Apple Cup Trophy
Big Ten
Washington
Pac-12
Washington State
31.
Clean, Old Fashioned Hate — Governor's Cup
SEC
Georgia
ACC
Georgia Tech
32.
Cy-Hawk Game — Cy-Hawk Trophy
Big Ten
Iowa
Big 12
Iowa State
33.
Border War
Big 12
Colorado
Big Ten
Nebraska
34.
Floyd of Rosedale
Big Ten
Iowa
Minnesota
35.
Bluebonnet Battle
Big 12
Baylor
TCU
36.
Third Saturday In September
SEC
Florida
Tennessee
37.
Pennsylvania Rivalry — Old Ironsides Trophy
Big Ten
Penn State
ACC
Pittsburgh
38.
N/A
SEC
Arkansas
Texas
39.
Dakota Marker
Missouri Valley
North Dakota State
South Dakota State
40.
Rip Miller Trophy
American
Navy
Independent
Notre Dame
41.
The Rivalry
Patriot League
Lafayette
Lehigh
42.
The South's Oldest Rivalry
ACC
North Carolina
Virginia
43.
Magnolia Bowl
SEC
LSU
Ole Miss
44.
Heroes Game — Heroes Trophy
Big Ten
Iowa
Nebraska
45.
Battle for the Megaphone Trophy
Big Ten
Michigan State
Independent
Notre Dame
46.
Battle for the Iron Skillet
ACC
SMU
Big 12
TCU
47.
N/A
Big Ten
Michigan
Penn State
48.
Battle for the Golden Boot
SEC
Arkansas
LSU
49.
Old Oaken Bucket
Big Ten
Indiana
Purdue
50.
N/A
SEC
Alabama
Georgia
Rank
Rivalry Nickname & Trophy
Conference
Answer
51.
Little Brown Jug
Big Ten
Michigan
Minnesota
52.
The Bowden Bowl
ACC
Clemson
Florida State
53.
N/A
SEC
Georgia
Tennessee
54.
The Duel in The Desert — Territorial Cup
Big 12
Arizona
Arizona State
55.
N/A
SEC
Alabama
ACC
Clemson
56.
Catholics vs. Convicts
ACC
Miami
Independent
Notre Dame
57.
N/A
ACC
North Carolina
NC State
58.
Florida Cup — Seminole War Canoe
SEC
Florida
ACC
Miami
59.
Sunflower Showdown — Governor's Cup
Big 12
Kansas
Kansas State
60.
The Brawl of the Wild — Great Divide Trophy
Big Sky
Montana
Montana State
61.
The Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy
Independent
Notre Dame
Big Ten
Purdue
62.
N/A
ACC
Stanford
Big Ten
USC
63.
Farmageddon
Big 12
Iowa State
Kansas State
64.
N/A
SEC
Florida
LSU
65.
Land Grant Trophy Game
Big Ten
Michigan State
Penn State
66.
The Bear Bowl
ACC
California
Big Ten
UCLA
67.
N/A
Big Ten
Iowa
Penn State
68.
The Weekender
ACC
California
Big Ten
USC
69.
The Border War — Bronze Boot
Mountain West
Colorado State
Wyoming
70.
Land of Lincoln Trophy
Big Ten
Illinois
Northwestern
71.
N/A
SEC
LSU
Texas A&M
72.
N/A
ACC
Stanford
Big Ten
UCLA
73.
N/A
Pac-12
Oregon State
Washington State
74.
Battle of the Brazos
Big 12
Baylor
SEC
Texas A&M
75.
Border Battle — Beer Barrel
SEC
Kentucky
Tennessee
76.
N/A
ACC
Clemson
SEC
Georgia
77.
Tobacco Road — Victory Bell
ACC
Duke
North Carolina
78.
Commonwealth Clash — Commonwealth Cup
ACC
Virginia
Virginia Tech
79.
Battle of the Bluegrass — Governor's Cup
SEC
Kentucky
ACC
Louisville
80.
N/A
SEC
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
81.
Bayou Classic
SWAC — NCAA FCS
Grambling State
Southern
82.
BUTT Bowl — Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout Trophy
Big 12
Baylor
Texas Tech
83.
Battle for The Victory Bell
Big 12
Cincinnati
MAC
Miami
84.
Illibuck Trophy
Big Ten
Illinois
Ohio State
85.
Border War
SEC
Georgia
South Carolina
86.
N/A
ACC
NC State
Wake Forest
87.
Deeper Than Hate
Sun Belt
Appalachian State
Georgia Southern
88.
N/A
ACC
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
89.
Tydings Memorial Game
Big Ten
Maryland
ACC
Virginia
90.
N/A
OAC — NCAA Division III
Mount Union
WIAC — NCAA Division III
Wisconsin Whitewater
91.
Rocky Mountain Showdown — Centennial Cup
Big 12
Colorado
Mountain West
Colorado State
92.
Textile Bowl
ACC
Clemson
NC State
93.
The Biggest Little Game In America
NESCAC — NCAA Division III
Amherst
Williams
94.
Battle of the Bricks
MAC
Miami
Ohio
95.
The Capital Cup
CAA — NCAA FCS
Richmond
William & Mary
96.
Battle of I-25
Mountain West
New Mexico
Conference USA
New Mexico State
97.
The War on I-4
Big 12
UCF
AAC
USF
98.
Battle Line Rivalry
SEC
Arkansas
Missouri
99.
100 Miles of Hate
Conference USA
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky
100.
Cowbells vs. Cajuns
SEC
LSU
Mississippi State
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