What is the oldest football rivalry? (2023)

What is the oldest football rivalry in America?

The Harvard vs. Yale football rivalry, simply called “The Game,” is one the oldest and most intense sports rivalries in America.

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The Big Ten is home to the longest rivalry in FBS history. The two programs first met in 1890, and with the exception of 1906, have played every year since.

The Commanders–Cowboys rivalry is a National Football League (NFL) rivalry between the Washington Commanders, formerly known as the Redskins, and the Dallas Cowboys. In 2005, Sports Illustrated called it the top NFL rivalry of all time and "one of the greatest in sports."

The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry is eight months older than the South's Oldest Rivalry, with Auburn–Georgia first meeting on February 20, 1892 and North Carolina–Virginia first meeting on October 22, 1892.

Big Ten Conference, formerly Western Intercollegiate Conference, one of the oldest college athletic conferences in the United States, formed in 1896 by the Universities of Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin and Purdue and Northwestern universities.

1. Oklahoma Sooners. Texas A&M may have been a bigger rival in the past, but since Oklahoma has turned into one of the nation's most successful programs, the Red River Rivalry is one of the greatest rivalry games in sports.

Except for two years — 1922 and 1982 — the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have played each other every season since 1921. They are the two oldest teams in continuous operation in the National Football League with a rivalry spanning 204 regular season games and two playoff meetings.

Who is Eagles biggest rival?

The New York Giants are the Eagles' biggest rivals.

The two teams have faced off a total of 183 times in their regular season histories, with the Eagles leading the head-to-head matchup 93-88-2. The Eagles and Giants have also faced off in the postseason five times, with the Eagles also leading that series 3-2.

The Eagles have won 89 total games against the Giants, while Big Blue has emerged victorious 87 times. The two teams have also tied twice. With such a short drive separating the two, similar to Duke and UNC, the rivalry between the Giants and Eagles takes the cake as the greatest Giants rivalry.

The Bears-Packers rivalry is the most historic NFC North rivalry. The Bears held the winning record against the Packers for many decades, at one point, having led the series by as many as 24 games (in 1960 and again in 1992). The Packers surpassed the Bears in 2017 and now lead the series, 105–95–6.

One of the most historic rivalries in not only the SEC, but in all of college football, the Alabama-Tennessee game has pitted the two traditional powerhouses against one another since 1901. Alabama commands a 51-38-7 all-time lead in the series.

Not only do the Longhorns have a winning record against the Crimson Tide, they have the best record of any team that has faced Alabama more than once outside of Rice (3-0). Texas is 7-1 in the series.

LSU's main rival is Arkansas, as the two squads play each other for the famed Golden Boot trophy. LSU also has SEC rivalries with the Auburn Tigers, the Florida Gators, the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Texas A&M Aggies.

The conference was formed in 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) by five charter schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Once upon on a time, ten of the nation's public universities got together to form standards for intercollegiate athletics. That group, known as the Big Ten, still exists and proclaims to hold itself to high standards in not only athletics, but in academics and school spirit as well.

The California–Texas rivalry (alternatively the Texas–California rivalry) is a rhetorical rivalry between the two U.S. states of California and Texas. California and Texas are the United States' two most populous states.

Who is Tennessee biggest rival?

The Vols' three main rivalries include the Alabama Crimson Tide (Third Saturday in October), Florida Gators , and Vanderbilt Commodores. Tennessee also has a long and important rivalry with the Kentucky Wildcats.

As rivals in the NHL's Pacific Division, the Kings and Coyotes play each other five times this season. And there's enough passion and emotion to keep the engine of this burgeoning rivalry burning brightly.

1. New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox. As far as American pro sports are concerned, this is the rivalry. Dating back to 1901, the Yankees and Red Sox have played 2,320 times.

The South's Oldest Rivalry is the name given to the North Carolina–Virginia football rivalry.

It is one of cricket's curiosities that the oldest international rivalry is not, as many assume, England against Australia. That started in 1877, some 33 years after a side representing USA met a team from Canada at Bloomingdale Park in Manhattan.

While there are many people who contributed to the development of the sport, Walter Camp is considered the father of American football. In 1880, he proposed a set of rules that would make the game more structured and safe. These rules included downs, the line of scrimmage, and the neutral zone.

In Division III, the rivalry between Williams and Amherst colleges is considered the oldest. The two teams first played one another in 1881. At that game, the Williams Ephs defeated the Amherst Lord Jeffs (now called the Mammoths) 15-2.

One of the most historic rivalries in not only the SEC, but in all of college football, the Alabama-Tennessee game has pitted the two traditional powerhouses against one another since 1901. Alabama commands a 51-38-7 all-time lead in the series.

What is the most famous rivalry in college football?

The granddaddy of all college football rivalries is the University of Michigan vs. Ohio State University. These two midwestern Big Ten powerhouses have been at it since 1897, with the Wolverines and Buckeyes meeting for "The Game" around Thanksgiving weekend for over a century.