# Causeway Classic

The Causeway Classic is the annual college football game between the Sacramento State Hornets and the UC Davis Aggies in the United States. The teams exchange a Causeway Classic Trophy made from cement taken from the Yolo Causeway.

## History of the game

The two teams first played each other in 1954, when the Davis Campus was still officially known as the College of Agriculture at Davis, and have played every year since, including twice in 1988 when they met in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Games hosted by UC Davis are held at Aggie Stadium. Games hosted by Sacramento State are held at Hornet Stadium.
The name "Causeway Classic" was introduced in the early 1980s and is credited to former Sacramento State sports information director Mike Duncan. It refers to the Yolo Causeway, a causeway over the Yolo Bypass on Interstate 80, which connects Davis and Sacramento, California.

## Trophy

A trophy made from a concrete core sample taken from the Yolo Causeway is awarded to the winner.
For a few decades starting in 1961, the winning team received the Causeway Carriage, an authentic 19th century carriage, as the trophy. Today, the Carriage is no longer exchanged between the two teams. The carriage was donated by Sac State alumnus Jeri Striezik in 1960 to serve as the perpetual trophy for the schools. It was refurbished at the prison in Folsom, California. It was transported to the winning campus at the losing school's expense.

## Football

UC Davis leads the trophy series with 45 wins to Sacramento State's 19. UC Davis also leads all-time in games between the two, 48 to 23. One of Sacramento State's victories was a playoff game between the two schools in 1988.

### Game results

| UC Davis victories | Sacramento State victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | October 9, 1954 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 14–0 |
| 2 | October 15, 1955 | Davis | UC Davis | 29–0 |
| 3 | October 13, 1956 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 33–26 |
| 4 | November 17, 1957 | Davis | Sacramento State | 29–0 |
| 5 | November 15, 1958 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 22–14 |
| 6 | November 14, 1959 | Davis | Sacramento State | 21–6 |
| 7 | November 19, 1960 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 31–0 |
| 8 | November 17, 1961 | Davis | UC Davis | 14–0 |
| 9 | November 17, 1962 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 26–7 |
| 10 | November 16, 1963 | Davis | UC Davis | 17–8 |
| 11 | November 14, 1964 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 27–0 |
| 12 | November 5, 1965 | Davis | UC Davis | 20–14 |
| 13 | October 29, 1966 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 34–26 |
| 14 | October 20, 1967 | Davis | Sacramento State | 23–6 |
| 15 | October 12, 1968 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 24–7 |
| 16 | October 4, 1969 | Davis | Sacramento State | 18–10 |
| 17 | November 21, 1970 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 28–0 |
| 18 | November 13, 1971 | Davis | UC Davis | 24–17 |
| 19 | November 4, 1972 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 17–16 |
| 20 | October 27, 1973 | Davis | UC Davis | 24–15 |
| 21 | October 26, 1974 | Sacramento | #14 UC Davis | 22–17 |
| 22 | October 18, 1975 | Davis | UC Davis | 38–3 |
| 23 | October 23, 1976 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 34–0 |
| 24 | October 15, 1977 | Davis | UC Davis | 28–0 |
| 25 | October 14, 1978 | Sacramento | #6 UC Davis | 39–0 |
| 26 | October 6, 1979 | Davis | UC Davis | 32–7 |
| 27 | October 4, 1980 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 16–6 |
| 28 | November 21, 1981 | Davis | UC Davis | 21–13 |
| 29 | November 13, 1982 | Davis | #3 UC Davis | 51–6 |
| 30 | November 12, 1983 | Sacramento | #1 UC Davis | 52–14 |
| 31 | November 17, 1984 | Davis | #6 UC Davis | 38–21 |
| 32 | November 23, 1985 | Sacramento | #1 UC Davis | 37–30 |
| 33 | November 15, 1986 | Davis | #2 UC Davis | 29–6 |
| 34 | November 14, 1987 | Sacramento | #14 UC Davis | 28–10 |
| 35 | September 24, 1988 | Davis | Sacramento State | 31–28 |
| 36 | November 19, 1988 | Davis | Sacramento State | 35–14 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 37 | September 23, 1989 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 21–20 |
| 38 | September 22, 1990 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 16–12 |
| 39 | October 5, 1991 | Sacramento | #10 Sacramento State | 50–18 |
| 40 | October 3, 1992 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 21–14 |
| 41 | November 13, 1993 | Sacramento | #7 UC Davis | 47–32 |
| 42 | October 8, 1994 | Davis | #16 UC Davis | 27–24 |
| 43 | October 28, 1995 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 52–42 |
| 44 | September 21, 1996 | Davis | Sacramento State | 27–24 |
| 45 | September 20, 1997 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 36–28 |
| 46 | September 19, 1998 | Davis | #2 UC Davis | 35–17 |
| 47 | September 18, 1999 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 48–27 |
| 48 | October 28, 2000 | Sacramento | #1 UC Davis | 13–10 |
| 49 | October 27, 2001 | Sacramento | #15 UC Davis | 43–0 |
| 50 | October 5, 2002 | Sacramento | #9 UC Davis | 38–21 |
| 51 | October 4, 2003 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 31–27 |
| 52 | September 25, 2004 | Davis | UC Davis | 58–23 |
| 53 | September 24, 2005 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 37–7 |
| 54 | November 18, 2006 | Davis | UC Davis | 30–16 |
| 55 | November 3, 2007 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 31–26 |
| 56 | November 8, 2008 | Davis | Sacramento State | 29–19 |
| 57 | November 21, 2009 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 31–28 |
| 58 | November 20, 2010 | Davis | UC Davis | 17–16 |
| 59 | November 19, 2011 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 23–19 |
| 60 | November 17, 2012 | Davis | UC Davis | 34–27 |
| 61 | November 23, 2013 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 34–7 |
| 62 | November 22, 2014 | Davis | Sacramento State | 41–30 |
| 63 | November 21, 2015 | Sacramento | UC Davis | 35–21 |
| 64 | November 19, 2016 | Davis | UC Davis | 48–30 |
| 65 | November 18, 2017 | Sacramento | Sacramento State | 52–47 |
| 66 | November 17, 2018 | Reno | #9 UC Davis | 56–13 |
| 67 | November 23, 2019 | Sacramento | #4 Sacramento State | 27–17 |
| 68 | November 20, 2021 | Davis | #11 Sacramento State | 27–7 |
| 69 | November 19, 2022 | Sacramento | #2 Sacramento State | 27–21 |
| 70 | November 18, 2023 | Davis | UC Davis | 31–21 |
| 71 | November 23, 2024 | Sacramento | #5 UC Davis | 42–39 |
| Series: UC Davis leads 48–23 |||||
* ↑ Game in Davis was moved to Reno due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.
* ↑ 1988 Playoff game

## 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
| Sacramento State victories | UC Davis victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Winning team | Losing team | Losing team |
| 1 | March 1, 2008 | Davis, CA | UC Davis | 83 | Sacramento State | 77 |
| 2 | December 3, 2008 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento State | 82 | UC Davis | 70 |
| 3 | December 2, 2009 | Davis, CA | Sacramento State | 59 | UC Davis | 57 |
| 4 | November 23, 2010 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 61 | Sacramento State | 54 |
| 5 | November 22, 2011 | Davis, CA | Sacramento State | 69 | UC Davis | 61 |
| 6 | November 20, 2012 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 87 | Sacramento State | 76 |
| 7 | November 26, 2013 | Davis, CA | Sacramento State | 73 | UC Davis | 67 |
| 8 | November 24, 2015 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento State | 84 | UC Davis | 79 |
| 9 | December 2, 2015 | Davis, CA | UC Davis | 66 | Sacramento State | 61 |
| 10 | November 21, 2016 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 81 | Sacramento State | 72 |
| 11 | November 21, 2017 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 64 | Sacramento State | 47 |
| 12 | November 20, 2018 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento State | 58 | UC Davis | 55 |
| 13 | November 20, 2019 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento State | 61 | UC Davis | 51 |
| 14 | November 23, 2021 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento State | 75 | UC Davis | 63 |
| 15 | November 22, 2022 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 82 | Sacramento State | 71 |
| 16 | November 26, 2023 | Davis, CA | Sacramento State | 69 | UC Davis | 63 |
| 17 | December 14, 2024 | Sacramento, CA | UC Davis | 69 | Sacramento State | 62 |
| Series: Sacramento State leads 9–8 |||||||

## Other sports

The two schools also have "Causeway Classic" competitions in baseball, volleyball, and track. There is now an all-sports trophy called "The Causeway Cup". Initiated with UCD's move to Division I, the two schools created a trophy for all sports. Each of the schools' 17 common teams compete for a pre-determined share of either five or 10 points. The school that collects the most points wins the Cup for that season. In the inaugural cup in 2004–05, UCD claimed the trophy, however, Sacramento State won it in 2005–06 with a total score of 66.25–38.75 and again in 2006–2007 with a total score of 52.66–52.34. In 2007–2008, UCD reclaimed the trophy with a total score of 67.5–37.5.

### Causeway Cup results

| UC Davis victories | Sacramento State victories |
| No. | Date | Winner | Score |
| 1 | 2004–05 | UC Davis | 1–0 |
| 2 | 2005–06 | Sacramento State | 66.25–38.75 |
| 3 | 2006–07 | Sacramento State | 52.66–52.34 |
| 4 | 2007–08 | UC Davis | 67.5–37.5 |
| 5 | 2008–09 | Sacramento State | 66.67–43.33 |
| 6 | 2009–10 | UC Davis | 55.83–44.17 |
| 7 | 2010–11 | UC Davis | 56.25–43.75 |
| 8 | 2011–12 | Sacramento State | 52.50–47.50 |
| No. | Date | Winner | Score |
| 9 | 2012–13 | UC Davis | 60.42–39.58 |
| 10 | 2013–14 | UC Davis | 68.75–31.25 |
| 11 | 2014–15 | UC Davis | 58.33–31.67 |
| 12 | 2015–16 | UC Davis | 53.75–26.25 |
| 13 | 2016–17 | UC Davis | 65.00–15.00 |
| 14 | 2017–18 | UC Davis | 42.50–30.00 |
| Series: UC Davis leads 10–4 ||||