# Grand Canyon Trophy Game

The Grand Canyon Trophy Game (also known as the Grand Canyon Rivalry is a series of American college football games, described by some as a rivalry, between the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The Grand Canyon Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The Lumberjacks are the current holder of the trophy.

## Series history

Between 1982 and 2011, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah played fifteen times as non-conference opponents. Since 1970, Northern Arizona has been a member of the Big Sky Conference, playing at a Division I level. Southern Utah's division and conference affiliation fluctuated during this time. However, in 2011, the Big Sky conference expanded to 13 football-playing members, and Southern Utah University was extended an all-sports invitation. Since then, the Lumberjacks and Thunderbirds have competed every year. In 2012, the Grand Canyon Trophy was introduced as a traveling trophy that would go to the winner. The trophy was first won by Southern Utah by a score of 35–29. In 2022, Southern Utah left the Big Sky Conference for the Western Athletic Conference. The two schools have scheduled a 12-game home and home series for the 2028 through 2039 seasons.

## Game results

| Northern Arizona victories | Southern Utah victories |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | September 11, 1982 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 36–15 |
| 2 | September 10, 1983 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 53–3 |
| 3 | August 30, 1986 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 27–17 |
| 4 | September 3, 1988 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 55–13 |
| 5 | September 5, 1992 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 20–17 |
| 6 | September 4, 1993 | Cedar City, UT | Northern Arizona | 53–3 |
| 7 | September 10, 1994 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 59–21 |
| 8 | September 14, 1996 | Flagstaff, AZ | #16 Northern Arizona | 43–13 |
| 9 | November 18, 2000 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 27–23 |
| 10 | September 22, 2001 | Cedar City, UT | #25 Northern Arizona | 41–12 |
| 11 | September 17, 2005 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 27–7 |
| 12 | September 20, 2008 | Cedar City, UT | Northern Arizona | 19–14 |
| 13 | September 19, 2009 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 42–39 |
| 14 | October 2, 2010 | Cedar City, UT | Northern Arizona | 26–23 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 15 | November 19, 2011 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 27–24 |
| 16 | November 10, 2012 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 35–29 $^{3OT}$ |
| 17 | November 23, 2013 | Cedar City, UT | #10 Northern Arizona | 20–10 |
| 18 | November 22, 2014 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 22–14 |
| 19 | November 21, 2015 | Cedar City, UT | #20 Southern Utah | 49–41 |
| 20 | November 19, 2016 | Flagstaff, AZ | Southern Utah | 48–21 |
| 21 | November 18, 2017 | Cedar City, UT | #14 Southern Utah | 48–20 |
| 22 | September 22, 2018 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 31–23 |
| 23 | November 16, 2019 | Cedar City, UT | Southern Utah | 31–30 |
| 24 | February 27, 2021 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 34–33 |
| 25 | April 10, 2021 | Cedar City, UT | Northern Arizona | 28–20 |
| 26 | October 16, 2021 | Flagstaff, AZ | Northern Arizona | 59–35 |
| Series: Northern Arizona leads 16–10 |||||