# Black Hills Brawl

The Black Hills Brawl is an annual football game between Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Also known as The Battle for the Homestake Trophy or rarely called the West River Rivalry, the winner of the game receives the Homestake Trophy. The current venues the game is played in are Lyle Hare Stadium since 1960 (Black Hills State) and O'Harra Stadium since 1938 (South Dakota Mines). First played in 1895 and played 138 times, the Black Hills Brawl is the most played in NCAA Division II and tied for the oldest rivalry in DII (alongside the Battle of the Ravine); it is the 4th most played rivalry nationwide in any division (behind only The Game, Princeton–Yale, and The Rivalry).

## First game

The first meeting in November 28, 1895, was between SDSM&T (then known as the Dakota School of Mines) and a now-defunct and unrelated Methodist college in Hot Springs known as Black Hills College, after BHSU (then known as Spearfish Normal) turned Black Hills College down. Despite this, both current schools generally include this game in the rivalry's chronology, but do not count it against their records; the first official meeting did not come until 1900.

## Game results

| Black Hills State victories | South Dakota Mines victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | 1900 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 1–0 |
| 2 | 1901 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 22–6 |
| 3 | October 24, 1903 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 10–0 |
| 4 | October 21, 1905 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 15–0 |
| 5 | November 3, 1906 | Unknown | Tie | 0–0 |
| 6 | November 29, 1906 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 5–0 |
| 7 | October 24, 1908 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 2–0 |
| 8 | November 14, 1908 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 13–0 |
| 9 | October 16, 1909 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 30–6 |
| 10 | October 12, 1912 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 13–3 |
| 11 | October 18, 1913 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 25–0 |
| 12 | October 17, 1914 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 33–0 |
| 13 | November 7, 1914 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 6–0 |
| 14 | October 7, 1916 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 8–2 |
| 15 | November 18, 1916 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 13–0 |
| 16 | October 6, 1917 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 36–6 |
| 17 | October 19, 1917 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 27–0 |
| 18 | November 17, 1917 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 19–0 |
| 19 | October 11, 1919 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 26–0 |
| 20 | October 9, 1920 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 13–7 |
| 21 | October 1, 1921 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 13–6 |
| 22 | November 5, 1921 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 7–6 |
| 23 | October 18, 1922 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 20–0 |
| 24 | November 4, 1922 | Rapid City, SD | Tie | 0–0 |
| 25 | October 27, 1923 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 12–0 |
| 26 | November 17, 1923 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 13–0 |
| 27 | October 25, 1924 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 26–6 |
| 28 | November 22, 1924 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 14–3 |
| 29 | October 23, 1925 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 14–7 |
| 30 | November 21, 1925 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 7–0 |
| 31 | October 8, 1926 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 13–9 |
| 32 | October 30, 1926 | Deadwood, SD | Tie | 0–0 |
| 33 | October 22, 1927 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 28–0 |
| 34 | October 29, 1927 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 12–0 |
| 35 | October 13, 1928 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 6–0 |
| 36 | October 27, 1928 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 13–7 |
| 37 | October 19, 1929 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 7–0 |
| 38 | November 11, 1929 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 6–0 |
| 39 | October 24, 1930 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 44–7 |
| 40 | September 9, 1932 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 7–0 |
| 41 | October 22, 1932 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 27–7 |
| 42 | October 13, 1933 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 21–0 |
| 43 | November 18, 1933 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 20–0 |
| 44 | 1934 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 33–0 |
| 45 | 1934 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 25–0 |
| 46 | October 25, 1935 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 46–6 |
| 47 | October 17, 1936 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 19–6 |
| 48 | October 24, 1936 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 13–12 |
| 49 | November 11, 1937 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 7–6 |
| 50 | November 11, 1938 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 30–0 |
| 51 | November 11, 1939 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 3–0 |
| 52 | November 11, 1940 | Spearfish, SD | Tie | 0–0 |
| 53 | November 11, 1941 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 32–7 |
| 54 | October 4, 1946 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 6–0 |
| 55 | November 11, 1946 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 13–0 |
| 56 | October 3, 1947 | Spearfish, SD | Tie | 0–0 |
| 57 | November 11, 1947 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 7–0 |
| 58 | November 11, 1948 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 7–0 |
| 59 | November 11, 1949 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 38–6 |
| 60 | November 11, 1950 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 19–7 |
| 61 | November 12, 1951 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 20–7 |
| 62 | November 11, 1952 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 26–21 |
| 63 | November 11, 1953 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 19–6 |
| 64 | November 11, 1954 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 32–26 |
| 65 | November 11, 1955 | Rapid City, SD | Tie | 6–6 |
| 66 | November 12, 1956 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 47–7 |
| 67 | November 11, 1957 | Rapid City, SD | Tie | 7–7 |
| 68 | November 11, 1958 | Spearfish, SD | Tie | 7–7 |
| 69 | November 11, 1959 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 20–19 |
| 70 | November 11, 1960 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 21–7 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 71 | November 11, 1961 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 28–0 |
| 72 | October 6, 1962 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 6–0 |
| 73 | October 5, 1963 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 27–13 |
| 74 | October 17, 1964 | Rapid City, SD | Tie | 20–20 |
| 75 | October 16, 1965 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 20–0 |
| 76 | October 22, 1966 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 13–7 |
| 77 | October 21, 1967 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 43–14 |
| 78 | November 2, 1968 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 27–19 |
| 79 | November 1, 1969 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 30–3 |
| 80 | September 19, 1970 | Unknown | Black Hills State | 35–14 |
| 81 | September 18, 1971 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 10–3 |
| 82 | September 30, 1972 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 13–6 |
| 83 | September 29, 1973 | Unknown | South Dakota Mines | 24–7 |
| 84 | October 5, 1974 | Spearfish, SD | Tie | 7–7 |
| 85 | October 4, 1975 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 24–6 |
| 86 | October 9, 1976 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 17–7 |
| 87 | October 8, 1977 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 41–14 |
| 88 | September 30, 1978 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 35–21 |
| 89 | September 29, 1979 | Rapid City, SD | Tie | 14–14 |
| 90 | September 20, 1980 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 31–0 |
| 91 | September 19, 1981 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 35–0 |
| 92 | September 25, 1982 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 13–9 |
| 93 | September 24, 1983 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 19–7 |
| 94 | October 6, 1984 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 14–7 |
| 95 | September 21, 1985 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 31–8 |
| 96 | October 26, 1985 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 31–14 |
| 97 | October 25, 1986 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 26–18 |
| 98 | October 17, 1987 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 13–6 |
| 99 | October 22, 1988 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 27–5 |
| 100 | October 28, 1989 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 33–6 |
| 101 | November 3, 1990 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 34–31$^{OT}$ |
| 102 | November 2, 1991 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 40–18 |
| 103 | October 31, 1992 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 34–28 |
| 104 | October 23, 1993 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 41–14 |
| 105 | October 22, 1994 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 29–27 |
| 106 | October 14, 1995 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 42–34 |
| 107 | October 5, 1996 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 27–24 |
| 108 | October 4, 1997 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 36–10 |
| 109 | October 10, 1998 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 27–17 |
| 110 | October 9, 1999 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 26–16 |
| 111 | October 21, 2000 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 23–6 |
| 112 | October 20, 2001 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 30–17 |
| 113 | October 19, 2002 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 47–41$^{OT}$ |
| 114 | October 18, 2003 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 29–28 |
| 115 | September 2, 2004 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 10–9 |
| 116 | October 9, 2004 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 21–10 |
| 117 | September 1, 2005 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 43–13 |
| 118 | October 8, 2005 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 34–17 |
| 119 | September 30, 2006 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 47–0 |
| 120 | October 6, 2007 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 58–0 |
| 121 | September 20, 2008 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 33–13 |
| 122 | November 8, 2008 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 24–23 |
| 123 | October 31, 2009 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 26–0 |
| 124 | October 30, 2010 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 23–20$^{2OT}$ |
| 125 | September 17, 2011 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 37–21 |
| 126 | November 12, 2011 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 48–21 |
| 127 | November 17, 2012 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 35–6 |
| 128 | September 14, 2013 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 43–35 |
| 129 | September 13, 2014 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 42–30 |
| 130 | September 12, 2015 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 28–26 |
| 131 | September 24, 2016 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 46–17 |
| 132 | September 23, 2017 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 25–24 |
| 133 | October 6, 2018 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 62–14 |
| 134 | October 12, 2019 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 48–28 |
| 135 | October 10, 2020 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 34–17 |
| 136 | October 30, 2021 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 13–10 |
| 137 | October 1, 2022 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 24–17 |
| 138 | September 30, 2023 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 49–14 |
| 139 | October 5, 2024 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 22–20 |
| Series: South Dakota Mines leads 66–62–11 |||||

### Notes

* SDSM&T was known at the Dakota School of Mines until 1889, when it became the South Dakota School of Mines; it became SDSM&T in 1943.
* BHSU was known as Spearfish Normal until 1941, when it became the Black Hills Teachers College; it would be renamed Black Hills State College in 1964 and BHSU in 1989.

## Men's Basketbrawl

The men's basketball rivalry currently stands at 115–94, in favor of Black Hills State. Below are results where the score is known. The two have played each other since 1948.
| Black Hills State victories | South Dakota Mines victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | January 7, 1982 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 93–88 |
| 2 | January 18, 1982 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 94–88 |
| 3 | February 23, 1982 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 76–72 |
| 4 | January 3, 1983 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 92–85 |
| 5 | January 18, 1983 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | South Dakota Mines | 99–84 |
| 6 | February 15, 1983 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | Black Hills State | 80–76 |
| 7 | January 5, 1984 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 56–48 |
| 8 | January 17, 1984 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | South Dakota Mines | 103–89 |
| 9 | February 8, 1984 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | South Dakota Mines | 74–66 |
| 10 | January 2, 1985 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 71–62 |
| 11 | January 22, 1985 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 81–57 |
| 12 | February 12, 1985 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 98–77 |
| 13 | January 2, 1986 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 67–65 |
| 14 | January 24, 1986 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 69–67 |
| 15 | February 14, 1986 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 98–90 |
| 16 | January 2, 1987 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 85–79 |
| 17 | January 8, 1987 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 93–78 |
| 18 | February 5, 1987 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 68–56 |
| 19 | December 4, 1987 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 65–61 |
| 20 | January 21, 1988 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 76–74 |
| 21 | February 11, 1988 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 73–57 |
| 22 | February 28, 1988 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 95–77 |
| 23 | January 26, 1989 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 98–93 |
| 24 | February 16, 1989 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 71–70 |
| 25 | February 22, 1989 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 84–64 |
| 26 | January 4, 1990 | Mitchell, SD | Black Hills State | 92–76 |
| 27 | January 25, 1990 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 100–76 |
| 28 | February 15, 1990 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 85–69 |
| 29 | February 25, 1990 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 65–64 |
| 30 | January 3, 1991 | Mitchell, SD | Black Hills State | 99–97 |
| 31 | January 24, 1991 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 87–69 |
| 32 | February 14, 1991 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 69–67 |
| 33 | March 25, 1991 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 75–71 |
| 34 | January 2, 1992 | Mitchell, SD | South Dakota Mines | 68–60 |
| 35 | January 23, 1992 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 73–66 |
| 36 | February 1, 1992 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 82–77 |
| 37 | January 20, 1993 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 81–55 |
| 38 | January 28, 1993 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 73–51 |
| 39 | December 29, 1993 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 75–72 |
| 40 | January 15, 1994 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 87–57 |
| 41 | February 3, 1994 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 80–69 |
| 42 | December 30, 1994 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 66–59 |
| 43 | January 7, 1995 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 68–66 |
| 44 | February 11, 1995 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 75–71 |
| 45 | January 30, 1996 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 77–69 |
| 46 | February 21, 1996 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 89–77 |
| 47 | January 28, 1997 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 74–70 |
| 48 | February 26, 1997 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 79–76 |
| 49 | March 1, 1997 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 68–67 |
| 50 | January 20, 1998 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 61–58 |
| 51 | February 24, 1998 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 61–60 |
| 52 | December 30, 1998 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 79–73 |
| 53 | January 27, 1999 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 93–75 |
| 54 | February 24, 1999 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 85–75 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 55 | January 27, 2000 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 90–80 |
| 56 | February 23, 2000 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 90–89 |
| 57 | January 6, 2001 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 72–64 |
| 58 | February 1, 2001 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 84–60 |
| 59 | January 5, 2002 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 93–82 |
| 60 | January 31, 2002 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 89–75 |
| 61 | February 23, 2002 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 86–66 |
| 62 | January 4, 2003 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 63–54 |
| 63 | January 30, 2003 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 71–59 |
| 64 | January 3, 2004 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 69–45 |
| 65 | January 29, 2004 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 50–49 |
| 66 | December 9, 2004 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 67–65 |
| 67 | January 20, 2005 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 66–64 |
| 68 | December 8, 2005 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 93–74 |
| 69 | January 19, 2006 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 75–65 |
| 70 | December 6, 2006 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 71–59 |
| 71 | February 15, 2007 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 85–67 |
| 72 | December 5, 2007 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 70–57 |
| 73 | February 20, 2008 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 81–70 |
| 74 | January 15, 2009 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 64–57 |
| 75 | February 11, 2009 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 71–53 |
| 76 | February 25, 2009 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 77–67 |
| 77 | December 3, 2009 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 63–62 |
| 78 | January 28, 2010 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 81–71 |
| 79 | December 1, 2010 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 80–61 |
| 80 | January 27, 2011 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 76–74 |
| 81 | March 1, 2011 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 75–63 |
| 82 | January 24, 2012 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 76–60 |
| 83 | February 15, 2012 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 64–58 |
| 84 | November 20, 2012 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 69–61 |
| 85 | November 20, 2013 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 72–68 |
| 86 | January 11, 2014 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 61–49 |
| 87 | November 17, 2014 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 72–67 |
| 88 | January 9, 2015 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 73–70 |
| 89 | December 3, 2015 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 78–73 |
| 90 | February 24, 2016 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 55–53 |
| 91 | January 17, 2017 | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center | South Dakota Mines | 65–54 |
| 92 | February 11, 2017 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 78–59 |
| 93 | January 16, 2018 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 92–69 |
| 94 | February 6, 2018 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 66–65 |
| 95 | December 1, 2018 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 57–56 |
| 96 | March 1, 2019 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 69–61 |
| 97 | November 26, 2019 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 70–66 |
| 98 | February 28, 2020 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 59–58 |
| 99 | March 3, 2020 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 80–71 |
| 100 | January 23, 2021 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 79–78 |
| 101 | January 20, 2022 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 86–65 |
| 102 | February 19, 2022 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 79–65 |
| 103 | November 28, 2022 | Rapid City, SD | Black Hills State | 78–58 |
| 104 | January 24, 2023 | Spearfish, SD | Black Hills State | 76–60 |
| 105 | November 27, 2023 | Spearfish, SD | South Dakota Mines | 77–69 |
| 106 | January 31, 2024 | Rapid City, SD | South Dakota Mines | 59–54 |
| Series: Tied 53–53 |||||