# List of NCAA college football rivalry games

This is a list of rivalry games in college football. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams.

## NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
| 100 Miles of Hate | | Middle Tennessee | Western Kentucky | 1914 | 2024 | 74 |
| Air Force–Colorado State | Ram–Falcon Trophy | Air Force | Colorado State | 1957 | 2024 | 62 |
| Air Force–Hawaii | Kuter Trophy | Air Force | Hawaii | 1966 | 2023 | 23 |
| Akron–Kent State | Wagon Wheel | Akron | Kent State | 1923 | 2024 | 67 |
| Alabama–Clemson | | Alabama | Clemson | 1900 | 2019 | 19 |
| Alabama–Florida | | Alabama | Florida | 1916 | 2021 | 42 |
| Alabama–Georgia | | Alabama | Georgia | 1895 | 2024 | 74 |
| Alabama–Georgia Tech | | Alabama | Georgia Tech | 1902 | 1984 | 52 |
| Alabama–LSU | | Alabama | LSU | 1895 | 2024 | 89 |
| Alabama–Ole Miss | | Alabama | Ole Miss | 1894 | 2023 | 71 |
| Alabama–Penn State | | Alabama | Penn State | 1959 | 2011 | 15 |
| Apple Cup | Apple Cup Trophy | Washington | Washington State | 1900 | 2024 | 116 |
| Arizona–New Mexico | | Arizona | New Mexico | 1908 | 2024 | 68 |
| Arkansas–LSU | Golden Boot | Arkansas | LSU | 1901 | 2024 | 70 |
| Arkansas–Ole Miss | | Arkansas | Ole Miss | 1908 | 2024 | 71 |
| Arkansas–Texas | | Arkansas | Texas | 1894 | 2024 | 80 |
| Arkansas–Texas Tech | | Arkansas | Texas Tech | 1957 | 2024 | 38 |
| Army–Navy Game | Secretary's Trophy | Army | Navy | 1890 | 2024 | 125 |
| Army–Notre Dame | | Army | Notre Dame | 1913 | 2024 | 52 |
| Auburn–Clemson | | Auburn | Clemson | 1899 | 2017 | 51 |
| Auburn–Florida | | Auburn | Florida | 1912 | 2019 | 84 |
| Auburn–Georgia Tech | | Auburn | Georgia Tech | 1892 | 2005 | 92 |
| Auburn–Ole Miss | | Auburn | Ole Miss | 1928 | 2023 | 48 |
| Auburn–Tennessee | | Auburn | Tennessee | 1900 | 2020 | 54 |
| Auburn–Tulane | | Auburn | Tulane | 1902 | 2019 | 38 |
| Backyard Brawl | | Pittsburgh | West Virginia | 1895 | 2024 | 107 |
| Ball State–Northern Illinois | Bronze Stalk Trophy | Ball State | Northern Illinois | 1941 | 2024 | 52 |
| Battle for Highway 82 | | Alabama | Mississippi State | 1896 | 2023 | 108 |
| Battle for Nevada | Fremont Cannon | Nevada | UNLV | 1969 | 2024 | 50 |
| Battle for the Bell | Victory Bell | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | 1888 | 2024 | 128 |
| Battle for the Bell | The Bell | Marshall | Ohio | 1905 | 2019 | 60 |
| Battle for the Bell | The Bell | Southern Miss | Tulane | 1979 | 2023 | 33 |
| Battle for the Belt | The Belt | South Alabama | Troy | 2012 | 2024 | 13 |
| Battle for the Bones | The Bones | Memphis | UAB | 1997 | 2024 | 17 |
| Battle for the Iron Skillet | Iron Skillet | SMU | TCU | 1915 | 2024 | 103 |
| Battle for the Palladium | The Palladium Trophy | Middle Tennessee | Troy | 1936 | 2020 | 21 |
| Battle for the Rag | Tiger Rag | LSU | Tulane | 1893 | 2009 | 98 |
| Battle for the Valley | Valley Trophy | Fresno State | San José State | 1921 | 2024 | 87 |
| Battle Line Rivalry | Battle Line Trophy | Arkansas | Missouri | 1906 | 2024 | 16 |
| Battle of I-10 | Silver Spade | New Mexico State | UTEP | 1914 | 2024 | 101 |
| Battle of the Brazos | | Baylor | Texas A&M | 1899 | 2011 | 108 |
| Battle of the Bricks | | Miami (OH) | Ohio | 1908 | 2024 | 101 |
| Battle of the Brothers | | Utah | Utah State | 1892 | 2024 | 113 |
| Battle of the Carolinas | | North Carolina | South Carolina | 1903 | 2023 | 60 |
| Battle on the Bayou | Wooden Boot | Louisiana | Louisiana–Monroe | 1951 | 2024 | 60 |
| Baylor–Houston | | Baylor | Houston | 1950 | 2024 | 30 |
| Baylor–Texas | | Baylor | Texas | 1901 | 2023 | 113 |
| Baylor–Texas Tech | | Baylor | Texas Tech | 1929 | 2024 | 83 |
| Bedlam Series | Bedlam Bell | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | 1904 | 2023 | 118 |
| Big Game | The Axe | California | Stanford | 1892 | 2024 | 131 |
| Bill Walsh Legacy Game | | San José State | Stanford | 1900 | 2024 | 68 |
| Black and Blue Bowl | | Memphis | Southern Miss | 1935 | 2012 | 63 |
| Bluebonnet Battle | Bluebonnet Shield | Baylor | TCU | 1899 | 2024 | 120 |
| Boise State–Fresno State | Milk Can | Boise State | Fresno State | 1977 | 2023 | 25 |
| Boise State–Nevada | | Boise State | Nevada | 1971 | 2024 | 46 |
| Border War | Bronze Boot | Colorado State | Wyoming | 1899 | 2024 | 116 |
| Border War | Indian War Drum; Lamar Hunt Trophy | Kansas | Missouri | 1891 | 2011 | 120 |
| Boston College–Clemson | O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy | Boston College | Clemson | 1940 | 2022 | 32 |
| Boston College–UMass | | Boston College | UMass | 1899 | 2021 | 28 |
| Boston College–Virginia Tech | | Boston College | Virginia Tech | 1993 | 2024 | 33 |
| Bowling Green–Kent State | Anniversary Award | Bowling Green | Kent State | 1920 | 2024 | 92 |
| Bowling Green–Toledo | Battle of I-75 Trophy | Bowling Green | Toledo | 1919 | 2024 | 89 |
| Bridger's Battle | Bridger Rifle | Utah State | Wyoming | 1903 | 2024 | 73 |
| BYU–Utah State | The Old Wagon Wheel | BYU | Utah State | 1922 | 2022 | 91 |
| California–UCLA | | California | UCLA | 1933 | 2023 | 94 |
| Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan | | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 1902 | 2024 | 102 |
| Central Michigan–Western Michigan | Victory Cannon | Central Michigan | Western Michigan | 1907 | 2024 | 95 |
| Centre–Kentucky | | Centre | Kentucky | 1891 | 1929 | 35 |
| Chicago–Michigan | | Chicago | Michigan | 1892 | 1939 | 26 |
| Chicago–Purdue | | Chicago | Purdue | 1892 | 1936 | 42 |
| Cincinnati–Louisville | The Keg of Nails | Cincinnati | Louisville | 1929 | 2022 | 54 |
| Cincinnati–Memphis | | Cincinnati | Memphis | 1966 | 2020 | 37 |
| Cincinnati–UCF | | Cincinnati | UCF | 2015 | 2024 | 10 |
| Cincinnati–West Virginia | | Cincinnati | West Virginia | 1921 | 2024 | 22 |
| Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | Governor's Cup | Georgia | Georgia Tech | 1893 | 2024 | 118 |
| Clemson–Florida State | | Clemson | Florida State | 1970 | 2024 | 37 |
| Clemson–Georgia | | Clemson | Georgia | 1897 | 2024 | 66 |
| Clemson–Georgia Tech | | Clemson | Georgia Tech | 1898 | 2023 | 89 |
| Coastal Carolina–Liberty | | Coastal Carolina | Liberty | 2003 | 2020 | 15 |
| Colorado–Kansas State | | Colorado | Kansas State | 1912 | 2024 | 67 |
| Colorado–Nebraska | | Colorado | Nebraska | 1898 | 2024 | 73 |
| Crab Bowl Classic | Crab Bowl Trophy | Maryland | Navy | 1905 | 2010 | 21 |
| Deeper than Hate | | Appalachian State | Georgia Southern | 1932 | 2024 | 40 |
| Deep South's Oldest Rivalry | | Auburn | Georgia | 1892 | 2024 | 129 |
| Dick Tomey Legacy Game | Dick Tomey Legacy Trophy | Hawaii | San José State | 1936 | 2023 | 46 |
| Duel in the Desert | Territorial Cup | Arizona | Arizona State | 1899 | 2024 | 98 |
| Duke–North Carolina | Victory Bell | Duke | North Carolina | 1888 | 2024 | 111 |
| East Carolina–Marshall | | East Carolina | Marshall | 1967 | 2023 | 17 |
| East Carolina–NC State | Victory Barrel | East Carolina | NC State | 1970 | 2024 | 33 |
| Egg Bowl | Golden Egg Trophy | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | 1901 | 2024 | 121 |
| Farmageddon | | Iowa State | Kansas State | 1917 | 2024 | 108 |
| Florida–Florida State | Makala Trophy, Florida Cup | Florida | Florida State | 1958 | 2024 | 68 |
| Florida–Georgia | Okefenokee Oar | Florida | Georgia | 1915 | 2024 | 102 |
| Florida–Kentucky | | Florida | Kentucky | 1917 | 2024 | 75 |
| Florida–LSU | | Florida | LSU | 1937 | 2024 | 71 |
| Florida–Miami | Florida Cup, Seminole War Canoe | Florida | Miami (FL) | 1938 | 2024 | 57 |
| Florida–Tennessee | | Florida | Tennessee | 1916 | 2024 | 54 |
| Florida State–Miami | Florida Cup | Florida State | Miami (FL) | 1951 | 2024 | 69 |
| Florida State–Virginia | Jefferson-Eppes Trophy | Florida State | Virginia | 1992 | 2019 | 19 |
| Frank Leahy Memorial Bowl | Ireland Trophy | Boston College | Notre Dame | 1975 | 2022 | 27 |
| Fresno State–Hawaii | Golden Screwdriver | Fresno State | Hawaii | 1938 | 2024 | 56 |
| Fresno State–San Diego State | Oil Can | Fresno State | San Diego State | 1923 | 2023 | 62 |
| Friends of Coal Bowl | | Marshall | West Virginia | 1911 | 2012 | 12 |
| Georgia–South Carolina | | Georgia | South Carolina | 1894 | 2023 | 76 |
| Georgia–Tennessee | | Georgia | Tennessee | 1899 | 2024 | 54 |
| Georgia–Vanderbilt | | Georgia | Vanderbilt | 1893 | 2023 | 83 |
| Georgia Tech–Tennessee | | Georgia Tech | Tennessee | 1902 | 2017 | 44 |
| Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt | Gold Cowbell | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | 1892 | 2024 | 39 |
| Governors' Trophy Game | The Governors' Perpetual Trophy | Oregon | Saint Mary's | 1929 | 1950 | 10 |
| Green Line Rivalry | | Boston College | Boston University | 1893 | 1962 | 32 |
| Hawaii–Wyoming | Paniolo Trophy | Hawaii | Wyoming | 1978 | 2023 | 28 |
| Holy War | | BYU | Utah | 1896 | 2024 | 102 |
| Houston–Rice | Bayou Bucket | Houston | Rice | 1971 | 2024 | 46 |
| Houston–SMU | | Houston | SMU | 1975 | 2022 | 37 |
| Houston–Texas Tech | | Houston | Texas Tech | 1951 | 2023 | 35 |
| Houston–Tulsa | | Houston | Tulsa | 1950 | 2022 | 46 |
| I-35 Rivalry | | Texas State | UTSA | 2012 | 2024 | 6 |
| Illinois–Indiana | | Illinois | Indiana | 1899 | 2023 | 73 |
| Illinois–Michigan | | Illinois | Michigan | 1898 | 2024 | 98 |
| Illinois–Missouri | | Illinois | Missouri | 1896 | 2010 | 24 |
| Illinois–Northwestern | Land of Lincoln Trophy | Illinois | Northwestern | 1892 | 2024 | 118 |
| Illinois–Ohio State | Illibuck Trophy | Illinois | Ohio State | 1902 | 2017 | 103 |
| Illinois–Purdue | Purdue Cannon | Illinois | Purdue | 1890 | 2024 | 100 |
| Indiana–Kentucky | The Bourbon Barrel | Indiana | Kentucky | 1893 | 2005 | 36 |
| Indiana–Michigan State | Old Brass Spittoon | Indiana | Michigan State | 1922 | 2024 | 71 |
| Indiana–Purdue | Old Oaken Bucket | Indiana | Purdue | 1891 | 2024 | 126 |
| Iowa–Iowa State | Cy-Hawk Trophy | Iowa | Iowa State | 1894 | 2024 | 71 |
| Iowa–Minnesota | Floyd of Rosedale | Iowa | Minnesota | 1891 | 2024 | 118 |
| Iowa–Nebraska | Heroes Trophy | Iowa | Nebraska | 1891 | 2024 | 55 |
| Iowa–Wisconsin | Heartland Trophy | Iowa | Wisconsin | 1894 | 2024 | 98 |
| Iowa State–Missouri | Telephone Trophy | Iowa State | Missouri | 1896 | 2011 | 104 |
| Iron Bowl | James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy | Alabama | Auburn | 1893 | 2024 | 89 |
| Kansas–Nebraska | | Kansas | Nebraska | 1892 | 2010 | 117 |
| Kansas State–Nebraska | | Kansas State | Nebraska | 1911 | 2010 | 95 |
| Kentucky–Louisville | Governor's Cup | Kentucky | Louisville | 1912 | 2024 | 36 |
| Kentucky–Tennessee | | Kentucky | Tennessee | 1893 | 2024 | 120 |
| Kentucky–Vanderbilt | | Kentucky | Vanderbilt | 1896 | 2024 | 97 |
| Keystone Classic | | Penn State | Pittsburgh | 1893 | 2019 | 100 |
| Lone Star Showdown | | Texas | Texas A&M | 1894 | 2024 | 119 |
| Louisiana–Louisiana Tech | | Louisiana | Louisiana Tech | 1910 | 2015 | 87 |
| Louisiana Tech–Louisiana–Monroe | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana–Monroe | 1953 | 2000 | 43 |
| Louisville–Memphis | | Louisville | Memphis | 1948 | 2013 | 43 |
| Louisville–Miami | Schnellenberger Trophy | Louisville | Miami (FL) | 1933 | 2024 | 17 |
| LSU–Mississippi State | | LSU | Mississippi State | 1896 | 2023 | 117 |
| LSU–Texas A&M | | LSU | Texas A&M | 1899 | 2024 | 63 |
| Magnolia Bowl | Magnolia Bowl Trophy | LSU | Ole Miss | 1894 | 2024 | 113 |
| Maryland–Penn State | | Maryland | Penn State | 1917 | 2024 | 48 |
| Maryland–Virginia | | Maryland | Virginia | 1919 | 2024 | 80 |
| Maryland–West Virginia | | Maryland | West Virginia | 1919 | 2021 | 53 |
| Miami–Nebraska | | Miami (FL) | Nebraska | 1951 | 2015 | 12 |
| Miami–Virginia Tech | | Miami (FL) | Virginia Tech | 1953 | 2024 | 41 |
| Michigan–Michigan State | Paul Bunyan Trophy | Michigan | Michigan State | 1898 | 2024 | 117 |
| Michigan–Minnesota | Little Brown Jug | Michigan | Minnesota | 1892 | 2024 | 106 |
| Michigan–Northwestern | George Jewitt Trophy | Michigan | Northwestern | 1892 | 2024 | 77 |
| Michigan–Notre Dame | | Michigan | Notre Dame | 1887 | 2019 | 44 |
| Michigan–Penn State | | Michigan | Penn State | 1993 | 2023 | 27 |
| Michigan State–Notre Dame | Megaphone Trophy | Michigan State | Notre Dame | 1897 | 2017 | 79 |
| Michigan State–Penn State | Land Grant Trophy | Michigan State | Penn State | 1914 | 2023 | 38 |
| Mid–South Rivalry | | Memphis | Ole Miss | 1921 | 2019 | 64 |
| Minnesota–Nebraska | $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy | Minnesota | Nebraska | 1900 | 2023 | 64 |
| Minnesota–Penn State | Governor's Victory Bell | Minnesota | Penn State | 1993 | 2024 | 17 |
| Minnesota–Wisconsin | Paul Bunyan's Axe | Minnesota | Wisconsin | 1890 | 2024 | 134 |
| Missouri–Nebraska | Victory Bell | Missouri | Nebraska | 1892 | 2010 | 104 |
| Missouri–Oklahoma | Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe | Missouri | Oklahoma | 1902 | 2024 | 97 |
| Modern Day Hate | | Georgia Southern | Georgia State | 2014 | 2024 | 11 |
| Navy–SMU | Gansz Trophy | Navy | SMU | 1930 | 2023 | 25 |
| Navy–Notre Dame | Rip Miller Trophy | Navy | Notre Dame | 1927 | 2024 | 97 |
| NC State–Wake Forest | | NC State | Wake Forest | 1895 | 2024 | 118 |
| Nebraska–Oklahoma | | Nebraska | Oklahoma | 1912 | 2023 | 89 |
| Nebraska–Wisconsin | Freedom Trophy | Nebraska | Wisconsin | 1901 | 2024 | 18 |
| North Carolina–NC State | | North Carolina | NC State | 1894 | 2024 | 114 |
| North Carolina–Wake Forest | | North Carolina | Wake Forest | 1888 | 2024 | 111 |
| Northwestern–Notre Dame | | Northwestern | Notre Dame | 1889 | 2018 | 49 |
| Notre Dame–Pittsburgh | | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh | 1909 | 2023 | 73 |
| Notre Dame–Purdue | Shillelagh Trophy | Notre Dame | Purdue | 1896 | 2024 | 88 |
| Notre Dame–Stanford | Legends Trophy | Notre Dame | Stanford | 1925 | 2024 | 38 |
| Notre Dame–USC | Jeweled Shillelagh | Notre Dame | USC | 1926 | 2024 | 95 |
| Ohio State–Penn State | | Ohio State | Penn State | 1912 | 2024 | 40 |
| Oklahoma State–Tulsa | | Oklahoma State | Tulsa | 1914 | 2024 | 76 |
| Ole Miss–Tulane | | Ole Miss | Tulane | 1893 | 2023 | 73 |
| Ole Miss–Vanderbilt | | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | 1894 | 2023 | 98 |
| Oregon–Oregon State | Platypus Trophy | Oregon | Oregon State | 1894 | 2024 | 128 |
| Oregon–Washington | | Oregon | Washington | 1900 | 2024 | 117 |
| Pacific–San José State | Victory Bell | Pacific | San José State | 1895 | 1995 | 72 |
| Paint Bucket Bowl | | Arkansas State | Memphis | 1914 | 2023 | 62 |
| Palmetto Bowl | | Clemson | South Carolina | 1896 | 2024 | 121 |
| Penn State–Syracuse | | Penn State | Syracuse | 1922 | 2013 | 71 |
| Penn State–West Virginia | | Penn State | West Virginia | 1904 | 2024 | 61 |
| Pittsburgh–Syracuse | | Pittsburgh | Syracuse | 1916 | 2024 | 80 |
| Red River Rivalry | Golden Hat | Oklahoma | Texas | 1900 | 2024 | 120 |
| Rice–SMU | Mayor's Cup | Rice | SMU | 1916 | 2023 | 91 |
| Rice–Texas | | Rice | Texas | 1914 | 2023 | 97 |
| Rio Grande Rivalry | | New Mexico | New Mexico State | 1894 | 2024 | 114 |
| Rivalry in Dixie | | Louisiana Tech | Southern Miss | 1935 | 2021 | 53 |
| Rocky Mountain Showdown | Centennial Cup | Colorado | Colorado State | 1893 | 2024 | 93 |
| Royal Rivalry | Royal Rivalry Trophy | James Madison | Old Dominion | 2011 | 2024 | 5 |
| Rumble in the Rockies | | Colorado | Utah | 1903 | 2024 | 71 |
| Safeway Bowl | | North Texas | SMU | 1922 | 2023 | 43 |
| Sewanee–Vanderbilt | | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | 1891 | 2024 | 52 |
| Shula Bowl | Don Shula Award | Florida Atlantic | FIU | 2002 | 2024 | 22 |
| South Carolina–Tennessee | | South Carolina | Tennessee | 1903 | 2023 | 42 |
| South's Oldest Rivalry | | North Carolina | Virginia | 1892 | 2024 | 129 |
| Southwest Classic | Southwest Classic Trophy | Arkansas | Texas A&M | 1903 | 2024 | 81 |
| Stanford–USC | | Stanford | USC | 1905 | 2023 | 103 |
| Sunflower Showdown | Governor's Cup | Kansas | Kansas State | 1902 | 2024 | 122 |
| Syracuse–UConn | | Syracuse | UConn | 2004 | 2024 | 13 |
| Syracuse–West Virginia | Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy | Syracuse | West Virginia | 1945 | 2018 | 61 |
| TCU–Texas | | TCU | Texas | 1897 | 2023 | 94 |
| TCU–Texas A&M | | TCU | Texas A&M | 1897 | 2001 | 92 |
| TCU–Texas Tech | Saddle Trophy | TCU | Texas Tech | 1926 | 2024 | 67 |
| Techmo Bowl | | Georgia Tech | Virginia Tech | 1990 | 2024 | 20 |
| Tennessee–Vanderbilt | | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | 1892 | 2024 | 119 |
| Texas–Texas Tech | Chancellor's Spurs | Texas | Texas Tech | 1928 | 2023 | 73 |
| Texas A&M–Texas Tech | | Texas A&M | Texas Tech | 1927 | 2011 | 70 |
| Textile Bowl | Textile Bowl | Clemson | NC State | 1899 | 2024 | 92 |
| The Game | | Michigan | Ohio State | 1897 | 2024 | 119 |
| The Old Mountain Feud | | Appalachian State | Marshall | 1977 | 2024 | 17 |
| Third Saturday in October | | Alabama | Tennessee | 1901 | 2024 | 107 |
| Tiger Bowl | | Auburn | LSU | 1901 | 2023 | 58 |
| UConn–UMass | | UConn | UMass | 1897 | 2024 | 78 |
| UCLA–USC | Victory Bell | UCLA | USC | 1929 | 2024 | 94 |
| Virginia Tech–West Virginia | Black Diamond Trophy | Virginia Tech | West Virginia | 1912 | 2022 | 54 |
| Virginia–Virginia Tech | Commonwealth Cup | Virginia | Virginia Tech | 1895 | 2024 | 105 |
| War on I–4 | War on I–4 Trophy | South Florida | UCF | 2005 | 2022 | 14 |

### Rivalries involving more than two teams

| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
| | Beehive Boot | BYU, Utah, Utah State (previously Weber State) | 1971 |
| | Commander-in-Chief's Trophy | Air Force, Army, Navy | 1972 |
| | Florida Cup | Florida, Florida State, Miami (FL) | 2002 |
| | Michigan MAC Trophy | Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan | 2005 |
| Northwest Championship | | Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State | 1903 |
| Tri-State Big Three | Old Ironsides | Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia | 1900 |
| | Sacred Cod Trophy | Boston College, Boston University, Holy Cross | 1954 |
| Tobacco Road | | Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest | 1924 |

## NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
| Battle for Chief Caddo | Chief Caddo | Northwestern State | Stephen F. Austin | 1924 | 2024 | 77 |
| Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket | Brice-Cowell Musket | Maine | New Hampshire | 1903 | 2024 | 114 |
| Battle for the Golden Horseshoe | The Golden Horseshoe | Cal Poly | UC Davis | 1939 | 2024 | 50 |
| Battle of the Bay | | Hampton | Norfolk State | 1963 | 2024 | 59 |
| Battle of the Blue | Battle of the Blue Trophy | Delaware | Villanova | 1895 | 2024 | 58 |
| Battle of the Border | | Lamar | McNeese | 1951 | 2024 | 42 |
| Battle of the Domes | The Potato State Trophy | Idaho | Idaho State | 1916 | 2024 | 46 |
| Bayou Classic | | Grambling State | Southern | 1974 | 2024 | 76 |
| Beehive Bowl | | Southern Utah | Weber State | 1984 | 2021 | 29 |
| Brawl of the Wild | The Great Divide Trophy | Montana | Montana State | 1897 | 2024 | 123 |
| Brown–Rhode Island | Governor's Cup | Brown | Rhode Island | 1909 | 2024 | 108 |
| Butler–Valparaiso | Hoosier Helmet Trophy | Butler | Valparaiso | 1927 | 2024 | 84 |
| Capital Cup | Capital Cup | Richmond | William & Mary | 1898 | 2024 | 135 |
| Causeway Classic | Causeway Trophy | Sacramento State | UC Davis | 1954 | 2024 | 71 |
| Colgate–Cornell | | Colgate | Cornell | 1896 | 2024 | 105 |
| Cornell–Dartmouth | | Cornell | Dartmouth | 1900 | 2024 | 107 |
| Cornell–Penn | Trustees' Cup | Cornell | Penn | 1893 | 2024 | 130 |
| Dayton–Drake | | Dayton | Drake | 1952 | 2022 | 38 |
| Dartmouth–Harvard | | Dartmouth | Harvard | 1882 | 2024 | 127 |
| Delaware–Lehigh | | Delaware | Lehigh | 1912 | 2010 | 47 |
| Delaware–William & Mary | | Delaware | William & Mary | 1915 | 2022 | 44 |
| Eastern Kentucky–Morehead State | Old Hawg Rifle | Eastern Kentucky | Morehead State | 1924 | 2024 | 74 |
| Eastern Washington–Portland State | The Dam Cup | Eastern Washington | Portland State | 1968 | 2023 | 45 |
| Empire Clash | The Golden Apple Trophy | Albany | Stony Brook | 1995 | 2024 | 26 |
| Empire State Bowl | Empire Cup | Columbia | Cornell | 1889 | 2024 | 111 |
| EWU–UM Governors Cup | The Governors Cup | Eastern Washington | Montana | 1967 | 2024 | 50 |
| Florida Classic | | Bethune–Cookman | Florida A&M | 1925 | 2024 | 79 |
| Fordham–Holy Cross | Ram–Crusader Cup | Fordham | Holy Cross | 1902 | 2024 | 62 |
| Furman–Wofford | | Furman | Wofford | 1889 | 2024 | 98 |
| Grand Canyon Rivalry | HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy | Northern Arizona | Southern Utah | 1982 | 2021 | 26 |
| Granite Bowl | Granite Bowl | Dartmouth | New Hampshire | 1901 | 2023 | 42 |
| Harvard–Penn | | Harvard | Penn | 1881 | 2024 | 94 |
| Harvard–Princeton | | Harvard | Princeton | 1877 | 2024 | 116 |
| Howard–Morgan State | | Howard | Morgan State | 1899 | 2024 | 90 |
| Idaho–Montana | Little Brown Stein | Idaho | Montana | 1903 | 2023 | 89 |
| Jackson State–Southern | BoomBox Classic | Jackson State | Southern | 1929 | 2024 | 72 |
| Labor Day Classic | Durley-Nicks Trophy | Prairie View A&M | Texas Southern | 1947 | 2024 | 80 |
| Liberty Cup | Liberty Cup | Columbia | Fordham | 1890 | 2015 | 24 |
| Magic City Classic | Magic City Classic Trophy | Alabama A&M | Alabama State | 1924 | 2024 | 89 |
| McNeese–Northwestern State | | McNeese | Northwestern State | 1951 | 2024 | 73 |
| Mid-America Classic | Mid-America Classic | Eastern Illinois | Illinois State | 1901 | 2024 | 112 |
| Military Classic of the South | Silver Shako | The Citadel | VMI | 1920 | 2024 | 80 |
| North Carolina A&T–North Carolina Central | | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina Central | 1922 | 2024 | 96 |
| North Carolina A&T–South Carolina State | | North Carolina A&T | South Carolina State | 1924 | 2024 | 60 |
| North Dakota–North Dakota State | Nickel Trophy | North Dakota | North Dakota State | 1894 | 2024 | 117 |
| North Dakota–South Dakota | Sitting Bull Trophy | North Dakota | South Dakota | 1903 | 2024 | 101 |
| North Dakota State–South Dakota State | Dakota Marker | North Dakota State | South Dakota State | 1903 | 2024 | 117 |
| Northwestern State–Southeastern Louisiana | | Northwestern State | Southeastern Louisiana | 1935 | 2024 | 69 |
| NSU Challenge | NSU Trophy | Nicholls | Northwestern State | 1973 | 2024 | 51 |
| Penn–Princeton | | Penn | Princeton | 1876 | 2024 | 115 |
| Princeton–Yale | | Princeton | Yale | 1873 | 2024 | 146 |
| Red Beans and Rice Bowl | 50 Pound Iron Pot | Central Arkansas | McNeese | 1994 | 2019 | 13 |
| Richmond–VMI | | Richmond | VMI | 1893 | 2015 | 90 |
| River Bell Classic | River Bell Trophy | Nicholls | Southeastern Louisiana | 1972 | 2024 | 35 |
| Route 1 Rivalry | First State Cup | Delaware | Delaware State | 2007 | 2022 | 11 |
| Soul Bowl | | Alcorn State | Jackson State | 1927 | 2024 | 89 |
| South Dakota Showdown Series | | South Dakota | South Dakota State | 1889 | 2024 | 119 |
| State Fair Classic | | Grambling State | Prairie View A&M | 1925 | 2024 | 78 |
| The Battle for Greater Baltimore | | Morgan State | Towson | 1979 | 2024 | 29 |
| The Citadel–Furman | | The Citadel | Furman | 1913 | 2024 | 104 |
| The Citadel–Wofford | Big Dog Trophy | The Citadel | Wofford | 1916 | 2024 | 78 |
| The Game | | Harvard | Yale | 1875 | 2024 | 140 |
| The Real HU | | Hampton | Howard | 1908 | 2024 | 99 |
| The Rivalry | | Lafayette | Lehigh | 1884 | 2024 | 160 |
| VMI–William & Mary | | VMI | William & Mary | 1905 | 2024 | 89 |

### Rivalries involving more than two teams

| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
| Big Three | | Harvard, Princeton, Yale | 1877 |
| | Sgt. York Trophy | Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin (previously Austin Peay) | 2007 |

## Rivalries involving FBS and FCS teams

This list is restricted to rivalries whose participants are currently in different Division I football subdivisions, and have played one another while in different subdivisions. Most of these began when both teams competed in the same (sub)division.
In this list, the FCS team is in italics.
| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
| Akron–Youngstown State | Steel Tire | Akron | Youngstown State | 1940 | 1995 | 35 |
| Ball State–Indiana State | Blue Key Victory Bell | Ball State | Indiana State | 1924 | 2023 | 64 |
| Battle for the Paddle | Paddle Trophy | Nicholls | Texas State | 1980 | 2019 | 31 |
| Battle for the Red Belt | Red Belt | Murray State | Western Kentucky | 1931 | 2008 | 67 |
| Battle of the Bluegrass | | Eastern Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 1914 | 2024 | 86 |
| Battle of the Palouse | | Idaho | Washington State | 1894 | 2022 | 92 |
| Boston College–Holy Cross | | Boston College | Holy Cross | 1896 | 2023 | 84 |
| Colgate–Syracuse | | Colgate | Syracuse | 1891 | 2023 | 68 |
| Lamar–Louisiana | Sabine Shoe | Lamar | Louisiana | 1923 | 2012 | 34 |
| Louisiana–McNeese | Cajun Crown | Louisiana | McNeese | 1951 | 2016 | 38 |
| Louisiana–Southeastern Louisiana | Cypress Mug | Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana | 1930 | 2022 | 41 |
| Louisiana–Monroe–Northwestern State | | Louisiana–Monroe | Northwestern State | 1952 | 2005 | 48 |
| Louisiana Tech–Northwestern State | | Louisiana Tech | Northwestern State | 1907 | 2023 | 80 |
| Norfolk State–Old Dominion | | Norfolk State | Old Dominion | 2011 | 2019 | 4 |
| Rhode Island–UConn | | Rhode Island | UConn | 1897 | 2018 | 94 |
| Temple–Villanova | Mayor's Cup | Temple | Villanova | 1928 | 2018 | 34 |
| VMI–Virginia Tech | | VMI | Virginia Tech | 1894 | 1984 | 79 |

## NCAA Division II

| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
| 26th Street Tussle | Key to the City | Augustana (SD) | Sioux Falls | 1922 | 2022 | 29 |
| Anchor–Bone Classic | Anchor–Bone Trophy | Ferris State | Grand Valley State | 1971 | 2024 | 54 |
| Battle for the Peach Basket | Peach State Bragging Trophy (The Peach Basket) | Valdosta State | West Georgia$^{FCS}$ | 1983 | 2023 | 43 |
| Battle in Seattle | Cascade Cup | Central Washington | Western Washington | 1922 | 2008 | 101 |
| Battle for the Bit | | Fairmont State | Glenville State | 1909 | 2022 | 97 |
| Battle for the Nyikos Cup | Nyikos Cup | Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mines | 1975 | 2024 | 48 |
| Battle for the Sledge | | Southwest Minnesota State | Winona State | 1970 | 2022 | 52 |
| Battle of the Ravine | | Henderson State | Ouachita Baptist | 1895 | 2024 | 97 |
| Battle of the Timberlands | | Arkansas–Monticello | Southern Arkansas | 1913 | 2024 | 99 |
| Battle of the Valleys | | Grand Valley State | Saginaw Valley State | 1975 | 2024 | 53 |
| Black Hills Brawl | Homestake Trophy | Black Hills State | South Dakota Mines | 1895 | 2024 | 139 |
| Bronze Derby | | Newberry | Presbyterian$^{FCS}$ | 1913 | 2006 | 93 |
| Catawba vs. Lenoir–Rhyne | | Catawba | Lenoir–Rhyne | 1907 | 2022 | 101 |
| Chile Bowl | | Eastern New Mexico | Western New Mexico | 1934 | 2022 | 61 |
| Coal Bowl | Coal Miners Pail Trophy | California (PA) | Indiana (PA) | 1908 | 2024 | 99 |
| Coastal Classic | Coastal Classic Trophy | Florida Tech | West Florida | 2016 | 2019 | 5 |
| Colorado Classic | Colorado Classic Trophy | Adams State | Western Colorado | 1934 | 2024 | 77 |
| Dog Fight | The Bone Trophy | Minnesota–Duluth | St. Cloud State | 1933 | 2019 | 52 |
| East Central−Southeastern Oklahoma State | Great American Trophy | East Central | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 1909 | 2021 | 106 |
| Elm City rivalry | | New Haven | Southern Connecticut | 1981 | 2023 | 34 |
| Fountain City Classic | | Albany State | Fort Valley State | 1924 | 2024 | 90 |
| | Heritage Bell | Delta State | Mississippi College | 1979 | 2024 | 44 |
| | Milk Jug | Clarion | Slippery Rock | 1910 | 2021 | 83 |
| Miner's Bowl | Miner's Helmet and Axe | Missouri Southern | Pittsburg State | 1968 | 2021 | 53 |
| | Miner's Cup | Michigan Tech | Northern Michigan | 1920 | 2024 | 97 |
| Missouri Western–Northwest Missouri State | | Missouri Western | Northwest Missouri State | 1981 | 2024 | 45 |
| | The Musket | Adams State | Fort Lewis | 1963 | 2021 | 59 |
| | Niagara Cup | Gannon | Mercyhurst | 1991 | 2021 | 24 |
| North Alabama−West Alabama | | North Alabama$^{FCS}$ | West Alabama | 1949 | 2017 | 71 |
| Northwest Missouri State−Pittsburg State | | Northwest Missouri State | Pittsburg State | 1932 | 2024 | 57 |
| Old Hickory Stick Game | Hickory Stick | Northwest Missouri State | Truman State | 1908 | 2011 | 91 |
| President's Cup | President's Cup | Central Oklahoma | Northeastern State | 1912 | 2024 | 84 |
| | Traveling Trophy | Ashland | Hillsdale | 1970 | 2021 | 45 |
| Turkey Day Classic | | Alabama State$^{FCS}$ | Tuskegee | 1901 | 2024 | 108 |
| Turnpike Tussle | | Emporia State | Washburn | 1899 | 2024 | 120 |
| | Wagon Wheel | Eastern New Mexico | West Texas A&M | 1945 | 2022 | 36 |
| | Wooden Shoes Trophy | Grand Valley State | Wayne State | 1975 | 2021 | 42 |

## NCAA Division III

| Game | Trophy | Team | Team | First Year | Latest Year | Meetings |
| Academic Bowl | Academic Bowl | Carnegie Mellon | Case Western Reserve | 1986 | 2024 | 38 |
| Admiral's Cup | Admiral's Cup | Maine Maritime | Mass Maritime | 1946 | 2019 | 59 |
| Backyard Brawl | | Millsaps | Mississippi College | 1920 | 2013 | 52 |
| | Baird Brothers Trophy | Case Western Reserve | Wooster | 1984 | 2012 | 25 |
| Battle for the Border Claw | Border Claw Trophy | East Texas Baptist | Louisiana Christian$^{NAIA}$ | 1947 | 2019 | 22 |
| Battle for the Drum | The Drum | Occidental | Pomona–Pitzer | 1895 | 2019 | 112 |
| Battle for the Wagon | Conestoga Wagon | Dickinson | Franklin & Marshall | 1889 | 2023 | 114 |
| Battle of Sixth Street | Battle of Sixth Street Trophy | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Pomona–Pitzer | 1959 | 2019 | |
| Biggest Little Game In America | | Amherst | Williams | 1884 | 2024 | 138 |
| | The Book of Knowledge | Carleton | Macalester | 1898 | 2019 | 67 |
| The Bridge Bowl | Bridge Bowl Trophy | Mount St. Joseph | Thomas More (KY)$^{NAIA}$ | 1990 | 2013 | 18 |
| Bronze Ball | | Anderson (IN) | Manchester (IN) | 1945 | 2019 | |
| The Bronze Turkey Game or Turkey Bowl | The Bronze Turkey Trophy | Knox (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 1888 | 2023 | 134 |
| | Centennial Cup | Hobart | Rochester | 1892 | 2019 | 112 |
| Cereal Bowl | Goat Trophy | Carleton | St. Olaf | 1919 | 2019 | 100 |
| The Chowder Bowl | | Mass Maritime | SUNY Maritime | 2007 | 2024 | 16 |
| | Cortaca Jug | Ithaca | SUNY Cortland | 1930 | 2024 | 82 |
| Cranberry Bowl | The Scoop | Bridgewater State | Mass Maritime | 1974 | 2019 | 46 |
| Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Game | Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy | Baldwin Wallace | John Carroll | 1923 | 2019 | 59 |
| | Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy | Lawrence | Ripon | 1893 | 2024 | 122 |
| | Dutchman's Shoes | RPI | Union (NY) | 1886 | 2024 | 121 |
| | Edmund Orgill Trophy | Rhodes | Sewanee | 1899 | 2024 | 91 |
| | Founders Trophy | Chicago | Washington (MO) | 1933 | 2019 | 38 |
| Gate City Soup Bowl | | Greensboro | Guilford | 1997 | 2016 | 20 |
| Gettysburg–McDaniel | | Gettysburg | McDaniel | 1891 | 2019 | 73 |
| | Goal Post Trophy | Juniata | Susquehanna | 1923 | 2019 | 74 |
| | The Hammer | Augsburg | Hamline | 1926 | 2019 | 79 |
| | Helmet Trophy | Anna Maria | Castleton | 2009 | 2019 | 11 |
| Tommie-Johnnie Game | The Holy Grail | Saint John's (MN) | St. Thomas (MN)$^{FCS}$ | 1901 | 2019 | 89 |
| Johns Hopkins–McDaniel | Maryland Railroad Lantern | Johns Hopkins | McDaniel | 1894 | 2024 | 102 |
| | Keystone Cup | Delaware Valley | Widener | 1977 | 2019 | 42 |
| Lefse Bowl | The Troll Trophy | Concordia (Moorhead) | St. Olaf | 1921 | 2019 | 70 |
| | Lincoln Football Trophy | Franklin & Marshall | Gettysburg | 1890 | 2023 | 108 |
| | Little Brass Bell | North Central (IL) | Wheaton (IL) | 1900 | 2019 | 101 |
| | Little Brown Bucket | Dickinson | Gettysburg | 1892 | 2023 | 88 |
| | Maple Sap Bucket | Vermont State University – Castleton | Norwich | 2009 | 2024 | 15 |
| | Mercer County Cup | Grove City | Thiel | 1892 | 2019 | 106 |
| Monon Bell Classic | Monon Bell | DePauw | Wabash | 1890 | 2024 | 130 |
| Occidental–Whittier | Myron Claxton's Shoes | Occidental | Whittier | 1901 | 2019 | 111 |
| | Old Red Lantern | Denison | Wooster | 1889 | 2019 | 88 |
| Old Rocking Chair Classic | Mac-Jack Rocking Chair | Hamilton | Middlebury | 1911 | 2019 | |
| Oldest College Rivalry West of the Mississippi | | Coe | Cornell (IA) | 1891 | 2019 | 129 |
| | Paint Bucket | Hamline | Macalester | 1887 | 2019 | 120 |
| Pynchon Saw Game | Pynchon Saw Trophy | Springfield College (MA) | Western New England University (MA) | 2013 | 2019 | 7 |
| Seafaring Scuffle | | Merchant Marine | SUNY Maritime | 2009 | 2019 | 11 |
| | Secretaries Cup | Coast Guard | Merchant Marine | 1949 | 2023 | 52 |
| Smudge Pot Trophy Game | The Smudge Pot | California Lutheran University | University of Redlands | 2012 | 2023 | 11 |
| The Little Army–Navy Game | The Mug | Coast Guard | Norwich Cadet | 1929 | 2024 | 96 |
| | Steven Dean Memorial Trophy | Catholic | Georgetown$^{FCS}$ | 1976 | 2019 | 19 |
| The Game (Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon) | The Game Ball | Hampden–Sydney | Randolph–Macon | 1893 | 2024 | 128 |
| | The Regents Cup | Frostburg State$^{D-II}$ | Salisbury | 1973 | 2018 | 46 |
| | The Stagg Hat | Lycoming | Susquehanna | 1949 | 2019 | 55 |
| Transit Trophy Game | The Transit Trophy | RPI | WPI | 1894 | 2024 | 117 |
| Trinity–Wesleyan football rivalry | | Trinity | Wesleyan | 1885 | 2024 | 123 |
| | The Trophy | Pacific Lutheran | Puget Sound | 1931 | 2022 | 98 |
| Victory Bell Classic | Victory Bell | Franklin (IN) | Hanover | 1898 | 2019 | 89 |
| | Wagon Wheel | Lewis & Clark | Willamette | 1949 | 2019 | |
| | War on I-94 Trophy | Wisconsin–Eau Claire | Wisconsin–Stout | 1917 | 2019 | 97 |
| | Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup | King's (PA) | Wilkes | 1996 | 2019 | |
| | Wooden Shoes Rivalry Trophy | Hope College (MI) | Kalamazoo College (MI) | 1910 | 2019 | 95 |

### Notes

* ↑ The list only shows games that have an associated Wikipedia article for either the name of the game or the trophy. Other series have been played more times than games listed here that have no Wikipedia article. For example, in the FBS, Washington State and Oregon State have played more than 100 times, and in the FCS, Harvard and Brown have played over 100 times.
* ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2023 season, with West Georgia moving to Division I FCS in 2024.
* ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2008 season, when Western Washington cut its football program.
* ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2006 season, with Presbyterian moving to Division I FCS in 2007.
* ↑ Rivalry ended in 2019 due to Florida Tech cutting its football program.
* ↑ Rivalry ended when St. Cloud State cut its football program in fall of 2020.
* ↑ Rivalry ended when Mississippi College cut its football program after finishing 2024 season.
* ↑ Rivalry ended after the 2017 season, with North Alabama moving to Division I FCS in 2018.
* ↑ Maine Maritime suspended its football program in 2020 due to financial impacts from COVID-19. In 2023, the football program was reinstated, due to play a full DIII schedule in 2025.
* ↑ Rivalry ended when Mississippi College rejoined NCAA Division II in 2014.
* ↑ The rivalry began between Pomona and Occidental Colleges. Pomona now operates a joint athletic program with Pitzer College, both being among the five undergraduate Claremont Colleges, with the joint program known as Pomona–Pitzer.
* ↑ The rivalry began between Pomona and another Claremont College, Claremont McKenna. As noted previously, Pomona now operates a joint athletic program with another Claremont College, Pitzer College, as Pomona–Pitzer. Claremont McKenna is now part of the Claremont–Mudd–Scripps athletic program along with two other Claremont Colleges, Harvey Mudd and Scripps Colleges.
* ↑ Thomas More, which had left the NAIA for NCAA Division III in 1990, returned to the NAIA in 2019, and moved to NCAA Division II in 2023.
* ↑ This is the year the rivalry began. The Edmund Orgill Trophy was first competed for in 1954.
* ↑ The 2020 game, which was intended to be the last in the rivalry, was not held due to COVID-19. St. Thomas involuntarily left the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in spring 2021, joining the Division I Summit League for most non-football sports and the FCS Pioneer Football League.
* ↑ Rivalry ended with Occidental's discontinuation of its football program amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and Whittier's discontinuation of football following the 2022 season.
* ↑ Although King's had played Wilkes nine times before the establishment of the trophy, the first game for the Wilkes-Barre Mayor's Cup was in 1996, per King's College's preview of the 2009 game.

### Rivalries involving more than two teams

| Series | Trophy | Teams | First meeting |
| Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium | C-B-B Trophy | Bates, Bowdoin, Colby | 1892 |
| Little Three | | Amherst, Wesleyan, Williams | 1899 |

## Longest continuous NCAA college football rivalries

Following are the longest active continuously-played series in NCAA college football. Many historic series were interrupted by World War I, the 1918 flu pandemic and World War II. More recently, other longstanding rivalries were terminated by the conference realignments of the early 2010s and early 2020s, or were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Series | Continuous since | Series nickname / Trophy | NCAA Div. | First meeting | Series leader | Notes |
| Lehigh–Lafayette | 1897 | The Rivalry | FCS | 1884 | Lafayette | Most played series in college football. No game played in calendar 2020 due to COVID-19, but played in April 2021 as part of the Patriot League's rescheduled spring 2021 season. |
| Minnesota–Wisconsin | 1907 | Paul Bunyan's Axe | FBS | 1890 | Wisconsin | Most played series in FBS |
| North Carolina State–Wake Forest | 1910 | NC State–Wake Forest rivalry | FBS | 1895 | NC State | |
| Kansas–Kansas State | 1911 | Sunflower Showdown | FBS | 1902 | Kansas | |
| Iowa State–Kansas State | 1917 | Farmageddon | FBS | 1917 | Iowa State | Longest never interrupted series in FBS |
| North Carolina–Virginia | 1919 | South's Oldest Rivalry | FBS | 1892 | North Carolina |
    Note: The NCAA also lists as "continuous" the following rivalries interrupted by gaps during war years: North Carolina–Virginia (1910–1916, 1919–current); Mississippi–Mississippi State (1915–1942, 1944–current); Auburn–Georgia (1919–1942, 1944–current); Tennessee–Kentucky (1919–1942, 1944–current). Other rivalries were also interrupted during war years, for example: Harvard–Yale (1897–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Princeton–Yale (1876–1916, 1919–1943, 1945–present); Miami–Cincinnati (1909–1942, 1945–present); and Oregon-Oregon State (1912–1942, 1945–present). The NCAA does not explain how it selects only some interrupted rivalries to count as "continuous."

### Longest interrupted NCAA college football rivalries

Following are the NCAA Division I and II series that continued for the most consecutive seasons before being interrupted. Eight of the eighteen series on this list are defunct rivalries from the old Big Eight Conference. Six are rivalries interrupted in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Series | Continuous years | Length | NCAA Div. | First meeting | Notes / reason for interruption |
| Oklahoma–Oklahoma State | 1910–2023 | 114 years | FBS | 1910 | Ended by Oklahoma's move to the Southeastern Conference. |
| Clemson–South Carolina | 1909–2019 | 111 years | FBS | 1896 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Wabash–DePauw | 1911–2019 | 109 years | Div. III | 1890 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Nebraska–Kansas | 1906–2010 | 105 years | FBS | 1892 | Longest continuous series in FBS before interruption Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Michigan–Ohio State | 1918–2019 | 102 years | FBS | 1897 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Dartmouth–Cornell | 1919–2019 | 101 years | FCS | 1900 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Penn–Cornell | 1919–2019 | 101 years | FCS | 1893 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Purdue–Indiana | 1920–2019 | 100 years | FBS | 1891 | Interrupted in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Texas–Texas A&M | 1915–2011 | 97 years | FBS | 1894 | Ended by Texas A&M's move to the SEC; resuming in 2024 with Texas' move to the SEC |
| Oklahoma–Kansas | 1903–1997 | 95 years | FBS | 1903 | Longest continuous series in FBS until annual play ended in 1997 Ended by advent of Big 12 divisional play Annual play resumed in 2011 with end of Big 12 divisional play, and ended again with Oklahoma's 2024 move to the SEC |
| Missouri–Kansas | 1919–2011 | 93 years | FBS | 1891 | Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC |
| Missouri–Iowa State | 1919–2011 | 93 years | FBS | 1896 | Ended by Missouri's move to the SEC |
| Nebraska–Iowa State | 1921–2010 | 90 years | FBS | 1896 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Duke–Georgia Tech | 1933–2022 | 90 years | FBS | 1933 | Rivalry pre-dates Georgia Tech's admission into the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 1983. Ended by changes to the ACC's scheduling format effective in 2023. |
| Nebraska–Kansas State | 1922–2010 | 89 years | FBS | 1911 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Nebraska–Missouri | 1922–2010 | 89 years | FBS | 1892 | Ended by Nebraska's move to the Big Ten |
| Ohio State–Illinois | 1914–2002 | 89 years | FBS | 1902 | Ended by Big Ten's change to non-round robin scheduling |
| Presbyterian–Newberry | 1919–2006 | 88 years | Div. II | 1913 | Ended by Presbyterian's move to Division I |