Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry

Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry
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Hampden–Sydney Tigers Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets
Originated 1893
Series Hampden–Sydney leads 60–50–11[1]
Current Champion Randolph–Macon
Trophy The Game Ball
Last Meeting November 12, 2016
Randolph–Macon 48 Hampden–Sydney 23
Hampden–Sydney (60) Randolph–Macon (50)

The Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry is a sports rivalry between the Hampden–Sydney College Tigers and the Randolph–Macon College Yellow Jackets. The college football rivalry between the NCAA Division III schools, often known simply as "The Game", dates to 1893 and has been called the oldest small-school rivalry in the Southern United States. The rivalry now crosses all sports, with the men's basketball series in particular gaining national attention.

History

Football

The college football rivalry between Hampden–Sydney College and Randolph–Macon College dates to 1893. The game was played on Hampden–Sydney's campus, as the previous year President Richard McIlwaine had banned the team from traveling to keep them from "vicious temptations and surroundings"; Randolph–Macon was one of the only teams willing to travel to Hampden–Sydney without potential reciprocation. Randolph–Macon won the game 12-6.[2] Since then, the two teams have met 121 times (no games were played in 1943 and 1944) in what has been called the South's oldest small-school rivalry.[2][2][3] Hampden–Sydney's longest streak without losing is 14 games, from 1915 through 1926. Likewise, Randolph–Macon's longest streak without losing is 9 games, from 1930 through 1938. Hampden–Sydney has won 8 of the top 9 largest point-differential games with the widest margin being by 62 points and the lowest being 32; Randolph–Macon has won by over 30 points once - in 1997 by 31. [nb 1] Since 2011, the Yellow Jackets have won 4 games and the Tigers 1. As of 2015, Hampden–Sydney leads the series 60–50–11 with Randolph-Macon winning the most recent matchup in 2016.[4]

Known to fans simply as "The Game", it is by far the highest profile matchup on either team's schedule. It is played in late November at the end of the football season.[5] It often decides the champion of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC). Being only 78 miles from each other and within an hour of Richmond, Virginia, the two NCAA Division III non-scholarship schools overlap in their recruiting pool, heightening the rivalry particularly in Richmond, where thousands of alumni from both colleges reside. The year-round nature of the rivalry has led fans to consider "The Game" the highlight of the schedule.[2][3]

Men's basketball

While the football matchup has the most history, the rivalry has extended across all sports in which the schools compete, and since the 1990s the men's basketball series has gained national attention. Since that time both schools have been national Division III contenders, with both ranked in the top ten in multiple years. As such, the games often have championship implications for one or both teams. In 2003 the #1 Yellow Jackets beat the #3 Tigers in a game that sold out weeks prior; in 2007 Hampden–Sydney derailed Randolph–Macon's postseason hopes with a playoff victory after being swept in the regular season. Both teams were in the top ten in 2004 when the #8 Yellow Jackets upset the undefeated, first-ranked Tigers.[3]

The Game results

Winning team is shown in bold font. Years of a Hampden–Sydney victory are in garnet. Years of a Randolph–Macon victory are in lemon. Years with a tie are in gray.

Year Home Away Location
1893 Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 12 Hampden–Sydney
1896 Hampden–Sydney 24 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1898 Hampden–Sydney 18 Randolph–Macon 6 unknown
1900 Hampden–Sydney 11 Randolph–Macon 0 unknown
1901 Hampden–Sydney 22 Randolph–Macon 6 unknown
1902 Hampden–Sydney 36 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1902 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 5 Ashland
1903 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 12 Ashland
1906 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 0 Ashland
1907 Hampden–Sydney 11 Randolph–Macon 5 Hampden–Sydney
1908 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 5 Petersburg[6]
1909 Randolph–Macon 8 Hampden–Sydney 5 Ashland
1910 Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 3 Ashland
1911 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 2 Richmond[7]
1912 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 3 unknown
1913 Hampden–Sydney 13 Randolph–Macon 0 unknown
1914 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 0 Ashland
1914 Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1915 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney
1915 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 6 Ashland
1916 Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney
1916 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 Richmond[8]
1917 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 33 Boulevard Park[9]
1917 Hampden–Sydney 62 Randolph–Macon 0 Petersburg[9]
1918 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 28 Ashland
1919 Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 19 Mayo Island Park[10]
1919 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 0 Lynchburg[11]
1920 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 28 Ashland
1921 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 21 Mayo Island Park[12]
1923 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 25 Mayo Island Park[13]
1924 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 Mayo Island Park[14]
1925 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 26 Mayo Island Park[15]
1926 Hampden–Sydney 19 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1927 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 Petersburg[16]
1928 Hampden–Sydney 39 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney
1930 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney
1931 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 0 Ashland
1932 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1933 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 20 Ashland
1934 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1935 Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 6 Ashland
1936 Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 21 Petersburg[17]
1937 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 3 Petersburg[18]
1938 Randolph–Macon 9 Hampden–Sydney 7 Richmond
1939 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 12 Ashland
1940 Hampden–Sydney 27 Randolph–Macon 7 Lynchburg[19]
1941 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 14 Ashland
1942 Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney
1945 Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney
1946 Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney
1947 Randolph–Macon 13 Hampden–Sydney 7 Ashland
1948 Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney
1949 Randolph–Macon 15 Hampden–Sydney 22 Ashland
1950 Hampden–Sydney 13 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney
1951 Randolph–Macon 20 Hampden–Sydney 20 Ashland
1952 Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 26 Richmond
1953 Randolph–Macon 12 Hampden–Sydney 20 Ashland
1954 Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1955 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 6 Ashland
Year Home Away Location
1956 Hampden–Sydney 27 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney
1957 Randolph–Macon 19 Hampden–Sydney 26 Ashland
1958 Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 23 Hampden–Sydney
1959 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 Richmond
1960 Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 7 Richmond
1961 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 13 Ashland
1962 Hampden–Sydney 36 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1963 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 14 Ashland
1964 Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
1965 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 0 Ashland
1966 Hampden–Sydney 15 Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney
1967 Randolph–Macon 24 Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph-Macon
1968 Hampden–Sydney 8 Randolph–Macon 36 Hampden–Sydney
1969 Randolph–Macon 22 Hampden–Sydney 19 Randolph-Macon
1970 Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden-Sydney
1971 Hampden–Sydney 17 Randolph–Macon 13 Hampden–Sydney
1972 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 35 Hampden–Sydney
1973 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 21 Ashland
1974 Hampden–Sydney 3 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney
1975 Randolph–Macon 19 Hampden–Sydney 23 Ashland
1976 Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 28 Hampden–Sydney[20]
1977 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 35 Ashland[21]
1978 Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 27 Hampden–Sydney
1979 Randolph–Macon 9 Hampden–Sydney 7 Ashland
1980 Hampden–Sydney 15 Randolph–Macon 16 Hampden–Sydney
1981 Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 10 Ashland
1982 Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 3 Hampden–Sydney
1983 Randolph–Macon 20 Hampden–Sydney 24 Ashland
1984 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 31 Hampden–Sydney
1985 Randolph–Macon 12 Hampden–Sydney 7 Ashland
1986 Hampden–Sydney 21 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney
1987 Randolph–Macon 25 Hampden–Sydney 18 Ashland
1988 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 23 Hampden–Sydney
1989 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 14 Ashland
1990 Hampden–Sydney 28 Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney
1991 Randolph–Macon 28 Hampden–Sydney 29 Ashland
1992 Hampden–Sydney 26 Randolph–Macon 22 Hampden–Sydney
1993 Randolph–Macon 17 Hampden–Sydney 10 Ashland
1994 Hampden–Sydney 24 Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney
1995 Randolph–Macon 35 Hampden–Sydney 14 Ashland
1996 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 20 Hampden–Sydney
1997 Randolph–Macon 49 Hampden–Sydney 18 Ashland
1998 Hampden–Sydney 42 Randolph–Macon 45 Hampden–Sydney
1999 Randolph–Macon 33 Hampden–Sydney 7 Ashland
2000 Hampden–Sydney 17 Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney
2001 Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 38 Ashland
2002 Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney
2003 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 53 Ashland
2004 Hampden–Sydney 50 Randolph–Macon 16 Hampden–Sydney
2005 Randolph–Macon 17 Hampden–Sydney 50 Ashland
2006 Hampden–Sydney 46 Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney
2007 Randolph–Macon 13 Hampden–Sydney 31 Ashland
2008 Hampden–Sydney 21 Randolph–Macon 31 Hampden–Sydney
2009 Randolph–Macon 27 Hampden–Sydney 34 Ashland
2010 Hampden–Sydney 31 Randolph–Macon 28 Hampden–Sydney
2011 Randolph–Macon 48 Hampden–Sydney 34 Ashland
2012 Hampden–Sydney 31 Randolph–Macon 41 Hampden–Sydney
2013 Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 28 Ashland
2014 Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 24 Hampden–Sydney
2015 Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 9 Ashland
2016 Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 48 Hampden-Sydney
Current series: Hampden–Sydney leads 60–50–11

Notes

  1. ↑ Hampden–Sydney won 62–0 (62) in 1917; 36–0 (36) in 1962; 36–0 (36) in 1902; 33–0 (33) in 1917; 50–16 (34) in 2004; 50–17 (33) in 2005; 39–6 in 1928 (33); and 53–21 (32) in 2003. Randolph–Macon won 49–18 (31) in 2003.

References

  1. ↑ "DIII All-time records" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. p. 41. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Castrodale, Jelisa (November 12, 2010). "Small Schools, But Maybe Biggest Rivalry". NBC Sports. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  3. 1 2 3 Preston, Chris (July 8, 2008). "Oldest small-school football rivalry in the south now 'goes across all sports'". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  4. ↑ Van Wazer, Will (November 13, 2010). "Hampden–Sydney defeats Randolph–Macon 31-28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  5. ↑ Hampden–Sydney Sports Information (November 14, 2009). "Week Eleven: #15 Hampden–Sydney @ Randolph–Macon College (11/14/09)" (PDF). Hampden–Sydney College. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  7. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  8. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  9. 1 2 "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  10. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  11. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  12. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  13. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  14. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  15. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  16. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  17. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  18. ↑ "Kaleidoscope". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  19. ↑ Virginia E. Young (1940-11-23). "Randolph-Macon College". Books.google.com. p. 85. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  20. ↑ "Record of the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  21. ↑ "Record of the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association". Archive.org. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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