jiMpossible and SarcasMike: Update to the All-time college football mythical traveling trophy

As discussed here we have been trying to track the ownership of the mythical all-time traveling trophy in college football going back to the original Rutgers-Princeton match-up in 1869.

I sent for help to Greg from MVictors he gave me some good ideas to continue searching including finding a WV Wesleyan game we had missed. A 3-0 loss to Lehigh in 1925. There is still work to be done. I've posted the updated chain below.

The major areas of discomfort are the WV Wesleyan area in 1925. If this holds up the next problem might be in 1931-32 when the cup passes into the hands of Olympia Club. I was able to find a relatively quick loss for them, but over what would be a full season I can only find 3-4 games for them. Since I'm not sure what the Olympia Club was, it is certainly possible that I've missed some of their games.

Here's the updated trail of the cup:

Date won	date lost	Holder	Games	W	L	T
11/6/1869	11/13/1869	Rutgers	2	1	1	0
11/13/1869	11/30/1876	Princeton	11	10	1	0
11/30/1876	11/28/1878	Yale	11	9	1	1
11/28/1878	11/18/1882	Princeton	26	21	1	4
11/18/1882	11/25/1882	Harvard	1	0	1	0
11/25/1882	11/21/1885	Yale	27	25	1	1
11/21/1885	11/12/1887	Princeton	17	15	1	1
11/12/1887	11/24/1887	Harvard	2	1	1	0
11/24/1887	11/28/1889	Yale	30	29	1	0
11/28/1889	11/27/1890	Princeton	14	12	1	1
11/27/1890	11/30/1893	Yale	37	36	1	0
11/30/1893	11/10/1894	Princeton	8	7	1	0
11/10/1894	10/24/1896	Penn	26	25	1	0
10/24/1896	10/23/1897	Lafayette	13	11	1	1
10/23/1897	11/5/1898	Penn	16	15	1	0
11/5/1898	11/24/1900	Harvard	24	22	1	1
11/24/1900	11/23/1901	Yale	13	11	1	1
11/23/1901	11/22/1902	Harvard	13	11	1	1
11/22/1902	11/14/1903	Yale	12	11	1	0
11/14/1903	10/15/1904	Princeton	6	5	1	0
10/15/1904	10/29/1904	Navy	3	1	1	1
10/29/1904	10/7/1905	Swarthmore	3	2	1	0
10/7/1905	10/13/1906	Penn	15	12	1	2
10/13/1906	11/10/1906	Swarthmore	4	3	1	0
11/10/1906	10/19/1907	Navy	9	7	1	1
10/19/1907	11/9/2007	Harvard	3	2	1	0
11/9/2007	11/7/1908	Carlisle	10	8	1	1
11/7/1908	11/20/1909	Harvard	11	10	1	0
11/20/1909	10/15/1910	Yale	5	4	1	0
10/15/1910	10/29/1910	Army	2	1	1
10/29/1910	11/4/1911	Harvard	9	7	1	1
11/4/1911	11/2/1912	Princeton	9	8	1	0
11/2/1912	10/23/1915	Harvard	26	23	1	2
10/23/1915	10/28/1916	Cornell	8	7	1	0
10/28/1916	11/18/1916	Harvard	3	2	1
11/18/1916	11/25/1916	Brown	1	0	1
11/25/1916	10/27/1917	Colgate	3	2	1
10/27/1917	11/3/1917	Brown	1	0	1
11/3/1917	11/16/1918	Syracuse	8	7	1
11/16/1918	10/25/1919	MICHIGAN	5	4	1
10/25/1919	11/22/1919	OSU	3	2	1
11/22/1919	11/13/1920	Illinois	6	5	1
11/13/1920	11/19/1921	Wisconsin	8	6	1	1
11/19/1921	10/28/1922	Chicago	4	3	1
10/28/1922	10/20/1923	Princeton	6	5	1
10/20/1923	11/10/1923	Notre Dame	3	2	1
11/10/1923	11/24/1923	Nebraska	2	1	1
11/24/1923	11/8/1924	Syracuse	7	5	1	1
11/8/1924	10/17/1925	West Virginia Wesleyan	2	1	1
10/17/1925	10/31/1925	Lehigh	2	1	1
10/31/1925	11/26/1925	Mulenberg (PA)	3	2	1
11/26/1925	9/25/1926	Villanova	1	0	1
9/25/1926	10/2/1926	Lebanon Valley (PA)	1	0	1
10/2/1926	10/16/1926	Penn State	2	1	1
10/16/1926	11/27/1926	Notre Dame	6	5	1
11/27/1926	10/15/1927	Carnegie Tech	4	3	1
10/15/1927	10/13/1928	Washington & Jefferson	8	5	1	2
10/13/1928	10/27/1928	Duquesne	2	1	1
10/27/1928	?	Geneva (PA)	1	0	1
?	11/17/1928	Grove City	2	0	1	1
11/17/1928	11/9/1929	Villanova	8	6	1	1
11/9/1929	11/23/1929	Bucknell	2	1	1
11/23/1929	11/15/1930	Fordham	8	7	1
11/15/1930	11/7/1931	St. Mary's	8	7	1
11/7/1931	9/17/1932	Olympic Club	1	0	1
9/17/1932	10/22/1932	Stanford	5	4	1
10/22/1932	11/11/1933	USC	13	11	1	1
11/11/1933	1/1/1934	Stanford	3	2	1
1/1/1934	10/20/1934	Columbia	3	2	1
10/20/1934	11/17/1934	Navy	4	3	1
11/17/1934	10/19/1935	Pittsburgh	5	4	1
10/19/1935	11/19/1935	Notre Dame	3	2	1
11/19/1935	11/21/1936	Northwestern	10	8	1	1
11/21/1936	10/16/1937	Notre Dame	4	1	1	2
10/16/1937	10/23/1937	Carnegie Tech	1	0	1
10/23/1937	11/6/1937	Temple	2	0	1	1
11/6/1937	1/1/1938	Michigan St	2	1	1
1/1/1938	10/8/1938	Auburn	3	1	1	1
10/8/1938	1/1/1940	Tennessee	19	18	1
1/1/1940	10/26/1940	USC	5	2	1	2
10/26/1940	10/11/1941	Stanford	8	7	1
10/11/1941	10/25/1941	Oregon State	1	0	1
10/25/1941	12/6/1941	Washington St	5	4	1
12/6/1941	1/1/1942	Texas A&M	1	0	1
1/1/1942	10/31/1942	Alabama	6	5	1
10/31/1942	11/21/1942	Georgia	3	2	1
11/21/1942	10/14/1944	Auburn	4	3	1
10/14/1944	11/4/1944	Georgia Tech	3	2	1
11/4/1944	10/6/1945	Duke	7	6	1
10/6/1945	12/1/1945	Navy	7	5	1	1
12/1/1945	10/25/1947	Army	15	12	1	2
10/25/1947	10/2/1948	Columbia	6	5	1
10/2/1948	10/9/1948	Harvard	1	0	1
10/9/1948	10/23/1948	Cornell	2	1	1
10/23/1948	12/2/1950	Army	22	20	1	1
12/2/1950	10/6/1951	Navy	2	0	1	1
10/6/1951	10/11/1952	Princeton	10	9	1
10/11/1952	11/1/1952	Penn	3	1	1	1
11/1/1952	11/8/1952	Penn State	1	0	1
11/8/1952	1/1/1953	Syracuse	3	2	1
1/1/1953	9/18/1953	Alabama	1	0	1
9/18/1953	10/31/1953	So. Mississippi	5	4	1
10/31/1953	11/7/1953	Memphis	1	0	1
11/7/1953	10/2/1954	Arkansas St	6	4	1	1
10/2/1954	10/15/1954	Mississippi St	2	1	1
10/15/1954	11/6/1954	Miami (FL)	3	2	1
11/6/1954	10/29/1955	Auburn	10	8	1	1
10/29/1955	11/12/1955	Tulane	2	1	1
11/12/1955	11/26/1955	Vanderbilt	2	1	1
11/26/1955	1/1/1957	Tennessee	11	10	1
1/1/1957	10/5/1957	Baylor	3	2	1
10/5/1957	10/11/1957	Miami (FL)	1	0	1
10/11/1957	10/19/1957	North Carolina	1	0	1
10/19/1957	10/26/1957	Maryland	1	0	1
10/26/1957	11/16/1957	Tennessee	2	1	1
11/16/1957	11/1/1958	Mississippi	9	7	1	1
11/1/1958	11/7/1959	LSU	12	11	1
11/7/1959	11/14/1959	Tennessee	1	0	1
11/14/1959	11/4/1961	Mississippi	20	18	1	1
11/4/1961	11/3/1962	LSU	11	9	1	1
11/3/1962	1/1/1964	Mississippi	14	11	1	2
1/1/1964	1/1/1965	Alabama	11	10	1
1/1/1965	10/16/1965	Texas	5	4	1
10/16/1965	1/1/1966	Arkansas	6	5	1
1/1/1966	9/24/1966	LSU	2	1	1
9/24/1966	10/1/1966	Rice	1	0	1
10/1/1966	10/8/1966	Tennessee	1	0	1
10/8/1966	11/26/1966	Georgia Tech	6	5	1
11/26/1966	10/14/1967	Georgia	5	4	1
10/14/1967	11/18/1967	Mississippi	4	2	1	1
11/18/1967	1/1/1968	Tennessee	3	2	1
1/1/1968	9/21/1968	Oklahoma	1	0	1
9/21/1968	9/28/1968	Notre Dame	1	0	1
9/28/1968	10/12/1968	Purdue	2	1	1
10/12/1968	11/22/1969	OSU	16	15	1
11/22/1969	1/1/1970	MICHIGAN	1	0	1
1/1/1970	10/10/1970	USC	5	3	1	1
10/10/1970	11/14/1970	Stanford	5	4	1
11/14/1970	11/21/1970	Air Force	1	0	1
11/21/1970	12/12/1970	Colorado	1	0	1
12/12/1970	9/18/1971	Tulane	2	1	1
9/18/1971	11/13/1971	Georgia	8	7	1
11/13/1971	11/27/1971	Auburn	1	0	1
11/27/1971	1/1/1972	Alabama	1	0	1
1/1/1972	9/9/1972	Nebraska	1	0	1
9/9/1972	9/23/1972	UCLA	2	1	1
9/23/1972	11/25/1972	MICHIGAN	9	8	1
11/25/1972	1/1/1973	OSU	1	0	1
1/1/1973	10/27/1973	USC	7	5	1	1
10/27/1973	9/28/1974	Notre Dame	8	7	1
9/28/1974	10/5/1974	Purdue	1	0	1
10/5/1974	10/19/1974	Duke	2	1	1
10/19/1974	10/26/1974	Clemson	1	0	1
10/26/1974	9/20/1975	Tennessee	7	5	1	1
9/20/1975	10/4/1975	UCLA	2	0	1	1
10/4/1975	1/1/1976	OSU	8	7	1
1/1/1976	11/20/1976	UCLA	11	9	1	1
11/20/1976	10/8/1977	USC	7	6	1
10/8/1977	9/23/1978	Alabama	10	9	1
9/23/1978	10/14/1978	USC	2	1	1
10/14/1978	10/28/1978	Arizona St	1	0	1
10/28/1978	11/11/1978	Washington	2	1	1
11/11/1978	11/15/1980	USC	25	22	1	2
11/15/1980	1/1/1981	Washington	2	1	1
1/1/1981	9/12/1981	MICHIGAN	1	0	1
9/12/1981	9/19/1981	Wisconsin	1	0	1
9/19/1981	9/26/1981	UCLA	1	0	1
9/26/1981	10/24/1981	Iowa	4	3	1
10/24/1981	10/31/1981	Minnesota	1	0	1
10/31/1981	11/21/1981	MICHIGAN	3	2	1
11/21/1981	9/25/1982	OSU	4	3	1
9/25/1982	10/9/1982	Stanford	2	1	1
10/9/1982	11/13/1982	Arizona St	4	3	1
11/13/1982	11/20/1982	Washington	1	0	1
11/20/1982	9/10/1983	Washington St	2	1	1
9/10/1983	9/17/1983	MICHIGAN	1	0	1
9/17/1983	9/24/1983	Washington	1	0	1
9/24/1983	10/1/1983	LSU	1	0	1
10/1/1983	10/29/1983	Florida	3	2	1
10/29/1983	8/27/1984	Auburn	5	4	1
8/27/1984	9/8/1984	Miami (FL)	2	1	1
9/8/1984	9/15/1984	MICHIGAN	1	0	1
9/15/1984	11/10/1984	Washington	8	7	1
11/10/1984	11/17/1984	USC	1	0	1
11/17/1984	9/28/1985	UCLA	5	3	1	1
9/28/1985	10/19/1985	Washington	3	2	1
10/19/1985	11/2/1985	Oregon State	1	0	1
11/2/1985	11/9/1985	Arizona	1	0	1
11/9/1985	11/23/1985	UCLA	2	1	1
11/23/1985	12/28/1985	USC	2	1	1
12/28/1985	10/25/1986	Alabama	8	7	1
10/25/1986	9/12/1987	Penn State	7	6	1
9/12/1987	9/19/1987	Alabama	1	0	1
9/19/1987	10/3/1987	Florida	2	1	1
10/3/1987	11/7/1987	LSU	4	3	1
11/7/1987	11/14/1987	Alabama	1	0	1
11/14/1987	11/21/1987	Notre Dame	1	0	1
11/21/1987	1/1/1988	Penn State	1	0	1
1/1/1988	9/17/1988	Clemson	3	2	1
9/17/1988	9/2/1989	Florida St	10	9	1
9/2/1989	9/9/1989	So. Mississippi	1	0	1
9/9/1989	9/23/1989	Mississippi St	1	0	1
9/23/1989	9/30/1989	Georgia	1	0	1
9/30/1989	10/28/1989	South Carolina	3	2	1
10/28/1989	11/4/1989	NC State	1	0	1
11/4/1989	1/1/1990	Virginia	3	2	1
1/1/1990	9/8/1990	Illinois	1	0	1
9/8/1990	9/29/1990	Arizona	3	2	1
9/29/1990	10/27/1990	California	4	3	1
10/27/1990	11/10/1990	Washington	2	1	1
11/10/1990	11/17/1990	UCLA	1	0	1
11/17/1990	11/24/1990	USC	1	0	1
11/24/1990	1/1/1991	Notre Dame	1	0	1
1/1/1991	9/14/1991	Colorado	2	1	1
9/14/1991	10/12/1991	Baylor	4	3	1
10/12/1991	10/19/1991	Rice	1	0	1
10/19/1991	10/26/1991	TCU	1	0	1
10/26/1991	11/16/1991	Baylor	2	1	1
11/16/1991	9/3/1992	Texas Tech	2	1	1
9/3/1992	9/19/1992	Oklahoma	2	1	1
9/19/1992	10/3/1992	USC	1	0	1
10/3/1992	11/7/1992	Washington	5	4	1
11/7/1992	11/14/1992	Arizona	1	0	1
11/14/1992	11/21/1992	USC	1	0	1
11/21/1992	9/4/1993	UCLA	1	0	1
9/4/1993	10/9/1993	California	5	4	1
10/9/1993	10/16/1993	Washington	1	0	1
10/16/1993	11/13/1993	UCLA	4	3	1
11/13/1993	11/26/1993	Arizona St	1	0	1
11/26/1993	10/8/1994	Arizona	6	5	1
10/8/1994	10/22/1994	Colorado St	2	1	1
10/22/1994	11/5/1994	Utah	2	1	1
11/5/1994	11/12/1994	New Mexico	1	0	1
11/12/1994	9/9/1995	Wyoming	2	1	1
9/9/1995	9/16/1995	Air Force	1	0	1
9/16/1995	9/30/1995	Colorado St	1	0	1
9/30/1995	10/14/1995	BYU	1	0	1
10/14/1995	11/24/1995	Arizona St	4	3	1
11/24/1995	9/7/1996	Arizona	2	1	1
9/7/1996	9/21/1996	Iowa	2	1	1
9/21/1996	10/19/1996	Tulsa	3	2	1
10/19/1996	9/6/1997	BYU	8	7	1
9/6/1997	9/20/1997	Washington	2	1	1
9/20/1997	10/10/1998	Nebraska	16	15	1
10/10/1998	11/27/1998	Texas A&M	6	5	1
11/27/1998	8/28/1999	Texas	1	1	0
8/28/1999	9/18/1999	NC State	3	2	1
9/18/1999	10/7/2000	Florida St	15	14	1
10/7/2000	1/3/2003	Miami (FL)	32	31	1
1/3/2003	10/11/2003	OSU	6	5	1
10/11/2003	10/18/2003	Wisconsin	1	0	1
10/18/2003	10/25/2003	Purdue	1	0	1
10/25/2003	1/1/2004	MICHIGAN	4	3	1
1/1/2004	1/4/2006	USC	26	25	1
1/4/2006	9/9/2006	Texas	2	1	1
9/9/2006	1/8/2007	OSU	11	10	1
1/8/2007	9/29/2007	Florida	5	4	1
9/29/2007	10/20/2007	Auburn	3	2	1
10/20/2007	11/23/2007	LSU	4	3	1
11/23/2007	1/1/2008	Arkansas	1	0	1
1/1/2008	10/11/2008	Missouri	6	5	1
10/11/2008	10/25/2008	Oklahoma St	2	1	1
10/25/2008	11/1/2008	Texas	1	0	1
11/1/2008	11/22/2008	Texas Tech	2	1	1
11/22/2008	1/8/2009	Oklahoma	3	2	1
1/8/2009	12/5/2009	Florida	12	12	1

Sources include the James Howell database of scores, the College Football Data Warehouse, various media guides from small colleges in Pennsylvania and as mentioned above some help from Greg from MVictors.

6 comments:

sarcasMikeOctober 23, 2009 at 11:29 PM
I also tracked Michigan's record in "trophy" games. M is 25-19-1 overall (22-10-1 against teams that aren't OSU or USC). They first played for the cup vs Princeton in 1881 and last played for it in the epic 2006 battle with OSU. Their lone tie occurred when Wisconsin held (and retained) the cup in 1921.
Craig BarkerOctober 26, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Guys, I love this idea, and I appreciate the amount of research you have put in to it. When you've fleshed it out, you should pass it along to some of the big boys, I think it could become a thing.
mosengaOctober 28, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Olympic Club is an athletic club based in San Francisco. Until the mid-1930s, they played west coast college teams in football. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Club

Olympic Club lost a game during the 1931 season to Loyola Marymount, 13-0. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/l/loyola_marymount/yearly_results.php?year=1930

The date for this game is less than certain, but I believe that it took place on Nov. 21 at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nNMKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8E8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3471,2223277&dq=olympic+club&hl=en

Thus, I think Loyola gets the cup on that date.
sarcasMikeOctober 28, 2009 at 1:13 PM
mosenga,

Thanks for the tip. I'll follow up!
UnknownOctober 28, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Love this, especially as a Chicago alum who now works at a big football school.
salt_bagelDecember 3, 2009 at 9:05 PM
Just ran across this; pretty awesome. Keep with it.

I love how many of the recent games where the trophy has changed hands have been memorable. USC-Texas MNC game, the Harrell to Crabtree game, etc. But what's up with the WAC getting hold of it all through 94-95?

Friday, October 23, 2009

Update to the All-time college football mythical traveling trophy

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