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∙ 11y agoTop 3 oldest rivalries(not including military academies):Michigan v Ohio St, Oklahoma v Texas, and Alabama v Auburn.
I don't have a definitive answer to this one, but the above Answer is wrong. Harvard and Yale have been playing football against each other since 1875. Many other long standing rivalries come up when you simply search for them on the internet. Lehigh vs Lafayette (since 1884), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology vs Black Hills State University (said by Wikipedia to be the second most played after Harvard-Yale), Wisconsin vs Minnesota (since 1890) and many others. The Wikipedia entries say the first Michigan - Ohio State game was in 1897, Auburn-Alabama in 1893 and Oklahoma - Texas in 1900.
The original Question is too vague. Why are service academies excepted? Did they mean ONLY current FBS football schools? The Answer above sounds like a 9-tear old's vision of "oldest college football rivalries": that is, only the currently popular football team rivalries that the nine year old has heard of.
Does the question mean the oldest first game between two rivals? The rivalry with the longest consecutive years played to date? Many rivalries are initially old but some years the game is not played. The rivalry with the highest number of games played? Are all football divisions included, or just the current major college programs?
Harvard - Yale is VERY likely the number ONE answer to this question. After that, you must specify what the question really means to get a definitive answer.
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∙ 13y agoOhio State and Michigan University
Correction, Ohio State and the University ofMichigan. In which, Michigan leads the series 57-42
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∙ 14y agoThe Ohio State Buckeyes and The Michigan Wolverines.
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∙ 11y agoHarvard vs. Yale- started in 1875
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∙ 14y agoYale - Harvard
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∙ 14y agoArmy Navy Rivalry.
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All-time record (home winning streak):The Miami Hurricanes proudly boast an impressive 58-game winning streak at home. The streak spanned nine seasons and has remained uncontested since its inclusion into the NCAA record books.Note: The NCAA observes "home winning streaks" as a particular team's unbroken series of winning on that particular team's home field. With regards to winning streaks, to include home winning streaks, the NCAA does not differentiate a regular season loss from a postseason loss; moreover, the NCAA does not discriminate a regular season win from a postseason win. In accordance with this standard, the NCAA recognizes the Miami Hurricanes as possessor of such a record, in consideration of three Orange Bowl victories, which sets the record of home winning streaks at 58.(Current as of Sep 25, 2011)Current record (home winning streak):Oklahoma just extended their lead to 38-straight wins at home with a 38-28 victory over Missouri (Sep 24, 2011).As one of the best home-field advantages in college football, the Oklahoma Sooners enjoy an all-time record of 357-78-15 (.809) at home.Please refer to note below.Note: The NCAA observes "home winning streaks" as a particular team's unbroken series of winning on that particular team's home field. With regards to winning streaks, to include home winning streaks, the NCAA does not differentiate a regular season loss from a postseason loss; moreover, the NCAA does not discriminate a regular season win from a postseason win. In accordance with this standard, the NCAA recognizes the Miami Hurricanes as possessor of such a record, in consideration of three Orange Bowl victories, which sets the record of home winning streaks at 58. Moreover, these specifications apply to Boise State's "regular season home winning streak" as well. The NCAA does not recognize "regular season" home winning streaks.Had the inquirer asked about the longest "regular season" home winning streaks, a mention of Boise State would be prudent. In this case, however, a distinction between such variables is unnecessary. If one wants to mention Boise State's "regular season" home winning streaks, why not mention the longest home winning streaks for games played at night? How about we include the longest home winning streaks for teams that played before a sellout crowd? Can we not just observe an objective standard and answer in accordance with that standard?(Current as of Sep 25, 2011)
According to the NCAA records book, this is the fourth-longest rivalry in Division I-AA football, and according to I-AA.org, it's the eighth-longest all-time in all divisions. The teams first met in 1898, and have played 114 games through 2004 (so this year's should be 115) ... The Tribe leads the Spiders in the series 59-50-5. -- Keith, of D3football.com
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