Longest NCAA football rivalry

Answer 1

Longest Running Rivalries
Michigan vs. Notre Dame (1887)
Cincinnati vs. Miami (Ohio) (1888)
Army vs. Navy (1890)

Other major college football rivalries:Ohio State vs. Michigan
Stanford vs. Cal
Arizona vs. Arizona State
Oregon vs. Oregon State
Boston College vs. Notre Dame
Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State
Washington vs. Washington state
BYU vs. Utah
Notre Dame vs. USC
USC vs. UCLA
Alabama vs. Auburn
Oklahoma vs. Texas
Florida vs. Georgia
Florida vs. Florida State

Answer 2

Top 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.

Answer 3

Ohio State and Michigan University

Correction, Ohio State and the University ofMichigan. In which, Michigan leads the series 57-42

Answer 4

The Ohio State Buckeyes and The Michigan Wolverines.

Answer 5

Harvard vs. Yale- started in 1875

Answer 6

Yale - Harvard

Answer 7

Army Navy Rivalry.

Answer 8

Duke and North Carolina

Answer 9

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