Colonial Clash

Colonial Clash
History
First meeting	Massachusetts 10, New Hampshire 4 (1897)[1]
Last meeting	New Hampshire 39, Massachusetts 13 (2010)
Next meeting	October 22, 2011
Number of meetings	73
All-time series	UMass leads, 43-27-3
Largest victory	New Hampshire, 56-7 (1921)
Current streak	New Hampshire, 1
Longest UMass win streak	6 (1969-74, 1977-82)
Longest UNH win streak	4 (1953-56, 1994-97)
MVP Trophy:	Bill Knight Trophy

The Colonial Clash is an annual college football rivalry game played between UMass and New Hampshire. The MVP of the game is awarded the Bill Knight Trophy.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on October 2, 1897, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts won the game by a score of 10-4. At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College and New Hampshire was officially New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. They had formed a loose association with other public colleges in New England such as present day UConn and Rhode Island for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools.

The colleges continued to schedule matches intermittently through 1922. Massachusetts affiliated with the New England Conference in 1923, and the schools would not meet again on the gridiron until New Hampshire joined Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference in 1952. UMass and New Hampshire have met at least once a year every season since.

UMass leads the all-time series 43-27-3, though it has been decidedly more even within the past 30 years. From 1958 through 1989, UMass won 26 of the meetings, losing only six times, including only one instance of back-to-back losses to their rival (1975-76). The most successful run for New Hampshire occurred from 1990 to 2002, when the Wildcats won 10 matchups and lost only 3.

In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the Mid-American Conference and move up to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football in the country. UNH plans to remain in the Colonial Athletic Association of the Football Championship Subdivision. While the two universities still have one more scheduled game on October 22, 2011, the future of the rivalry is in question.

Game results

Year Massachusetts New Hampshire Location 1897 Massachusetts 10 New Hampshire 4 Amherst, MA 1905 Massachusetts 15 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1906 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1908 Massachusetts 13 New Hampshire 9 Durham, NH 1909 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 17 Durham, NH 1910 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 0 Durham, NH 1911 Massachusetts 8 New Hampshire 0 Durham, NH 1912 Massachusetts 21 New Hampshire 3 Durham, NH 1913 Massachusetts 34 New Hampshire 0 Durham, NH 1919 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 9 Durham, NH 1920 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 9 Amherst, MA 1921 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 56 Durham, NH 1922 Massachusetts 12 New Hampshire 10 Amherst, MA 1952 Massachusetts 26 New Hampshire 13 Amherst, MA 1953 Massachusetts 12 New Hampshire 32 Durham, NH 1954 Massachusetts 12 New Hampshire 32 Amherst, MA 1955 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 21 Durham, NH 1956 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 28 Amherst, MA 1957 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 7 Durham, NH 1958 Massachusetts 25 New Hampshire 24 Amherst, MA 1959 Massachusetts 19 New Hampshire 6 Durham, NH 1960 Massachusetts 35 New Hampshire 15 Amherst, MA 1961 Massachusetts 9 New Hampshire 7 Durham, NH 1962 Massachusetts 14 New Hampshire 16 Amherst, MA 1963 Massachusetts 48 New Hampshire 2 Durham, NH 1964 Massachusetts 47 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1965 Massachusetts 46 New Hampshire 0 Durham, NH 1966 Massachusetts 14 New Hampshire 7 Amherst, MA 1967 Massachusetts 14 New Hampshire 13 Durham, NH 1968 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 16 Amherst, MA 1969 Massachusetts 48 New Hampshire 7 Durham, NH 1970 Massachusetts 24 New Hampshire 14 Amherst, MA 1971 Massachusetts 38 New Hampshire 20 Durham, NH 1972 Massachusetts 42 New Hampshire 7 Amherst, MA 1973 Massachusetts 28 New Hampshire 7 Durham, NH 1974 Massachusetts 27 New Hampshire 17 Amherst, MA 1975 Massachusetts 11 New Hampshire 14 Durham, NH 1976 Massachusetts 0 New Hampshire 23 Amherst, MA 1977 Massachusetts 19 New Hampshire 6 Durham, NH 1978 Massachusetts 34 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1979 Massachusetts 29 New Hampshire 0 Durham, NH

Year Massachusetts New Hampshire Location 1980 Massachusetts 17 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1981 Massachusetts 20 New Hampshire 9 Durham, NH 1982 Massachusetts 27 New Hampshire 0 Amherst, MA 1983 Massachusetts 10 New Hampshire 35 Durham, NH 1984 Massachusetts 14 New Hampshire 10 Amherst, MA 1985 Massachusetts 21 New Hampshire 17 Durham, NH 1986 Massachusetts 38 New Hampshire 31 Amherst, MA 1987 Massachusetts 10 New Hampshire 17 Durham, NH 1988 Massachusetts 64 New Hampshire 42 Durham, NH 1989 Massachusetts 34 New Hampshire 28 Amherst, MA 1990 Massachusetts 18 New Hampshire 36 Durham, NH 1991 Massachusetts 28 New Hampshire 35 Amherst, MA 1992 Massachusetts 13 New Hampshire 20 Durham, NH 1993 Massachusetts 15 New Hampshire 13 Amherst, MA 1994 Massachusetts 11 New Hampshire 14 Durham, NH 1995 Massachusetts 29 New Hampshire 32 Amherst, MA 1996 Massachusetts 7 New Hampshire 40 Durham, NH 1997 Massachusetts 10 New Hampshire 28 Amherst, MA 1998 Massachusetts 27 New Hampshire 26 Durham, NH 1999 Massachusetts 34 New Hampshire 19 Amherst, MA 2000 Massachusetts 16 New Hampshire 24 Durham, NH 2001 Massachusetts 24 New Hampshire 35 Amherst, MA 2002 Massachusetts 14 New Hampshire 31 Durham, NH 2003 Massachusetts 44 New Hampshire 30 Amherst, MA 2004 Massachusetts 38 New Hampshire 21 Durham, NH 2005 Massachusetts 28 New Hampshire 34 Amherst, MA 2006 Massachusetts 28 New Hampshire 20 Durham, NH 2006* Massachusetts 24 New Hampshire 17 Amherst, MA 2007 Massachusetts 27 New Hampshire 7 Amherst, MA 2008 Massachusetts 21 New Hampshire 52 Durham, NH 2009 Massachusetts 23 New Hampshire 17 Amherst, MA 2010 Massachusetts 13 New Hampshire 39 Foxboro, MA 2011 Massachusetts -- New Hampshire -- Foxboro, MA Current series: 43-27-3 *NCAA Playoff Quarterfinals

References

1. ^ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/082010aag.html

External links

• Official site