Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy

The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Division III college football game between Ripon College Red Hawks and the Lawrence University Vikings. The Ripon-Lawrence rivalry is the oldest college football rivalry in the state of Wisconsin dating back to 1893. The game is the 14th oldest college football rivalry in the nation.^[1] Ripon holds a 56-46-7 advantage in the series.

History

The series began in 1893 with a 24-6 Ripon victory, and the schools have taken turns dominating the series.

While Lawrence owned the early part of the series, Ripon dominated the 1920s and 1930s. Lawrence was the best team in the 1940s, while the teams split the series during the 1950s. Ripon again had the upper hand in the 1960s, but Lawrence was the top team from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. Ripon is currently on the longest winning streak in the series with ten consecutive victories.^[2]

At times the rivalry between the schools has been brutal. The Lawrentian worried in 1896 that the rivalry was so intense that football might be banned as a sport. As the columnist noted, "Such playing will kill football. . . . If Ripon or football must die, we are sorry, but it ought to be Ripon."^[3] An article in the Appleton Post-Crescent noted that the Vikings would have scored more in their 23 to 6 victory in 1901, but that on two occasions, "Lawrence men who had got clear away for a run down a clear field were tackled by spectators."^[4]

The teams had played for a traveling trophy during the 1950s known as "The Old Paint Bucket". The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy was instituted in 1988 to commemorate 25 years of rivalry between Carl Doehling, Ripon coach from 1924 to 1955 and Bernie Heselton, Lawrence coach from 1938 to 1964.^[5]

Traditions

Upon a victory by the Vikings over the Red Hawks, the bell in Main Hall on the Lawrence campus is rung. The bell is only rung three times annually; the other two times being Matriculation and Commencement.

Game results

Lawrence victories are shown in ██ blue, Ripon victories in ██ red, and tie games in ██ silver.^[6]

Year	Winner	Score	Location	Series
1893	Ripon	24–6	Ripon, WI	Ripon 1-0
1894	Ripon	80–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 2-0
1895	Ripon	16–6	Appleton, WI	Ripon 3-0
1896	Ripon	58–4	Ripon, WI	Ripon 4-0
1897	No game played
1898	No game played
1899	Tie	6–6	Appleton, WI	Ripon 4-0-1
1900	No game played
1901	Lawrence	23–6	Ripon, WI	Ripon 4-1-1
1902	Lawrence	11–6	Appleton, WI	Ripon 4-2-1
1903	Lawrence	24–0	Appleton, WI	Ripon 4-3-1
1904	No game played
1905	Lawrence	56–0	Appleton, WI	Tied 4-4-1
1906	Ripon	18–6	Ripon, WI	Ripon 5-4-1
1907	Lawrence	12–0	Appleton, WI	Tied 5-5-1
1908	No game played
1909	No game played
1910	Ripon	10–8	Ripon, WI	Ripon 6-5-1
1911	Lawrence	13–0	Appleton, WI	Tied 6-6-1
1912	Lawrence	7–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 7-6-1
1913	Lawrence	14–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 8-6-1
1914	Lawrence	12–2	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 9-6-1
1915	Ripon	7–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 9-7-1
1916	Ripon	13–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 9-8-1
1917	No game played
1918	Lawrence	24–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 10-8-1
1919	Ripon	20–7	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 10-9-1
1920	Lawrence	22–3	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 11-9-1
1921	Lawrence	7–3	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 12-9-1
1922	Lawrence	20–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 13-9-1
1923	Lawrence	17–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 14-9-1
1924	Tie	7–7	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 14-9-2
1925	Lawrence	3–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 15-9-2
1926	Tie	0–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 15-9-3
1927	Ripon	6–7	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 15-10-3
1928	Ripon	24–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 15-11-3
1929	Tie	7–7	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 15-11-4
1930	Ripon	6–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 15-12-4
1931	Ripon	24–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 15-13-4
1932	Ripon	12–7	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 15-14-4
1933	Ripon	16–0	Appleton, WI	Tied 15-15-4
1934	Lawrence	15–9	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 16-15-4
1935	Ripon	18–14	Appleton, WI	Tied 16-16-4
1936	Ripon	26–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 17-16-4
1937	Tie	7–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 17-16-5
1938	Lawrence	14–13	Ripon, WI	Tied 17-17-5
1939	Ripon	13–0	Appleton, WI	Ripon 18-17-5
1940	Ripon	7–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 19-17-5
1941	Ripon	13–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 20-17-5
1942	Lawrence	21–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 20-18-5
1943	No game played
1944	No game played
1945	Lawrence	14–7	Ripon, WI	Ripon 20-19-5
	Ripon	38–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 21-19-5
1946	Lawrence	34–13	Appleton, WI	Ripon 21-20-5
1947	Lawrence	34–0	Ripon, WI	Tied 21-21-5
1948	Ripon	19–6	Appleton, WI	Ripon 22-21-5
1949	Lawrence	28–7	Ripon, WI	Tied 22-22-5
1950	Ripon	16–14	Appleton, WI	Ripon 23-22-5
1951	Lawrence	26–7	Ripon, WI	Tied 23-23-5
1952	Lawrence	12–6	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 24-23-5
1953	Lawrence	62–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 25-23-5
1954	Lawrence	27–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 26-23-5
1955	Tie	0–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 26-23-6
1956	Lawrence	34–21	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 27-23-6
1957	Ripon	28–7	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 27-24-6
1958	Ripon	27–8	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 27-25-6
1959	Ripon	20–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 27-26-6
1960	Lawrence	13–0	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 28-26-6
1961	Lawrence	10–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 29-26-6
1962	Ripon	15–14	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 29-27-6
1963	Ripon	28–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 29-28-6
1964	Ripon	40–6	Appleton, WI	Tied 29-29-6
1965	Ripon	21–3	Ripon, WI	Ripon 30-29-6
1966	Ripon	13–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 31-29-6
1967	Lawrence	15–7	Ripon, WI	Ripon 31-30-6
1968	Ripon	17–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 32-30-6
1969	Lawrence	27–7	Ripon, WI	Ripon 32-31-6
1970	Ripon	20–7	Appleton, WI	Ripon 33-31-6
1971	Ripon	21–18	Ripon, WI	Ripon 34-31-6
1972	Ripon	35–0	Appleton, WI	Ripon 35-31-6
1973	Ripon	22–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 36-31-6
1974	Lawrence	27–14	Appleton, WI	Ripon 36-32-6
1975	Lawrence	16–14	Ripon, WI	Ripon 36-33-6
1976	Ripon	25–17	Appleton, WI	Ripon 37-33-6
1977	Ripon	27–0	Ripon, WI	Ripon 38-33-6
1978	Lawrence	35–15	Appleton, WI	Ripon 38-34-6
1979	Lawrence	10–7	Ripon, WI	Ripon 38-35-6
1980	Lawrence	23–17	Appleton, WI	Ripon 38-36-6
1981	Lawrence	23–20	Ripon, WI	Ripon 38-37-6
1982	Ripon	23–20	Appleton, WI	Ripon 39-37-6
1983	Lawrence	35–21	Ripon, WI	Ripon 39-38-6
1984	Tie	13–13	Appleton, WI	Ripon 39-38-7
1985	Lawrence	18–0	Ripon, WI	Tied 39-39-7
1986	Lawrence	21–14	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 40-39-7
1987	Lawrence	22–12	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 41-39-7
1988	Lawrence	21–3	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 42-39-7
1989	Ripon	30–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 42-40-7
1990	Ripon	14–6	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 42-41-7
1991	Lawrence	26–0	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 43-41-7
1992	Ripon	34–7	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 43-42-7
1993	Lawrence	28–20	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 44-42-7
1994	Lawrence	49–34	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 45-42-7
1995	Ripon	49–35	Ripon, WI	Lawrence 45-43-7
1996	Ripon	17–6	Appleton, WI	Lawrence 45-44-7
1997	Ripon	43–24	Ripon, WI	Tied 45-45-7
1998	Ripon	45–42	Ripon, WI	Ripon 46-45-7
1999	Lawrence	25–22	Appleton, WI	Tied 46-46-7
2000	Ripon	31–18	Ripon, WI	Ripon 47-46-7
2001	Ripon	41–6	Appleton, WI	Ripon 48-46-7
2002	Ripon	58–35	Appleton, WI	Ripon 49-46-7
2003	Ripon	14–13	Ripon, WI	Ripon 50-46-7
2004	Ripon	62–30	Appleton, WI	Ripon 51-46-7
2005	Ripon	20–9	Ripon, WI	Ripon 52-46-7
2006	Ripon	31–14	Appleton, WI	Ripon 53-46-7
2007	Ripon	53–7	Ripon, WI	Ripon 54-46-7
2008	Ripon	42–14	Appleton, WI	Ripon 55-46-7
2009	Ripon	41–17	Ripon, WI	Ripon 56-46-7

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References

1. ^ http://www.d3football.com/pressreleases.php?release=2086
2. ^ http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/football/previews/weeknine09.pdf
3. ^ Peter Griffith. "F--kin' Ripon" The Lawrentian, November 3, 2006. http://media.www.lawrentian.com/media/storage/paper409/news/2006/11/03/Sports/Vikes.More.Vikes-2433608.shtml
4. ^ Art Kabelowsky, "Bitter rivalry has seen it all; Ripon, Lawrence provide fireworks" Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel November 3, 2000 http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/communications/media/lunews/fall00_win01.shtml
5. ^ http://www.classicwisconsin.com/features/grudges.html
6. ^ http://www.lawrence.edu/athletics/football/2009footballmediaguide.pdf
7. ^ "Lawrence vs Ripon (WI)". College Football Data Warehouse. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iii/midwest/lawrence/opponents_records.php?teamid=2716. Retrieved 2010-02-25.