Apple Cup

The Apple Cup
Number of meetings	103
First meeting	UW 5, WSU 5 (1900)
Last meeting	UW 35, WSU 28 (2010)
Next meeting	November 26, 2011
All-time series	UW leads 66–31–6
Largest victory	UW, 51-3 (2000)
Current streak	UW, 2 (2009-2010)
Longest UW win streak	8 (1959–66 & 1974–81)
Longest WSU win streak	2 (8 times)
Trophy	The Apple Cup

The Apple Cup is the annual college football rivalry game between the two largest universities in the U.S. state of Washington; the University of Washington (UW) Huskies and the Washington State University (WSU) Cougars. It is traditionally the final game of the regular season and takes place on the Saturday preceding Thanksgiving at Husky Stadium in Seattle during odd years, and WSU's Martin Stadium in Pullman during even years, but with college football season extending, the game is often played at a later date.

From 1950–80 (except for 1954), the WSU home games in the series were played at Spokane's Joe Albi Stadium. The WSU Cougars won three of these fifteen games in Spokane (1958, 1968, 1972), and have won six of the fourteen played at Martin Stadium (1982, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2008).

Before 1962, the teams played for the "Governor's Trophy." The game was renamed the "Apple Cup" in 1962 because of Washington's famous apple crop. The Apple Cup trophy has been awarded to the winning team ever since.

With the lengthening of the college football regular season schedule to 12 games in 2006, there was a movement to change the date of the Apple Cup from the weekend before Thanksgiving to the weekend following. This would have allowed a bye week during the season. In the 2006 season, both teams played 12 straight weeks without a break, leaving the two teams noticeably fatigued. For the first time, the 2007 edition of the Apple Cup was played two days after Thanksgiving.

The Apple Cup has been sponsored by Boeing since 2007.^[1]

The first rivalry game was held in 1900 and resulted in a tie between UW and WSU. From 1900 to 2010, there have been 103 games between the schools. The Huskies were the home team 57 times (all in Seattle). The Cougars were the home team 46 times (31 in Pullman, 15 in Spokane). The Huskies hold a 66–31–6 advantage. The UW's longest winning streak has been eight games, achieved twice: (1959–66 and 1974–81). WSU has never won more than two consecutive Apple Cups, but the Cougars have won back-to-back games on eight separate occasions: (1929–30, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1967–68, 1972–73, 1982–83, 2004–05 and 2007–08).

Washington currently holds the trophy for two straight years. In 2009, the Cougars were shut out 30–0 at Husky Stadium. It was UW's first shutout since 1964. In 2010, the Huskies defeated the Cougars by a score of 35-28. The 103rd Apple Cup was played on December 4th, 2010, the latest ever date for the Apple Cup. The 104th Apple Cup will be played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle on November 26, 2011 so that the UW can renovate Husky Stadium.

All-time football results

55 won by the home team*			42 won by the visiting team			6 tied games
UW* 38 in Seattle	WSU* 14 in Pullman	WSU* 3 in Spokane	WSU 14 in Seattle	UW 16 in Pullman	UW 12 in Spokane	Tie 5 in Seattle	Tie 1 in Pullman	Tie 0 in Spokane
38 home*	17 home*		14 away	28 away		9 years with No game
	31 WSU victories					1 year (1945) with two games
	66 UW victories					103 games in 111 years (1900–2010)

Annual results

Each entry includes the winning school (* if at home), score, location, and attendance.

11/30/00 Tie 5–5 Seattle 1,500	11/01/01 WSU* 10–0 Pullman 500	11/27/02 UW* 16–0 Seattle 1,000	10/30/03 UW 10–0 Pullman 700	10/29/04 UW* 12–6 Seattle 1,000	1905 No game	1906 No game	11/21/07 WSU 11–5 Seattle 3,000	11/07/08 Tie 6–6 Seattle 4,000	1909 No game	Series UW:3 WSU:2 Tie:2
11/12/10 UW* 16–0 Seattle[2] 2,800	11/30/11 UW* 30–6 Seattle 6,000	11/28/12 UW* 19–0 Seattle 7,000	11/27/13 UW* 20–0 Seattle 6,000	11/26/14 UW* 45–0 Seattle 6,000	1915 No game	1916 No game	11/29/17 WSU 14–0 Seattle 6,000	1918 No game	11/15/19 UW 13–7 Pullman 3,000	Series: UW:9 WSU:3 Tie:2
1920 No game	11/24/21 WSU* 14–0 Pullman[3] 13,263	10/28/22 UW 16–13 Pullman 8,800	11/24/23 UW* 24–7 Seattle 13,059	11/22/24 UW* 14–0 Seattle 8,978	10/31/25 UW 23–0 Pullman 2,500	10/23/26 WSU 9–6 Seattle 24,486	10/22/27 UW* 14–0 Seattle 35,000	11/29/28 UW* 6–0 Seattle 22,437	10/19/29 WSU* 20–13 Pullman 16,000	Series: UW:15 WSU:6 Tie:2
11/15/30 WSU 3–0 Seattle 42,000	11/14/31 UW* 12–0 Seattle 20,000	11/12/32 Tie 0–0 Seattle 17,333	11/25/33 WSU* 17–6 Pullman 10,994	11/24/34 Tie 0–0 Seattle 32,876	10/14/35 UW 21–0 Pullman 11,900	11/26/36 UW* 40–0 Seattle 40,735	10/16/37 Tie 7–7 Pullman 14,581	11/26/38 UW* 26–0 Seattle 25,356	10/14/39 WSU* 6–0 Pullman 18,552	Series: UW:19 WSU:9 Tie:5
11/30/40 UW* 33–9 Seattle 25,000	10/11/41 UW 23–13 Pullman 20,000	11/28/42 Tie 0–0 Seattle 13,000	1943 1944 No game	10/13/45 UW* 6–0 Seattle 38,000	11/24/45 WSU* 7–0 Pullman 15,000	10/12/46 UW 21–7 Pullman 26,000	11/22/47 UW* 20–0 Seattle 31,500	10/16/48 WSU* 10–0 Pullman 25,000	11/19/49 UW* 34–21 Seattle 35,676	Series: UW:25 WSU:11 Tie:6
11/25/50 UW 52–21 Spokane 28,433	11/24/51 WSU 27–25[4] Seattle 51,221	11/29/52 UW 33–27 Spokane 28,000	11/21/53 WSU 25–20 Seattle 39,534	11/20/54 WSU* 26–7 Pullman 15,000	11/19/55 UW* 27–7 Seattle 33,023	11/24/56 UW 40–26 Spokane 20,600	11/23/57 WSU 27–7 Seattle 47,352	11/22/58 WSU* 18–14 Spokane 24,051	11/21/59 UW* 20–0 Seattle 55,782	Series UW:30 WSU:16 Tie:6
11/19/60 UW 8–7 Spokane 28,760	11/25/61 UW* 21–17 Seattle 49,676	11/24/62 UW 26–21 Spokane 35,494	11/30/63 UW* 16–0 Seattle 57,300	11/21/64 UW 14–0 Spokane 33,635	11/20/65 UW* 27–9 Seattle 57,395	11/19/66 UW 19–7 Spokane 33,800	11/25/67 WSU 9–7 Seattle 49,041	11/23/68 WSU* 24–0 Spokane 31,986	11/22/69 UW* 30–21 Seattle 55,677	Series: UW:38 WSU:18 Tie:6
11/21/70 UW 43–25 Spokane 33,200	11/20/71 UW* 28–20 Seattle 60,497	11/18/72 WSU* 27–10 Spokane 34,100	11/24/73 WSU 52–26 Seattle 56,500	11/23/74 UW 24–17 Spokane 27,800	11/22/75 UW* 28–27 Seattle 57,100	11/20/76 UW 51–32 Spokane 35,800	11/19/77 UW* 35–15 Seattle 60,964	11/25/78 UW 38–8 Spokane 35,187	11/17/79 UW* 17–7 Seattle 56,110	Series: UW:46 WSU:20 Tie:6
11/22/80 UW 30–23 Spokane 34,577	11/21/81 UW* 23–10 Seattle 60,052	11/20/82 WSU* 24–20 Pullman 36,571	11/29/83 WSU 17–6 Seattle 59,220	11/17/84 UW 38–29 Pullman 40,000	11/23/85 WSU 21–20 Seattle 59,887	11/22/86 UW 44–23 Pullman 40,000	11/21/87 UW* 34–19 Seattle 74,038	11/19/88 WSU* 32–31 Pullman 40,000	11/18/89 UW* 20–9 Seattle 73,527	Series: UW:52 WSU:24 Tie:6
11/17/90 UW 55–10[5] Pullman 37,600	11/23/91 UW* 56–21 Seattle 72,581	11/21/92 WSU* 42–23 Pullman 37,600	11/20/93 UW* 26–3 Seattle 72,688	11/19/94 WSU* 23–6 Pullman 37,600	11/18/95 UW* 33–30 Seattle 74,144	11/23/96 UW 31–24 Pullman 37,600	11/22/97 WSU 41–35 Seattle 74,268	11/21/98 UW 16–9 Pullman 37,251	11/20/99 UW* 24–14 Seattle 72,973	Series: UW:59 WSU:27 Tie:6
11/18/00 UW 51–3 Pullman 33,010	11/17/01 UW* 26–14 Seattle 74,442	11/23/02 UW 29–26 Pullman 37,600	11/22/03 UW* 27–19 Seattle 74,549	11/20/04 WSU* 28–25 Pullman 34,334	11/19/05 WSU 26–22 Seattle 70,713	11/18/06 UW 35–32 Pullman 35,117	11/24/07 WSU 42–35 Seattle 72,888	11/22/08 WSU* 16–13 Pullman 32,211	11/28/09 UW* 30–0 Seattle 68,697	Series: UW:65 WSU:31 Tie:6
12/04/10 UW 35–28 Pullman 30,157	11/26/11 Seattle	2012 Pullman	2013 Seattle	2014 Pullman	2015 Seattle	2016 Pullman	2017 Seattle	2018 Pullman	2019 Seattle	Series: UW:66 WSU:31 Tie:6

Other sports

The annual softball game in Washington, D.C., between the teams affiliated with the Washington State GOP and the Washington State Democrats is also commonly referred to as the "Apple Cup." The teams compete in the House of Representatives softball league, and the GOP team has won the Apple Cup for the past 3 years.

References

1. ^ "Boeing To Present Apple Cup." Gohuskies.com. September 6, 2007.
2. ^ Possibly Spokane
3. ^ Possibly Seattle
4. ^ Possibly 25-2
5. ^ Possibly 55-19

External links

• Apple Cup 2007
• Play-by-Play from ESPN
• University of Washington Huskies Football
• Washington State University Cougars Football