Battle for the Bell (Marshall-Ohio)

Marshall–Ohio rivalry Battle for the Bell
Marshall Thundering Herd	Ohio Bobcats
Series Originated	1905
Trophy Originated	1997
Overall Series	Ohio leads 33–20–6
Trophy Series	Marshall leads 10–5
First Meeting	November 11, 1905
First Meeting Result	Marshall 6, Ohio 5
Latest Meeting	September 12, 2015
Latest Meeting Result	Ohio 21, Marshall 10

The Battle for the Bell is an American college football rivalry game played by the Marshall Thundering Herd football team of Marshall University and the Ohio Bobcats football team of Ohio University. It is a regional rivalry, with the universities' campuses located about 80 miles (130 km) from each other, with a bell awarded as the trophy for the winner of the game. With Marshall's move from the Mid-American Conference to Conference USA in 2005, this rivalry game was on hiatus for several years. The series unexpectedly resumed in 2009 when the Herd and Bobcats faced off in the 2009 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, which Marshall won 21–17. A six-year contract between the schools began in 2010. Ohio leads the all-time series over Marshall 33–20–6.

Marshall victories are colored ██ Marshall green. Ohio victories colored ██ Ohio green. Ties are white.

The 1970 meeting was canceled due to the crash of Southern Airways Flight 932, which killed nearly the entire Marshall team.

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