Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry

Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry
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Hampden–Sydney Tigers	Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets
Originated	1893
Series	Hampden–Sydney leads 60–50–11
Current Champion	Randolph–Macon
Trophy	The Game Ball
Last Meeting	November 12, 2016
	Randolph–Macon 48 Hampden–Sydney 23
Hampden–Sydney (60)	Randolph–Macon (50)

The Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry is a sports rivalry between the Hampden–Sydney College Tigers and the Randolph–Macon College Yellow Jackets. The college football rivalry between the NCAA Division III schools, often known simply as "The Game", dates to 1893 and has been called the oldest small-school rivalry in the Southern United States. The rivalry now crosses all sports, with the men's basketball series in particular gaining national attention.

The college football rivalry between Hampden–Sydney College and Randolph–Macon College dates to 1893. The game was played on Hampden–Sydney's campus, as the previous year President Richard McIlwaine had banned the team from traveling to keep them from "vicious temptations and surroundings"; Randolph–Macon was one of the only teams willing to travel to Hampden–Sydney without potential reciprocation. Randolph–Macon won the game 12-6. Since then, the two teams have met 121 times (no games were played in 1943 and 1944) in what has been called the South's oldest small-school rivalry. Hampden–Sydney's longest streak without losing is 14 games, from 1915 through 1926. Likewise, Randolph–Macon's longest streak without losing is 9 games, from 1930 through 1938. Hampden–Sydney has won 8 of the top 9 largest point-differential games with the widest margin being by 62 points and the lowest being 32; Randolph–Macon has won by over 30 points once—in 1997 by 31. Since 2011, the Yellow Jackets have won 4 games and the Tigers 1. As of 2015^[update], Hampden–Sydney leads the series 60–50–11 with Randolph-Macon winning the most recent matchup in 2016.

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