College Football Rivalries
No sport clings to its rivalries, or celebrates them, quite like college football. Fans at Ohio State and Michigan, Auburn and Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas and so many other schools love their own teams almost as much as they love to hate their rival. In this category, we look at some of the game's most important, unique and bitter rivalry games.
Ohio State vs. Michigan
Ohio State and Michigan have been battling for Midwest bragging rights -- and Big Ten titles -- for well over a century. Their annual November showdown is as bitter as a rivalry can get.
Ohio State and Michigan have been battling for Midwest bragging rights -- and Big Ten titles -- for well over a century. Their annual November showdown is as bitter as a rivalry can get.
The Iron Bowl: Alabama vs. Auburn
In the state of Alabama, and possibly the entire South, no single sporting event is more important than the Iron Bowl -- the game that many college football fans say is the very best rivalry in the game.
In the state of Alabama, and possibly the entire South, no single sporting event is more important than the Iron Bowl -- the game that many college football fans say is the very best rivalry in the game.
The Apple Cup: Washington vs. Washington State
The annual battle between the University of Washington and Washington State may not get much attention nationally, but it's one of the nastiest, and best, rivalries in college football.
The annual battle between the University of Washington and Washington State may not get much attention nationally, but it's one of the nastiest, and best, rivalries in college football.
The Biggest Little Game in America: Amherst vs. Williams
Williams College President Zephaniah Swift Moore resigned from his post in 1818 after a nasty spat with state legislators. Then he convinced several Williams faculty and students to join him in founding a new college called Amherst. Just like that, the Williams-Amherst was born -- and it's been raging ever since.
Williams College President Zephaniah Swift Moore resigned from his post in 1818 after a nasty spat with state legislators. Then he convinced several Williams faculty and students to join him in founding a new college called Amherst. Just like that, the Williams-Amherst was born -- and it's been raging ever since.
Army vs. Navy
The Army-Navy game is as heated a rivalry as can be found in sports. But no rivals respect each other more -- or understand each other more -- than the Black Knights and Midshipmen. Their annual showdown is one of college football's greatest traditions.
The Army-Navy game is as heated a rivalry as can be found in sports. But no rivals respect each other more -- or understand each other more -- than the Black Knights and Midshipmen. Their annual showdown is one of college football's greatest traditions.