College football has been played for well over a century, and that’s why the rivalries—many of them having some sort of trophy that’s passed back and forth to the victors—will never die. While the series has been played with little interruption since 1926, things have taken off since Florida’s rise to prominence in the 1990s, turning this into one of the greatest rivalries ever. 6 | Cal-Stanford Fans love the Florida-Georgia rivalry because it’s the “world’s largest outdoor cocktail party.” On top of that, it’s also one of the most intense border rivalries in the nation, as well as one of the few that’s played on a neutral field every season. Children everywhere. The best match-ups are always must-watch TV. The oldest rivalry on the West Coast, these two teams fight it out every year in the Bay Area. Series: Yale leads, 67-60-8 One of the only rivalries on this list that doesn’t include teams from the same conference, this rivalry dates back to 1900. One of the long-standing rivalries in the Big 12—despite the conference just avoiding a massive, potentially crumbling realignment—the Sooners and the Longhorns have an intricate past. StubHub Looks at the NCAA’s Most Heated Gridiron Matchups. 2019 Schedule: Dec. 14 @ Philadelphia Despite the all-time match-ups that have occurred over the years between the two SEC perennial powerhouses, 2013 saw one of the most exciting games in a long time. The Wolverines went unbeaten through the first 15 meetings, including a lopsided 86-0 blowout in 1902. In 2009, there has been a special weekend set aside after the conference championship games and before the bowl season for Army and Navy to play one another with no other games to steal the attention away. The players know it and the fans live for it. © Copyright 2020 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. Flashback to 1967: A junior college transfer from San Francisco named OJ Simpson rushes for 160 yards and three TDs to help Southern California overcome a 7-0 halftime deficit and win, 24-7. • When it comes to the college game, they don’t come any bigger than this. At the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season, Lafayette led the series 78-70-5. foxsports Oct 20, 2016 at 4:56p ET . Nickname: The Red River Showdown 10 | Clemson-South Carolina Despite the Fighting Irish canceling their rivalry game with the University of Michigan two years ago, it seems likely that the Notre Dame-Trojan rivalry will continue for many years to come. Greatest college football rivalries. Frankly, there’s too much hate between the Cougars and Utes for either team to stand in the way of this rivalry continuing. It ended up being game-winning, just not for Alabama, as Auburn caught the kick and returned it for a touchdown. Even more so a year ago when the Buckeyes brought home a national title; one that the Big Ten desperately needed to remain on the national scene. The Yale-Princeton rivalry is the oldest in college football, dating back to 1873. Even in a Down Year, a Win Over Your Traditional Rival Can Make Your Season. Heisman Trophy-winning running back Earl Campbell, who would go on to a Hall of Fame career with the Houston Oilers, leads the way in the winning effort.