Baird Brothers Trophy

The Baird Brothers Trophy is awarded the winner of the annual college football game between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and the Fighting Scots of The College of Wooster. The idea for the trophy originated with brothers Bob and Bill Baird, economics professors at Case and Wooster, respectively, for whom the trophy is named. The winning school gets to keep the trophy, a distinctive chain of brass fish representing each game played in the rivalry, and gets to add a new fish to the chain to represent that year's game. A four-inch blue gill signified the first 21–14 narrow win for Case Western Reserve. Other fish represented on the trophy include a northern pike, a flounder, a carp, a walleye, a catfish, a rainbow trout, a sturgeon, a sucker, a crappie, a muskie, a sheepshead, a gar, a largemouth bass, and a smallmouth bass.[1]

Baird Brothers Trophy

Teams	Case Western Reserve Spartans Wooster Fighting Scots
First meeting	September 22, 1984 Case Western Reserve 21, Wooster 14
Latest meeting	October 6, 2012 Case Western Reserve 31, Wooster 28
Statistics
Meetings total	25
All-time series	Wooster leads 13–12
Largest victory	Wooster 49, Case Western Reserve 7 (2004)
Longest win streak	Wooster, 10 (1995–2006)
Current win streak	Case Western Reserve, 6 (2007–present)
Case Western Reserve Wooster Locations in Ohio

In 1996, Sports Illustrated recognized the Baird Brothers Trophy as one of the most distinctive in college football.[2] In October 2012, the trophy was highlighted on ESPN College GameDay.[3]

Wooster leads the series 13–12.[4]

The teams last met on October 6, 2012 at Cleveland, a 31–28 victory for Spartans.[5]

Game results

# Date Winner Score Location 1  September 22, 1984  Case Western Reserve  21–14  Wooster 2 September 21, 1985 Case Western Reserve 37–0  Cleveland  3 October 26, 1986 Case Western Reserve 17–0 Cleveland 4 October 25, 1987 Case Western Reserve 20–13 Wooster 5 October 15, 1988 Case Western Reserve 38–27 Cleveland 6 October 14, 1989  Wooster  35–14 Wooster 7 September 29, 1990 Wooster 22–15 Cleveland 8 October 5, 1991 Wooster 23–20 Wooster 9 October 15, 1994 Case Western Reserve 40–23 Cleveland  10  October 14, 1995 Wooster 14–13 Wooster 11 September 28, 1996 Wooster 21–7 Wooster  12   September 27, 1997   Wooster   21–14   Cleveland

# Date Winner Score Location 13 November 7, 1998 Wooster 42–16 Wooster 14 November 6, 1999 Wooster 31–27 Cleveland 15 September 28, 2002 Wooster 27–22 Wooster 16 September 27, 2003 Wooster 62–33 Cleveland 17 September 25, 2004 Wooster 49–7 Wooster 18 September 24, 2005 Wooster 38–21 Cleveland 19 September 23, 2006 Wooster 21–7 Wooster 20 September 22, 2007 Case Western Reserve 30–17 Cleveland 21 October 11, 2008 Case Western Reserve 28–7 Cleveland 22 October 10, 2009 Case Western Reserve 53–32 Wooster 23 October 23, 2010 Case Western Reserve 28–14 Cleveland 24 October 22, 2011 Case Western Reserve 24–21 (OT) Wooster 25 October 6, 2012 Case Western Reserve 31–28 Cleveland

References

1. Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). "College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
2. "SPARTAN SPORTS INFORMATION – BAIRD TROPHY..." Case Western University athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16.
3. http://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121021sx35ey
4. "Case Western Reserve vs Wooster (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
5. "Spartans Start Fast, Win Baird Brothers' Trophy Game, 31-28". Case Western Reserve University Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2019.