Battle for the Golden Horseshoe

The Battle for the Golden Horseshoe is an annual rivalry college football game played between the UC Davis Aggies and the Cal Poly Mustangs.[1] Although the two teams have met on the gridiron since 1939, the rivalry officially began with the 2004 game at Cal Poly. The winner of the game receives the Golden Horseshoe Trophy, which was also created in 2004 for the inaugural game. Due to a misunderstanding, both schools constructed a trophy for the rivalry and brought it to the inaugural game. The teams decided that the rivalry would adopt the trophy created by the winner of that game; UC Davis won 36–33 and was therefore allowed to make its trophy the official one to be exchanged in all subsequent meetings.[2][3]

For the geographical region in Ontario, see Golden Horseshoe.
Battle for the Golden Horseshoe
UC Davis
Cal Poly
SportFootball
First meeting1939
Northern Branch 28, Cal Poly 0
Latest meetingOctober 12, 2019
UC Davis 48, Cal Poly 24
Next meetingOctober 24, 2020
TrophyThe Golden Horseshoe
Statistics
Meetings total45
All-time seriesUC Davis leads 23–20–2
Largest victoryUC Davis: 52–10 (2018)
Longest win streakUC Davis: 5 (1982–1986)
Cal Poly: 3 (twice)
Current win streakUC Davis, 3 (2017–present)
Locations of Cal Poly and UC Davis

Through 2017, the series is tied 7–7; UC Davis won the trophy in 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, and 2017, while Cal Poly took it in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, and 2016. UC Davis leads the all-time series is at 23–20–2.

There is also controversy regarding the addition of gems to the trophy after each win. The Mustang Maniacs, the student group who holds the trophy while it is under Cal Poly's control, added blue and green gems to the trophy from 2006 to 2008. But when the Aggie Pack regained control of the trophy in 2009, they removed the gems, wishing to keep the trophy in its original condition.[4]

Results
Cal Poly victoriesUC Davis victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1 1939 Davis, CA UC Davis28 Cal Poly 0
2 1940 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 20 UC Davis 7
3 November 20, 1976 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 26 UC Davis 14
4 November 11, 1978 Davis, CA #6 UC Davis 29 #3 Cal Poly 22
5 September 29, 1979 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 31 UC Davis 10
6 September 28, 1980 Davis, CA Cal Poly 28 UC Davis 25
7 October 17, 1981 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 30 UC Davis 0
8 October 9, 1982 Davis, CA UC Davis 24 Cal Poly 0
9 October 8, 1983 San Luis Obispo, CA #4 UC Davis 24 #9 Cal Poly 14
10 September 29, 1984 Davis, CA UC Davis 10 Cal Poly 6
11 September 28, 1985 San Luis Obispo, CA #7 UC Davis 34 Cal Poly 21
12 September 20, 1986 Davis, CA #4 UC Davis 32 Cal Poly 21
13 October 3, 1987 San Luis Obispo, CA #18 Cal Poly 41 #12 UC Davis 0
14 October 29, 1988 Davis, CA Tie21Tie21
15 October 28, 1989 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 28 #12 UC Davis 21
16 October 6, 1990 Davis, CA Cal Poly 19 UC Davis 0
17 September 14, 1991 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Davis 31 #17 Cal Poly 28
18 October 10, 1992 Davis, CA Tie31Tie31
19 September 11, 1993 Davis, CA UC Davis 37 Cal Poly 26
20 October 15, 1994 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 32 #16 UC Davis 31
21 November 11, 1995 Davis, CA UC Davis 34 Cal Poly 31
22 November 12, 1996 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 17 #12 UC Davis 13
23 September 6, 1997 Davis, CA Cal Poly 20 #7 UC Davis 19
24 October 3, 1998 San Luis Obispo, CA #7 UC Davis 34 Cal Poly 24
25 October 23, 1999 Davis, CA #8 UC Davis 31 Cal Poly 24
26 October 21, 2000 San Luis Obispo, CA #1 UC Davis 63 Cal Poly 28
27 October 20, 2001 Davis, CA Cal Poly 31 #10 UC Davis 28
28 October 26, 2002 San Luis Obispo, CA #5 UC Davis 28 Cal Poly 14
29 November 8, 2003 Davis, CA Cal Poly 18 UC Davis 14
30 October 30, 2004 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Davis 36 #11 Cal Poly 33
31 October 29, 2005 Davis, CA UC Davis 20 #10 Cal Poly 13
32 October 7, 2006 San Luis Obispo, CA #5 Cal Poly 23 #16 UC Davis 17
33 October 13, 2007 Davis, CA #22 Cal Poly 63 UC Davis 28
34 November 15, 2008 San Luis Obispo, CA #3 Cal Poly 51 UC Davis 28
35 November 6, 2009 Davis, CA UC Davis 23 Cal Poly 10
36 November 13, 2010 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Davis 22 #19 Cal Poly 21
37 November 5, 2011 Davis, CA UC Davis 24 Cal Poly 17
38 September 22, 2012 San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly 28 UC Davis 20
39 November 2, 2013 Davis, CA Cal Poly 34 UC Davis 16
40 November 15, 2014 San Luis Obispo, CA UC Davis 48 Cal Poly 35
41 November 13, 2015 Davis, CA Cal Poly 55 UC Davis 38
42 October 22, 2016 San Luis Obispo, CA #17 Cal Poly 21 UC Davis 16
43 October 28, 2017 Davis, CA UC Davis 31 Cal Poly 28
44 October 20, 2018 San Luis Obispo, CA #10 UC Davis 52 Cal Poly 10
45 October 12, 2019 Davis, CA #24 UC Davis 48 Cal Poly 24
Series: UC Davis leads 23–20–2
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See also

References
  1. Bill Paterson (October 31, 2013). "UC Davis-Cal Poly rivalry intense". Sacramento Bee. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  2. "Battle for the Golden Horseshoe". Archived from the original on 3 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  3. "Cal Poly SLO Mustangs Official Athletics Website". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  4. "Football Looks to Reclaim the Golden Horseshoe from UC Davis". Archived from the original on 2010-09-24. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
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