Dutchman's Shoes

The Dutchman's Shoes is a trophy awarded to the winner of the annual college football game between the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineers and the Union College Dutchmen since 1950. As of the end of 2019, these two schools have played each other 117 times, making it the oldest football rivalry in the state of New York.[1]

The Dutchman's Shoes on display at RPI

The trophy consists of a wooden base, with two clogs mounted on a small pedestal, with one painted red with a white letter "R" and the other garnet with a white letter "U" for Rensselaer and Union, respectively.

RPI

Union

Locations in New York

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Locations of RPI and Union

Previous results

This list only includes the games for the actual trophy, not the entire series.

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location
October 7, 1950	Union	20	Rensselaer	0	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 6, 1951	Union	21	Rensselaer	14	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 18, 1952	Union	42	Rensselaer	6	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 17, 1953	Union	32	Rensselaer	6	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 16, 1954	Union	27	Rensselaer	6	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 15, 1955	Union	32	Rensselaer	12	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 20, 1956	Union	27	Rensselaer	0	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
November 12, 1957	Rensselaer	20	Union	19	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 18, 1958	Rensselaer	21	Union	0	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 17, 1959	Rensselaer	21	Union	0	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 15, 1960	Union	14	Rensselaer	7	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 21, 1961	Union	10	Rensselaer	8	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 20, 1962	Union	44	Rensselaer	6	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 19, 1963	Union	29	Rensselaer	6	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 17, 1964	Union	27	Rensselaer	3	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 16, 1965	Union	48	Rensselaer	14	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 15, 1966	Union	31	Rensselaer	14	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 21, 1967	Union	37	Rensselaer	25	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 19, 1968	Union	24	Rensselaer	14	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 18, 1969	Union	23	Rensselaer	16	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 17, 1970	Union	14	Rensselaer	0	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 16, 1971	Rensselaer	35	Union	18	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 21, 1972	Union	38	Rensselaer	21	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 20, 1973	Union	18	Rensselaer	14	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 19, 1974	Rensselaer	20	Union	19	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 18, 1975	Union	21	Rensselaer	0	Varsity Field	Troy, New York
October 16, 1976	Union	19	Rensselaer	8	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 15, 1977	Union	22	Rensselaer	13	Varsity Field	Troy, New York
October 14, 1978	Union	27	Rensselaer	0	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 13, 1979	Union	13	Rensselaer	3	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 11, 1980	Rensselaer	14	Union	13	Alexander Field	Schenectady, New York
October 17, 1981	Union	21	Rensselaer	7	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 16, 1982	Union	37	Rensselaer	7	AstroTurf Field	Schenectady, New York
October 15, 1983	Union	35	Rensselaer	0	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 13, 1984	Union	38	Rensselaer	0	AstroTurf Field	Schenectady, New York
October 12, 1985	Union	35	Rensselaer	6	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 11, 1986	Union	35	Rensselaer	14	AstroTurf Field	Schenectady, New York
October 17, 1987	Rensselaer	29	Union	17	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 15, 1988	Union	27	Rensselaer	0	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 14, 1989	Union	28	Rensselaer	3	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 13, 1990	Union	24	Rensselaer	17	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 12, 1991	Union	35	Rensselaer	10	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 17, 1992	Rensselaer	23	Union	8	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 16, 1993	Union	19	Rensselaer	16	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 15, 1994	Union	23	Rensselaer	6	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 14, 1995	Union	16	Rensselaer	13	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 19, 1996	Union	17	Rensselaer	0	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 18, 1997	Rensselaer	30	Union	7	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 17, 1998	Union	33	Rensselaer	9	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 16, 1999	Rensselaer	16	Union	7	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 16, 2000	Union	27	Rensselaer	23	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 14, 2001	Rensselaer	32	Union	29	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 12, 2002	Union	32	Rensselaer	14	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 11, 2003	Rensselaer	33	Union	7	'86 Field	Troy, New York
November 13, 2004	Union	18	Rensselaer	13	'86 Field	Troy, New York
November 12, 2005	Union	49	Rensselaer	42	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 11, 2006	Rensselaer	24	Union	19	'86 Field	Troy, New York
November 10, 2007	Rensselaer	20	Union	14	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 1, 2008	Rensselaer	25	Union	12	'86 Field	Troy, New York
October 31, 2009	Union	20	Rensselaer	15	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
October 30, 2010	Rensselaer	21	Union	7	ECAV	Troy, New York
October 29, 2011	Union	38	Rensselaer	28	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 10, 2012	Union	34	Rensselaer	28	ECAV	Troy, New York
November 16, 2013	Rensselaer	31	Union	28	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 15, 2014	Rensselaer	31	Union	28	ECAV	Troy, New York
November 14, 2015	Rensselaer	23	Union	10	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 12, 2016	Rensselaer	21	Union	12	ECAV	Troy, New York
November 11, 2017	Rensselaer	20	Union	14	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York
November 10, 2018	Union	34	Rensselaer	10	ECAV	Troy, New York
November 16, 2019	Union	33	Rensselaer	0	Frank Bailey Field	Schenectady, New York

References

1. Wilkin, Tim (2019-11-16). "Union football routs RPI, keeps Dutchman Shoes". Times Union. Retrieved 2019-11-17.

External links

• List of all of the games
• Report of the 2005 game
• Link to Rensselaer athletics
• Link to Union athletics