Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry

The Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry is a sports rivalry between the Hampden–Sydney College Tigers and the Randolph–Macon College Yellow Jackets. The college football rivalry between the NCAA Division III schools, often known simply as "The Game", dates to 1893 and has been called the oldest small-school rivalry in the Southern United States. The rivalry now crosses all sports, with the men's basketball series in particular gaining national attention.

Hampden–Sydney vs. Randolph–Macon rivalry

Hampden–Sydney Tigers
Sport	Football & Basketball
First meeting	1893
Latest meeting	November 16, 2019 Randolph–Macon 45, Hampden–Sydney 3
Trophy	The Game Ball
Statistics
Meetings total	101
All-time series	Hampden–Sydney leads 58–54–11

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Locations of Hampden–Sydney and Randolph–Macon

Football

The college football rivalry between Hampden–Sydney College and Randolph–Macon College dates to 1893. The game was played on Hampden–Sydney's campus, as the previous year President Richard McIlwaine had banned the team from traveling to keep them from "vicious temptations and surroundings"; Randolph–Macon was one of the only teams willing to travel to Hampden–Sydney without potential reciprocation. Randolph–Macon won the game 12–6.[1] Since then, the two teams have met 122 times (no games were played in 1943 and 1944) in what has been called the South's oldest small-school rivalry.[1][1][2] Hampden–Sydney's longest streak without losing is 14 games, from 1915 through 1926. Likewise, Randolph–Macon's longest streak without losing is 9 games, from 1930 through 1938. Hampden–Sydney has won 8 of the top 10 largest point-differential games with the widest margin being by 62 points and the lowest being 32; Randolph–Macon has won by over 30 points twice—in 1997 by 31 and in 2019 by 42.[nb 1] Since 2011, the Yellow Jackets have won 8 games and the Tigers 1. Hampden–Sydney leads the series 58–54–11 with Randolph-Macon winning the most recent matchup in 2019 to extend its current winning streak over Hampden-Sydney to 6 games.

Known to fans simply as "The Game", it is by far the highest profile matchup on either team's schedule. It is played in November as the final game of each team's regular football season.[3] It often decides the champion of the ODAC. Being only 78 miles from each other and within an hour of Richmond, Virginia, the two NCAA Division III non-scholarship schools overlap in their recruiting pool, heightening the rivalry particularly in Richmond, where thousands of alumni from both colleges reside. The year-round nature of the rivalry has led fans to consider "The Game" the highlight of the schedule.[1][2]

The Game results

Hampden–Sydney victories

Randolph–Macon victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Home team Away team 1 1893 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 12 2 1896 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 24 Randolph–Macon 0 3 1898 unknown Hampden–Sydney 18 Randolph–Macon 6 4 1900 unknown Hampden–Sydney 11 Randolph–Macon 0 5 1901 unknown Hampden–Sydney 22 Randolph–Macon 6 6 1902 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 36 Randolph–Macon 0 7 1902 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 5 8 1903 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 12 9 1906 Ashland Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 0 10 1907 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 11 Randolph–Macon 5 11 1908 Petersburg[4] Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 5 12 1909 Ashland Randolph–Macon 8 Hampden–Sydney 5 13 1910 Ashland Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 3 14 1911 Richmond[5] Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 2 15 1912 unknown Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 3 16 1913 unknown Hampden–Sydney 13 Randolph–Macon 0 17 1914 Ashland Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 0 18 1914 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 0 19 1915 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 26 20 1915 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 6 21 1916 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 14 22 1916 Richmond[6] Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 23 1917 Boulevard Park[7] Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 33 24 1917 Petersburg[7] Hampden–Sydney 62 Randolph–Macon 0 25 1918 Ashland Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 28 26 1919 Mayo Island Park[8] Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 19 27 1919 Lynchburg[9] Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 0 28 1920 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 28 29 1921 Mayo Island Park[10] Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 21 30 1923 Mayo Island Park[11] Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 25 31 1924 Mayo Island Park[12] Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 32 1925 Mayo Island Park[13] Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 26 33 1926 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 19 Randolph–Macon 0 34 1927 Petersburg[14] Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 35 1928 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 39 Randolph–Macon 6 36 1930 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 37 1931 Ashland Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 0 38 1932 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 39 1933 Ashland Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 20 40 1934 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 0 41 1935 Ashland Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 6 42 1936 Petersburg[15] Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 21 43 1937 Petersburg[16] Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 3 44 1938 Richmond Randolph–Macon 9 Hampden–Sydney 7 45 1939 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 12 46 1940 Lynchburg[17] Hampden–Sydney 27 Randolph–Macon 7 47 1941 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 14 48 1942 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 6 49 1945 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 7 50 1946 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 0 Randolph–Macon 6 51 1947 Ashland Randolph–Macon 13 Hampden–Sydney 7 52 1948 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 6 53 1949 Ashland Randolph–Macon 15 Hampden–Sydney 22 54 1950 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 13 Randolph–Macon 21 55 1951 Ashland Randolph–Macon 20 Hampden–Sydney 20 56 1952 Richmond Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 26 57 1953 Ashland Randolph–Macon 12 Hampden–Sydney 20 58 1954 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 0 59 1955 Ashland Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 6 60 1956 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 27 Randolph–Macon 7 61 1957 Ashland Randolph–Macon 19 Hampden–Sydney 26 62 1958 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 23 No. Date Location Home team Away team 63 1959 Richmond Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 0 64 1960 Richmond Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 7 65 1961 Ashland Randolph–Macon 6 Hampden–Sydney 13 66 1962 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 36 Randolph–Macon 0 67 1963 Ashland Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 14 68 1964 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 20 Randolph–Macon 0 69 1965 Ashland Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 0 70 1966 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 15 Randolph–Macon 14 71 1967 Randolph-Macon Randolph–Macon 24 Hampden–Sydney 14 72 1968 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 8 Randolph–Macon 36 73 1969 Randolph-Macon Randolph–Macon 22 Hampden–Sydney 19 74 1970 Hampden-Sydney Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 6 75 1971 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 17 Randolph–Macon 13 76 1972 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 35 77 1973 Ashland Randolph–Macon 0 Hampden–Sydney 21 78 1974 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 3 Randolph–Macon 7 79 1975 Ashland Randolph–Macon 19 Hampden–Sydney 23 80 1976 Hampden–Sydney[18] Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 28 81 1977 Ashland[19] Randolph–Macon 7 Hampden–Sydney 35 82 1978 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 14 Randolph–Macon 27 83 1979 Ashland Randolph–Macon 9 Hampden–Sydney 7 84 1980 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 15 Randolph–Macon 16 85 1981 Ashland Randolph–Macon 10 Hampden–Sydney 10 86 1982 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 6 Randolph–Macon 3 87 1983 Ashland Randolph–Macon 20 Hampden–Sydney 24 88 1984 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 31 89 1985 Ashland Randolph–Macon 12 Hampden–Sydney 7 90 1986 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 21 Randolph–Macon 7 91 1987 Ashland Randolph–Macon 25 Hampden–Sydney 18 92 1988 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 23 93 1989 Ashland Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 14 94 1990 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 28 Randolph–Macon 7 95 1991 Ashland Randolph–Macon 28 Hampden–Sydney 29 96 1992 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 26 Randolph–Macon 22 97 1993 Ashland Randolph–Macon 17 Hampden–Sydney 10 98 1994 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 24 Randolph–Macon 10 99 1995 Ashland Randolph–Macon 35 Hampden–Sydney 14 100 1996 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 20 101 1997 Ashland Randolph–Macon 49 Hampden–Sydney 18 102 1998 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 42 Randolph–Macon 45 103 1999 Ashland Randolph–Macon 33 Hampden–Sydney 7 104 2000 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 17 Randolph–Macon 26 105 2001 Ashland Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 38 106 2002 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 7 Randolph–Macon 0 107 2003 Ashland Randolph–Macon 21 Hampden–Sydney 53 108 2004 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 50 Randolph–Macon 16 109 2005 Ashland Randolph–Macon 17 Hampden–Sydney 50 110 2006 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 46 Randolph–Macon 21 111 2007 Ashland Randolph–Macon 13 Hampden–Sydney 31 112 2008 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 21 Randolph–Macon 31 113 2009 Ashland Randolph–Macon 27 Hampden–Sydney 34 114 2010 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 31 Randolph–Macon 28 115 2011 Ashland Randolph–Macon 48 Hampden–Sydney 34 116 2012 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 31 Randolph–Macon 41 117 2013 Ashland Randolph–Macon 26 Hampden–Sydney 28 118 2014 Hampden–Sydney Hampden–Sydney 10 Randolph–Macon 24 119 2015 Ashland Randolph–Macon 14 Hampden–Sydney 9 120 2016 Hampden-Sydney Hampden–Sydney 23 Randolph–Macon 48 121 2017 Ashland Randolph–Macon 56 Hampden–Sydney 28 122 2018 Hampden-Sydney Hampden–Sydney 35 Randolph–Macon 48 123 2019 Ashland Randolph–Macon 45 Hampden–Sydney 3 Series: Hampden–Sydney leads 58–54–11

Men's basketball

While the football matchup has the most history, the rivalry has extended across all sports in which the schools compete, and since the 1990s the men's basketball series has gained national attention. Since that time both schools have been national Division III contenders, with both ranked in the top ten in multiple years. As such, the games often have championship implications for one or both teams. In 2003 the #1 Yellow Jackets beat the #3 Tigers in a game that sold out weeks prior; in 2007 Hampden–Sydney derailed Randolph–Macon's postseason hopes with a playoff victory after being swept in the regular season. Both teams were in the top ten in 2004 when the #8 Yellow Jackets upset the undefeated, first-ranked Tigers.[2]

Notes

1. Hampden–Sydney won 62–0 (62) in 1917; 36–0 (36) in 1962; 36–0 (36) in 1902; 33–0 (33) in 1917; 50–16 (34) in 2004; 50–17 (33) in 2005; 39–6 in 1928 (33); and 53–21 (32) in 2003. Randolph–Macon won 49–18 (31) in 2003.

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