Capital Cup

For other uses, see South's Oldest Rivalry (disambiguation).

Richmond – William & Mary Rivalry

Teams	Richmond Spiders William & Mary Tribe
Originated	1898
Series	W&M leads 61–56–5
Largest Victory	48 (twice) 1907, 1916
Highest Scoring Game	W&M 59, RIC 21 November 22, 2003
Most Recent Game	RIC 21, W&M 14 November 17, 2012
Current Win Streak	Richmond 1
Trophy	Capital Cup

Coined as the "South's Oldest Rivalry," the Capital Cup is one of the longest-running college football rivalries in the United States. Contested yearly between the University of Richmond Spiders and College of William & Mary Tribe, only four rivalries have more games played.

History

The Capital Cup is one of the oldest collegiate American football rivalries, played between the University of Richmond Spiders and College of William & Mary Tribe. The yearly contest is tied for fourth most occurrences, currently standing at 119 times. Played nearly continuously since 1898, there have only been three years that the game did not occur: 1900, 1902 and 1943. The game had until recently been dubbed the I-64 Bowl, from 1984 though 2008. Beginning in 2009, however, the game was officially renamed the Capital Cup, for which a new trophy was created. The Capital Cup name was chosen to honor the entire 119-game history of the rivalry between the two schools and the status of the two cities as the two historical capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The match is typically played as the final regular season game for both teams, but for many years used to be played on Thanksgiving Day.

The November 21, 2009 game marked the 119th meeting between the schools. The Richmond win placed the all-time record at 59–55–5, remaining in favor of William & Mary. The Richmond Spiders won this inaugural Capital Cup by a final score of 13–10, simultaneously giving Richmond a share of the Colonial Athletic Association season championship. Place kicker Andrew Howard converted a game-winning 48-yard field goal as time expired. Then, in 2010, William & Mary clinched a share of the conference with the Capital Cup win. The Tribe had to beat Richmond and have Villanova upset Delaware in order to share the championship with Delaware, and both of those results occurred.

Trophy

The I-64 Trophy was a college football trophy that went to the winner of the annual College of William & Mary versus University of Richmond football game from 1984 through 2008. Both Division I schools participate in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). The name for the trophy came from Interstate 64, which connects the schools through the short distance between Richmond and Williamsburg. The I-64 Trophy was replaced in 2009 with the Capital Cup, which honors the entire history of the rivalry between the two schools and the status of the two cities as the last two capitals of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Game results

Richmond victories are shaded ██ blue. William & Mary victories shaded in ██ green. Ties remain white.

Date	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location	Series
November 19, 1898	Richmond	15	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	1–0–0
October 21, 1899	Richmond	14	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	2–0–0
November 9, 1901	Richmond	27	William & Mary	11	Williamsburg	RIC	3–0–0
November 14, 1903	Richmond	24	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	4–0–0
November 4, 1904	William & Mary	15	Richmond	6	Williamsburg	RIC	4–1–0
October 11, 1905	—	0	—	0	Richmond	RIC	4–1–1
October 18, 1905	William & Mary	4	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	4–2–1
November 8, 1905	Richmond	23	William & Mary	5	Richmond	RIC	5–2–1
November 3, 1906	Richmond	24	William & Mary	0	Williamsburg	RIC	6–2–1
November 28, 1906	Richmond	6	William & Mary	0	Newport News	RIC	7–2–1
November 28, 1907	Richmond	48	William & Mary	0	Newport News	RIC	8–2–1
November 21, 1908	William & Mary	21	Richmond	18	Richmond	RIC	8–3–1
November 20, 1909	William & Mary	15	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	8–4–1
November 19, 1910	William & Mary	18	Richmond	6	Richmond	RIC	8–5–1
November 11, 1911	William & Mary	3	Richmond	0	Williamsburg	RIC	8–6–1
November 9, 1912	Richmond	20	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	9–6–1
November 8, 1913	Richmond	20	William & Mary	13	Newport News	RIC	10–6–1
November 22, 1913	Richmond	20	William & Mary	13	Williamsburg	RIC	11–6–1
October 24, 1914	Richmond	7	William & Mary	3	Williamsburg	RIC	12–6–1
November 21, 1914	Richmond	32	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	13–6–1
October 23, 1915	Richmond	28	William & Mary	0	Williamsburg	RIC	14–6–1
November 20, 1915	Richmond	45	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	15–6–1
October 28, 1916	Richmond	48	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	16–6–1
November 18, 1916	—	0	—	0	Williamsburg	RIC	16–6–2
October 13, 1917	Richmond	28	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	17–6–2
November 17, 1917	Richmond	19	William & Mary	0	Williamsburg	RIC	18–6–2
November 30, 1918	Richmond	7	William & Mary	0	Williamsburg	RIC	19–6–2
October 18, 1919	William & Mary	7	Richmond	0	Williamsburg	RIC	19–7–2
November 8, 1919	Richmond	17	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	20–7–2
November 28, 1919	Richmond	21	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	21–7–2
October 20, 1920	Richmond	13	William & Mary	0	Norfolk	RIC	22–7–2
November 24, 1921	Richmond	17	William & Mary	7	Richmond	RIC	23–7–2
November 30, 1922	Richmond	13	William & Mary	3	Williamsburg	RIC	24–7–2
November 29, 1923	William & Mary	27	Richmond	6	Richmond	RIC	24–8–2
November 27, 1924	William & Mary	20	Richmond	6	Richmond	RIC	24–9–2
November 25, 1925	William & Mary	14	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	24–10–2
November 25, 1926	William & Mary	14	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	24–11–2
November 23, 1927	—	0	—	0	Richmond	RIC	24–11–3
November 19, 1928	William & Mary	7	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	24–12–3
November 28, 1929	William & Mary	25	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	24–13–3
November 24, 1930	William & Mary	19	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	24–14–3
November 26, 1931	Richmond	6	William & Mary	2	Richmond	RIC	25–14–3
November 24, 1932	Richmond	18	William & Mary	7	Richmond	RIC	26–14–3
November 26, 1933	William & Mary	6	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	26–15–3
November 29, 1934	Richmond	6	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	27–15–3
November 28, 1935	—	6	—	6	Richmond	RIC	27–15–4
November 26, 1936	Richmond	7	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	28–15–4
November 25, 1937	Richmond	6	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	29–15–4
November 24, 1938	Richmond	10	William & Mary	7	Richmond	RIC	30–15–4
November 25, 1939	William & Mary	7	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–16–4
November 21, 1940	William & Mary	16	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–17–4
November 20, 1941	William & Mary	33	Richmond	3	Richmond	RIC	30–18–4
November 26, 1942	William & Mary	10	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–19–4
November 30, 1944	William & Mary	40	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–20–4
November 22, 1945	William & Mary	33	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–21–4
November 28, 1946	William & Mary	40	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–22–4
November 27, 1947	William & Mary	35	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–23–4
October 30, 1948	William & Mary	14	Richmond	6	Williamsburg	RIC	30–24–4
October 29, 1949	William & Mary	34	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–25–4
December 2, 1950	William & Mary	40	Richmond	6	Williamsburg	RIC	30–26–4
October 27, 1951	William & Mary	20	Richmond	14	Richmond	RIC	30–27–4
October 24, 1952	William & Mary	42	Richmond	13	Williamsburg	RIC	30–28–4
November 14, 1953	William & Mary	21	Richmond	0	Richmond	RIC	30–29–4
November 25, 1954	William & Mary	2	Richmond	0	Richmond	—	30–30–4
November 24, 1955	—	6	—	6	Richmond	—	30–30–5
November 22, 1956	Richmond	6	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	31–30–5
November 28, 1957	Richmond	12	William & Mary	7	Richmond	RIC	32–30–5
November 27, 1958	William & Mary	18	Richmond	15	Richmond	RIC	32–31–5
November 21, 1959	Richmond	20	William & Mary	12	Richmond	RIC	33–31–5
November 24, 1960	Richmond	19	William & Mary	0	Richmond	RIC	34–31–5
November 23, 1961	Richmond	36	William & Mary	18	Richmond	RIC	35–31–5
November 22, 1962	Richmond	15	William & Mary	3	Richmond	RIC	36–31–5
November 23, 1963	William & Mary	29	Richmond	6	Richmond	RIC	36–32–5
November 26, 1964	William & Mary	33	Richmond	13	Richmond	RIC	36–33–5
November 20, 1965	William & Mary	21	Richmond	0	Williamsburg	RIC	36–34–5
November 19, 1966	William & Mary	35	Richmond	19	Richmond	RIC	36–35–5
November 19, 1967	Richmond	16	William & Mary	7	Williamsburg	RIC	37–35–5
November 23, 1968	Richmond	31	William & Mary	6	Richmond	RIC	38–35–5
November 22, 1969	Richmond	28	William & Mary	17	Williamsburg	RIC	39–35–5
November 21, 1970	William & Mary	34	Richmond	33	Richmond	RIC	39–36–5
November 20, 1971	Richmond	21	William & Mary	19	Williamsburg	RIC	40–36–5
November 18, 1972	Richmond	20	William & Mary	3	Richmond	RIC	41–36–5
November 17, 1973	Richmond	31	William & Mary	0	Williamsburg	RIC	42–36–5
November 23, 1974	William & Mary	54	Richmond	12	Richmond	RIC	42–37–5
November 22, 1975	William & Mary	31	Richmond	21	Williamsburg	RIC	42–38–5
November 20, 1976	Richmond	21	William & Mary	10	Richmond	RIC	43–38–5
November 19, 1977	William & Mary	29	Richmond	13	Williamsburg	RIC	43–39–5
November 18, 1978	Richmond	17	William & Mary	3	Richmond	RIC	44–39–5
November 17, 1979	William & Mary	24	Richmond	10	Williamsburg	RIC	44–40–5
November 22, 1980	Richmond	26	William & Mary	14	Richmond	RIC	45–40–5
November 21, 1981	William & Mary	35	Richmond	21	Williamsburg	RIC	45–41–5
November 20, 1982	William & Mary	28	Richmond	17	Richmond	RIC	45–42–5
November 19, 1983	William & Mary	24	Richmond	15	Williamsburg	RIC	45–43–5
November 17, 1984	Richmond	33	William & Mary	31	Richmond	RIC	46–43–5
November 16, 1985	William & Mary	28	Richmond	17	Williamsburg	RIC	46–44–5
November 22, 1986	William & Mary	21	Richmond	14	Richmond	RIC	46–45–5
November 21, 1987	William & Mary	20	Richmond	7	Williamsburg	—	46–46–5
November 19, 1988	Richmond	24	William & Mary	19	Richmond	RIC	47–46–5
November 18, 1989	William & Mary	22	Richmond	10	Williamsburg	—	47–47–5
November 17, 1990	William & Mary	31	Richmond	10	Richmond	W&M	48–47–5
November 23, 1991	William & Mary	49	Richmond	7	Williamsburg	W&M	49–47–5
November 21, 1992	William & Mary	34	Richmond	19	Richmond	W&M	50–47–5
November 20, 1993	William & Mary	31	Richmond	17	Williamsburg	W&M	51–47–5
November 19, 1994	William & Mary	21	Richmond	20	Richmond	W&M	52–47–5
November 11, 1995	William & Mary	27	Richmond	7	Williamsburg	W&M	53–47–5
November 16, 1996	William & Mary	28	Richmond	13	Richmond	W&M	54–47–5
November 15, 1997	William & Mary	10	Richmond	7	Williamsburg	W&M	55–47–5
November 21, 1998	Richmond	42	William & Mary	17	Richmond	W&M	55–48–5
November 20, 1999	William & Mary	34	Richmond	14	Richmond	W&M	56–48–5
November 18, 2000	Richmond	21	William & Mary	18	Williamsburg	W&M	56–49–5
November 17, 2001	William & Mary	23	Richmond	20	Richmond	W&M	57–49–5
November 23, 2002	Richmond	35	William & Mary	13	Williamsburg	W&M	57–50–5
November 22, 2003	William & Mary	59	Richmond	21	Richmond	W&M	58–50–5
November 20, 2004	William & Mary	38	Richmond	14	Williamsburg	W&M	59–50–5
November 19, 2005	Richmond	41	William & Mary	7	Richmond	W&M	59–51–5
November 18, 2006	Richmond	31	William & Mary	14	Williamsburg	W&M	59–52–5
November 17, 2007	Richmond	31	William & Mary	20	Richmond	W&M	59–53–5
November 22, 2008	Richmond (OT)	23	William & Mary	20	Williamsburg	W&M	59–54–5
November 21, 2009	Richmond	13	William & Mary	10	Richmond	W&M	59–55–5
November 20, 2010	William & Mary	41	Richmond	3	Williamsburg	W&M	60–55–5
November 19, 2011	William & Mary	25	Richmond	23	Richmond	W&M	61–55–5
November 17, 2012	Richmond	21	William & Mary	14	Williamsburg	W&M	61–56–5

Game MVPs

A Capital Cup Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was created beginning with the 2009 match-up, coinciding with the renaming to Capital Cup.

Season	MVP	Team	Position	Notes
2009	Ward, EricEric Ward	Richmond	Quarterback	Completed 24 of 36 passes (66.7%) for 221 yards
2010	Callahan, MikeMike Callahan	William & Mary	Quarterback	Completed 17 of 22 passes (77.2%) for a career-high 331 yards and two touchdowns
2011	Grimes, JonathanJonathan Grimes	William & Mary	Running back	Attempted school-record 39 rushes for 205 yards and one touchdown
2012	Gaskins, KendallKendall Gaskins	Richmond	Fullback	Rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown and caught one 7-yard touchdown pass

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

Notes

• ^1 During the early twentieth century, William & Mary and Richmond would occasionally play two or even three times per season since there were so few teams in the area. Thus it is not a mistake if the W-L column has identical years in them (the teams may have split the season 1–1, for example).
• ^2 Only Lafayette–Lehigh, Princeton–Yale, and Harvard–Yale have played more games; Minnesota–Wisconsin is tied for fourth with this series.
• ^3 The 2008 game was the first in the history of the rivalry to be decided in overtime. Richmond would go on to win the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship by defeating the Montana Grizzlies 24–7. It was the first team national championship for Richmond in any sport.