Series record: Michigan leads 57-42-6
The annual battle between Michigan and Ohio State has raged at the end of college football's regular season every year since 1935, but the first contest between the two schools was in 1897. The game has decided the Big Ten champion 23 times during that period of time.
Series record: USC leads 43-28-7
The campuses of UCLA and USC are just 10 miles apart, making their college football rivalry not only inter-state but also inter-city. The game's winner earns the Victory Bell, a brass bell with a metal mounting that is painted blue or red by the victorious school.
Series record: Texas leads 74-36-5
The Lone Star Showdown pits Texas against in-state rival Texas A&M. The schools are the two oldest public universities in Texas, and their lengthy rivalry reflects that: it is the third longest running rivalry in college football. The competitive streak also stretches across most every sport. In addition to elaborate pregame rallies, each school mentions the other in their fight song.
Series record: Texas leads 58-40-5
The Red River Rivalry, featuring the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Texas Longhorns, is played on a neutral field in Dallas, but that doesn't mean the crowds who flock to the game are neutral. Since 1945, in 61 of their 66 meetings one or both of the teams have been ranked in the Top 25, imbuing the game with additional significance.
Series record: Notre Dame leads 42-33-5
The Notre Dame-USC rivalry boasts two of the most storied programs in college football history. Both Notre Dame and USC have each won 11 national championships and seven Heisman Trophies, and the quality of the teams has led fans to tune into the game in record numbers: five of the 10 most-watched college football games in TV history have pitted these two teams against each other.
Series record: Miami leads 30-23
This rivalry blossomed in the 1980s and 90s when both Florida State and Miami were among the best playing college football, and it has stayed strong since. Between 1983 and 2002, the teams won a combined seven national championships and played in 14 national championship games; no other pair of rivals have experienced that kind of success.
Series record: Georgia leads 46-38-2
Held in Jacksonville every year since 1933 (with the exception of 1994 and 1995), the atmosphere at the Florida vs. Georgia college football game has led it to be called "The world's largest outdoor cocktail party." A number of close games and controversial endings have increased the intensity of the rivalry throughout the years.
Series record: Florida leads 32-19-2
Florida dominated the early contests, but the series has been more even in recent years. While the Gators lead the overall series, the series is tied 17-17-1 since Bobby Bowden became FSU’s head coach in 1976. Since 1990, one or both squads have often been highly ranked coming into the game, adding national championship implications to an already heated rivalry.
Series record: Stanford leads 55-45-11
The first Big Game, with Stanford University hosting the University of California, Berkeley, was played in 1892, and it has continued 110 times since then. In addition to a number of compelling games, the rivalry also featured "The Play." In 1982, Cal lateraled the ball five times on a last-second kickoff return before running through the Stanford Band, which had run onto the field in a premature celebration, for the game-winning touchdown.
Series record: Auburn leads 53-51-8
Since 1898, Auburn and Georgia have met on the football field every year except when World War I and World War II prevented the games from being contested. With 112 games in the rivalry, it's the seventh most played college football series and is referred to as the "Deep South's oldest rivalry."
Series record: Navy leads 50-49
The annual Army-Navy game is more than just a football game; it's a tradition. With the Commander in Chief's Trophy up for grabs, inter-service bragging rights at stake and cadets filling the stands, the rivalry has endured despite the fact that neither team is still nationally competitive on a regular basis.
Series record: Alabama leads 39-33-1
Scheduled as the final regular-season game for both Alabama and Auburn, both teams spend the entire season gearing up for the Iron Bowl. The teams played against each other for the first time in 1893, and contention over the game started then; while Alabama felt it was the final game of the 1892 season, Auburn believed it was the first of 1893.
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