Battle for the Ol' School Bell

The Battle for the Ol' School Bell was an rivalry between the Troy State Trojans (now the Troy Trojans) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks when the two schools started playing together in Division II.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]} The series continued as the Trojans moved to the FCS, with the Gamecocks moving to the FCS soon after. The series came to a halt when Troy moved to what is now the FBS.^[7][8] However, with Jacksonville State moving to the FBS and Conference USA in 2023, the rivalry may be renewed again in the near future.^[9] The idea for a school bell trophy stemmed from the two schools' common origins as teachers' colleges.^[10]

Battle for the Ol' School Bell

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Troy Trojans
Sport	Football
First meeting	November 27, 1924 Jacksonville State, 14–9
Latest meeting	November 17, 2001 Troy State, 21–3
Next meeting	–
Trophy	Ol' School Bell
Statistics
Meetings total	63
All-time series	Jacksonville State leads, 32–29–2
Largest victory	Troy State, 49–0 (1997)
Longest win streak	Jacksonville State, 13 (1954–1966)
Current win streak	Troy, 7 (1995–2001)
Jacksonville State Troy Locations in Alabama

History

The two teams first met in 1924 in Jacksonville, Alabama. The last game was played in 2001.^[11] Jacksonville State leads the series 32–29–2. Troy has won the last seven games of the series, while also going 12–3 since 1983 against the Gamecocks.

Game results

Jacksonville State victories

Troy victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 27, 1924 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 14–9 2 October 28, 1927  ? Jacksonville State 26–12 3 November 16, 1928 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 20–0 4 October 3, 1931 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 24–6 5 November 12, 1932 Montgomery, AL Troy State 20–0 6 November 10, 1933 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 18–7 7 October 26, 1934 Troy, AL Troy State 32–0 8 November 11, 1938 Jacksonville, AL Tie 6–6 9 November 11, 1939 Troy, AL Troy State 27–0 10 November 8, 1940 Troy, AL Troy State 7–0 11 October 17, 1946 Anniston, AL Troy State 12–0 12 October 17, 1947 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 14–0 13 October 14, 1948 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 25–13 14 December 18, 1948 Pensacola, FL Jacksonville State 19–0 15 October 15, 1949 Troy, AL Troy State 27–6 16 October 14, 1950 Montgomery, AL Jacksonville State 9–0 17 October 13, 1951 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 13–7 18 October 18, 1952 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 19–6 19 October 17, 1953 Troy, AL Troy State 13–7 20 October 16, 1954 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 38–7 21 October 15, 1955 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 12–0 22 October 13, 1956 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 27–14 23 October 12, 1957 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 13–0 24 October 11, 1958 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 20–7 25 October 10, 1959 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 35–12 26 October 8, 1960 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 27–6 27 October 7, 1961 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 22–21 28 October 6, 1962 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 21–14 29 October 5, 1963 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 15–8 30 October 3, 1964 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 38–0 31 October 2, 1965 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 9–7 32 October 15, 1966 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 27–6 No. Date Location Winner Score 33 October 14, 1967 Troy, AL Troy State 46–0 34 October 19, 1968 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 31–0 35 October 18, 1969 Troy, AL Troy State 37–6 36 October 17, 1970 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 55–10 37 October 16, 1971 Troy, AL Troy State 42–28 38 November 11, 1972 Jacksonville, AL Tie 14–14 39 November 10, 1973 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 38–14 40 November 16, 1974 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 23–12 41 November 15, 1975 Troy, AL Troy State 26–10 42 November 13, 1976 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 19–16 43 November 12, 1977 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 17–9 44 November 11, 1978 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 42–21 45 November 10, 1979 Troy, AL Troy State 12–10 46 November 15, 1980 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 13–8 47 November 14, 1981 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 31–24 48 November 13, 1982 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 49–14 49 November 12, 1983 Troy, AL Troy State 45–3 50 November 10, 1984 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 42–39 51 November 16, 1985 Troy, AL Troy State 31–14 52 November 15, 1986 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 45–43 53 November 14, 1987 Troy, AL Troy State 14–9 54 November 5, 1988 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 31–3 55 November 4, 1989 Troy, AL Jacksonville State 38–3 56 November 3, 1990 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 21–10 57 October 21, 1995 Troy, AL Troy State 35–7 58 October 26, 1996 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 31–21 59 November 22, 1997 Troy, AL Troy State 49–0 60 November 21, 1998 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 31–7 61 November 20, 1999 Troy, AL Troy State 35–16 62 November 18, 2000 Jacksonville, AL Troy State 28–0 63 November 17, 2001 Troy, AL Troy State 21–3 Series: Jacksonville State leads 32–29–2

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

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