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 126 times (no games were played in 1943 and 1944) in what has been called the South's oldest small-school rivalry.[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, which the Yellow Jackets have done twice - from 1930 through 1938 and again from 2014 to 2022. 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 10 games and the Tigers 1. Hampden–Sydney leads the series 58–57–11 with Randolph-Macon winning the most recent matchup on November 12, 2022 to extend its current winning streak to nine games. Also, Randolph-Macon earned 10 wins with the victory, the most in school history.
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]
On November 24, 2020, the 1984 football victory over Hampden Sydney was voted by Randolph Macon alumni and fans as the greatest football game in the history of Randolph Macon dating back to 1891. In this game, Randolph Macon’s defense forced five turnovers which allowed the explosive and record breaking offense to score 31 points in a 31-10 victory. This win allowed Randolph Macon Macon to advance to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in the school’s history finishing the regular season ranked #5 in the nation and #1 in the NCAA South Region. [4][5] During the historic 1984 season, Randolph Macon wide receiver Keith Gilliam broke the all time NCAA record by having nine consecutive receptions for touchdowns.[6]
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] In 2021, #1 ranked Randolph-Macon defeated Hampden-Sydney 79-65, but the return contest was cancelled due to COVID-19. The Yellow Jackets finished the season with a 12-0 record, an ODAC championship, and the #1 ranking in the final D3Hoops.com poll. The following season, Randolph-Macon defeated Hampden-Sydney twice, en route to a perfect 16-0 ODAC record. The Yellow Jackets won the ODAC tournament and the Division III national championship with a 33-1 overall record, the first national title in school history.
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^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.
Referencesedit
^ abcCastrodale, Jelisa (November 12, 2010). . NBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^ abcPreston, Chris (July 8, 2008). "Oldest small-school football rivalry in the south now 'goes across all sports'". ESPN. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^Hampden–Sydney Sports Information (November 14, 2009). . Hampden–Sydney College. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^"Fans Vote 1984 H-SC Win as Top Game". Randolph-Macon. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
^Virginia E. Young (1940-11-23). Randolph-Macon College. p. 85. ISBN9780738587141. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^"Record of the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association". Archive.org. 1976. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
^"Record of the Hampden-Sydney Alumni Association". Archive.org. 1977. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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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 rivalrySportFootball amp BasketballTeamsHampden Sydney TigersRandolph Macon Yellow JacketsFirst meeting1893Latest meetingNovember 12 2022 Randolph Macon 38 Hampden Sydney 17Next meetingNovember 11 2023TrophyThe Game BallStatisticsMeetings total126All time seriesHampden Sydney leads 58 57 11Largest victoryHampden Sydney 62 0 1917 Longest win streakRandolph Macon 9 2014 Present Current win streakRandolph Macon 9 2014 Present Interactive fullscreen map nearby articles Locations of Hampden Sydney and Randolph Macon Contents 1 Football 1 1 Game results 2 Men s basketball 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFootball editThe 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 126 times no games were played in 1943 and 1944 in what has been called the South s oldest small school rivalry 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 which the Yellow Jackets have done twice from 1930 through 1938 and again from 2014 to 2022 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 10 games and the Tigers 1 Hampden Sydney leads the series 58 57 11 with Randolph Macon winning the most recent matchup on November 12 2022 to extend its current winning streak to nine games Also Randolph Macon earned 10 wins with the victory the most in school history 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 On November 24 2020 the 1984 football victory over Hampden Sydney was voted by Randolph Macon alumni and fans as the greatest football game in the history of Randolph Macon dating back to 1891 In this game Randolph Macon s defense forced five turnovers which allowed the explosive and record breaking offense to score 31 points in a 31 10 victory This win allowed Randolph Macon Macon to advance to the NCAA playoffs for the first time in the school s history finishing the regular season ranked 5 in the nation and 1 in the NCAA South Region 4 5 During the historic 1984 season Randolph Macon wide receiver Keith Gilliam broke the all time NCAA record by having nine consecutive receptions for touchdowns 6 Game results edit Hampden Sydney victoriesRandolph Macon victoriesTiesNo DateLocationHome teamScore11893Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon12 621896Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney24 031898unknownHampden Sydney18 641900unknownHampden Sydney11 051901unknownHampden Sydney22 661902Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney36 071902AshlandHampden Sydney5 081903AshlandHampden Sydney12 091906AshlandRandolph Macon6 0101907Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney11 5111908Petersburg 7 Randolph Macon5 0121909AshlandRandolph Macon8 5131910AshlandRandolph Macon10 3141911Richmond 8 Randolph Macon6 2151912unknownRandolph Macon3 0161913unknownHampden Sydney13 0171914AshlandRandolph Macon21 0181914Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney6 0191915Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon26 0201915AshlandHampden Sydney6 0211916Hampden SydneyTie14 14221916Richmond 9 Tie0 0231917Boulevard Park 10 Hampden Sydney33 0241917Petersburg 10 Hampden Sydney62 0251918AshlandHampden Sydney28 7261919Mayo Island Park 11 Hampden Sydney19 14271919Lynchburg 12 Hampden Sydney10 0281920AshlandHampden Sydney28 0291921Mayo Island Park 13 Hampden Sydney21 0301923Mayo Island Park 14 Hampden Sydney25 6311924Mayo Island Park 15 Tie0 0321925Mayo Island Park 16 Hampden Sydney26 0331926Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney19 0341927Petersburg 17 Randolph Macon6 0351928Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney39 6361930Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon6 0371931AshlandRandolph Macon7 0381932Hampden SydneyTie0 0391933AshlandRandolph Macon21 20401934Hampden SydneyTie0 0411935AshlandRandolph Macon14 6421936Petersburg 18 Randolph Macon21 7431937Petersburg 19 Randolph Macon3 0441938RichmondRandolph Macon9 7451939AshlandHampden Sydney12 0461940Lynchburg 20 Hampden Sydney27 7471941AshlandHampden Sydney14 0481942Hampden SydneyTie6 6491945Hampden SydneyTie7 7501946Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon6 0511947AshlandRandolph Macon13 7521948Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney20 6531949AshlandHampden Sydney22 15541950Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon21 13551951AshlandTie20 20561952RichmondTie26 26571953AshlandHampden Sydney20 12581954Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney23 0591955AshlandRandolph Macon7 6601956Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney27 7611957AshlandHampden Sydney26 19621958Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon23 20631959RichmondTie0 0641960RichmondRandolph Macon10 7No DateLocationHome teamScore651961AshlandHampden Sydney13 6661962Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney36 0671963AshlandHampden Sydney14 7681964Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney20 0691965AshlandRandolph Macon7 0701966Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney15 14711967Randolph MaconRandolph Macon24 14721968Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon36 8731969Randolph MaconRandolph Macon22 19741970Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney14 6751971Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney17 13761972Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon35 10771973AshlandHampden Sydney21 0781974Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon7 3791975AshlandHampden Sydney23 19801976Hampden Sydney 21 Randolph Macon28 23811977Ashland 22 Hampden Sydney35 7821978Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon27 14831979AshlandRandolph Macon9 7841980Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon16 15851981AshlandTie10 10861982Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney6 3871983AshlandHampden Sydney24 20881984Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon31 10891985AshlandRandolph Macon12 7901986Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney21 7911987AshlandRandolph Macon25 18921988Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon23 10931989AshlandRandolph Macon21 14941990Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney28 7951991AshlandHampden Sydney29 28961992Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney26 22971993AshlandRandolph Macon17 10981994Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney24 10991995AshlandRandolph Macon35 141001996Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon20 101011997AshlandRandolph Macon49 181021998Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon45 421031999AshlandRandolph Macon33 71042000Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon26 171052001AshlandHampden Sydney38 261062002Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney7 01072003AshlandHampden Sydney53 211082004Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney50 161092005AshlandHampden Sydney50 171102006Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney46 211112007AshlandHampden Sydney31 131122008Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon31 211132009AshlandHampden Sydney34 271142010Hampden SydneyHampden Sydney31 281152011AshlandRandolph Macon48 341162012Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon41 311172013AshlandHampden Sydney28 261182014Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon24 101192015AshlandRandolph Macon14 91202016Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon48 231212017AshlandRandolph Macon56 281222018Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon48 351232019AshlandRandolph Macon45 31242020Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon28 01252021AshlandRandolph Macon37 141262022Hampden SydneyRandolph Macon38 17Series Hampden Sydney leads 58 57 11Men s basketball editWhile 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 In 2021 1 ranked Randolph Macon defeated Hampden Sydney 79 65 but the return contest was cancelled due to COVID 19 The Yellow Jackets finished the season with a 12 0 record an ODAC championship and the 1 ranking in the final D3Hoops com poll The following season Randolph Macon defeated Hampden Sydney twice en route to a perfect 16 0 ODAC record The Yellow Jackets won the ODAC tournament and the Division III national championship with a 33 1 overall record the first national title in school history Notes edit 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 References edit a b c Castrodale Jelisa November 12 2010 Small Schools But Maybe Biggest Rivalry NBC Sports Archived from the original on July 7 2013 Retrieved 2016 07 18 a b c Preston Chris July 8 2008 Oldest small school football rivalry in the south now goes across all sports 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