Colonial Clash

Colonial Clash

History
First meeting	Massachusetts 10, New Hampshire 4 (1897)^[1]
Last meeting	New Hampshire 27, Massachusetts 21 (2011)
Next meeting	None scheduled
Number of meetings	74
All-time series	UMass leads, 43–28–3
Largest victory	New Hampshire, 56–7 (1921)
Current streak	New Hampshire, 2
Longest UMass win streak	6 (1969–74, 1977–82)
Longest UNH win streak	4 (1953–56, 1994–97)
MVP Trophy:	Bill Knight Trophy

The Colonial Clash was an annual college football rivalry game played between University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) and University of New Hampshire. UMass has transitioned to the Football Bowl subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, leaving the future of the rivalry in question. The two teams played each other first in 1897, and annually from the 1950s until UMass made the move to FBS in 2012. The rivalry was named The Colonial Clash beginning with the game in 2010. The MVP of the game is awarded the Bill Knight Trophy.

History

The first game played between the two schools took place on October 2, 1897, in Amherst, Massachusetts. Massachusetts won the game by a score of 10–4. At the time, UMass was known as Massachusetts Agricultural College and New Hampshire was officially New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. They had formed a loose association with other public colleges in New England such as present day UConn and Rhode Island for the purpose of scheduling football matchups between the schools.

The colleges continued to schedule matches intermittently through 1922. Massachusetts affiliated with the New England Conference in 1923, and the schools would not meet again on the gridiron until New Hampshire joined Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference in 1952. UMass and New Hampshire have met at least once a year every season since.

UMass leads the all-time series 43–27–3, though it has been decidedly more even within the past 30 years. From 1958 through 1989, UMass won 26 of the meetings, losing only six times, including only one instance of back-to-back losses to their rival (1975–76). The most successful run for New Hampshire occurred from 1990 to 2002, when the Wildcats won 10 matchups and lost only 3.

In April 2011, UMass announced plans to join the Mid-American Conference and move up to the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, the highest level of college football in the country. UNH plans to remain in the Colonial Athletic Association of the Football Championship Subdivision. No more meetings are currently scheduled, leaving the future of the rivalry in doubt.

Year-by-year game results

Massachusetts victories	New Hampshire victories	Tie games

#	Date	Location	Massachusetts	Score
1	1897	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	10–4
2	1905	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	15–0
3	1906	Amherst, MA	Tie	0–0
4	1908	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	13–9
5	1909	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	17–0
6	1910	Durham, NH	Tie	0–0
7	1911	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	8–0
8	1912	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	21–3
9	1913	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	34–0
10	1919	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	9–7
11	1920	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	9–0
12	1921	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	56–7
13	1922	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	12–10
14	1952	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	26–13
15	1953	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	32–12
16	1954	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	32–12
17	1955	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	21–7
18	1956	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	28–7
19	1957	Durham, NH	Tie	7–7
20	1958	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	25–24
21	1959	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	19–6
22	1960	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	35–15
23	1961	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	9–7
24	1962	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	16–14
25	1963	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	48–2
26	1964	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	47–0
27	1965	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	46–0
28	1966	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	14–7
29	1967	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	14–13
30	1968	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	16–0
31	1969	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	48–7
32	1970	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	24–14
33	1971	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	38–20
34	1972	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	42–7
35	1973	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	28–7
36	1974	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	27–17
37	1975	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	14–11
38	1976	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	23–0

#	Date	Location	Massachusetts	Score
39	1977	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	19–6
40	1978	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	34–0
41	1979	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	29–0
42	1980	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	17–0
43	1981	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	20–9
44	1982	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	27–0
45	1983	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	35–10
46	1984	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	14–10
47	1985	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	21–17
48	1986	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	38–31
49	1987	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	17–10
50	1988	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	64–42
51	1989	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	34–28
52	1990	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	36–18
53	1991	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	35–28
54	1992	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	20–13
55	1993	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	15–13
56	1994	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	14–11
57	1995	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	32–29
58	1996	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	40–7
59	1997	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	28–10
60	1998	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	27–26
61	1999	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	34–19
62	2000	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	24–16
63	2001	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	35–24
64	2002	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	31–14
65	2003	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	44–30
66	2004	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	38–21
67	2005	Amherst, MA	New Hampshire	34–28
68	2006	Durham, NH	Massachusetts	28–20
69	2006*	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	24–17
70	2007	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	27–7
71	2008	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	52–21
72	2009	Amherst, MA	Massachusetts	23–17
73	2010	Foxboro, MA	New Hampshire	39–13
74	2011	Foxboro, MA	New Hampshire	27–21
Series: Massachusetts leads 43–28–3
* NCAA Playoff Quarterfinals

References

↑ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/082010aag.html

UMass Athletics Archive

External links

Official website

UMass Minutemen football

Venues	Alumni Field (1879–1964) Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (1965–2011, 2014–) Gillette Stadium (alternate) (2012–)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Boston College New Hampshire: Colonial Clash (Bill Knight Trophy) UConn

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass" University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

New Hampshire Wildcats football

Venues	Wildcat Stadium (1936–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Dartmouth Colonial Clash (UMass, Bill Knight Trophy) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

University of New Hampshire

Academics	Business and Economics Law

Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey

Events	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket Colonial Clash New Hampshire–Dartmouth rivalry New Hampshire–Maine hockey rivalry

Facilities	Wildcat Stadium Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum InterOperability Laboratory Lundholm Gym Memorial Union Building New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts New Hampshire Public Television Shoals Marine Laboratory University of New Hampshire at Manchester University of New Hampshire Observatory Thompson Hall Whittemore Center Williamson Hall

Programs	Green Launching Pad

Organizations	Carsey School of Public Policy New Hampshire Outing Club Not Too Sharp University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band

Media	The New Hampshire WUNH

Related	Bill Knight Trophy List of University of New Hampshire alumni "On to Victory" "UNH Alma Mater" University Press of New England Wildcat Sports Network

Colonial Athletic Association football rivalries

Conference	Albany–Stony Brook Battle of the Blue (Delaware–Villanova) Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket (Maine–New Hampshire) Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary) Delaware–James Madison Delaware–William & Mary James Madison–William & Mary

Non-conference	Brown–Rhode Island Connecticut–Rhode Island Dartmouth–New Hampshire Route 1 Rivalry (Delaware–Delaware State) Delaware–West Chester Colonial Clash (Massachusetts–New Hampshire) Richmond–VMI Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova) VMI–William & Mary

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