Academic Bowl (college football)

Academic Bowl
Teams	Case Western Reserve Spartans; Carnegie Mellon Tartans;
First meeting	September 20, 1986; Case Western Reserve 21, Carnegie Mellon 14
Latest meeting	November 16, 2024; Carnegie Mellon 37, Case Western Reserve 30
Next meeting	2025
Stadiums	Gesling Stadium, DiSanto Field
Trophy	Academic Bowl Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	38
All-time series	Carnegie Mellon leads, 23–15
Largest victory	Carnegie Mellon 56, Case Western Reserve 0 (1993)
Longest win streak	Case Western Reserve, 8 (2007–2014)
Current win streak	Carnegie Mellon, 6 (2018–present)
	Case Western Reserve Carnegie Mellon Locations of the two schools.

The Academic Bowl is an annual rivalry football game and trophy between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University.

Predating the Academic Bowl trophy name, Carnegie Tech first played Case Tech in 1907^[1] and Western Reserve in 1909,^[2] meeting up multiple times over the next few decades. Upon the merger of Case Tech and Western Reserve, the match-up resumed in 1970.^[3] It was not until 1986 when the Academic Bowl was officially created. The match-up mirrors the sports rivalry between the two cities of Cleveland and Pittsburgh.

The Academic Bowl emphasizes “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence,” as both universities are often ranked scholastically among the top in the nation, especially as research universities.^[4]

Coach Rich Lackner coached the Tartans in the first 34 games of the rivalry, achieving a 19–15 record. He was succeeded by Ryan Larsen, who is undefeated in the rivalry. For Case Western Reserve, Coach Greg Debeljak carries a 10–11 record, including the longest winning streak at eight games.

Game results

Case Western Reserve victories	Carnegie Mellon victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1986	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	21–14
2	1987	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	13–12
3	1988	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	32–22
4	1989	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	48–14
5	1990	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	42–17
6	1991	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	43–0
7	1992	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	33–14
8	1993	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	56–0
9	1994	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	50–8
10	1995	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	3–0
11	1996	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	16–0
12	1997	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	16–7
13	1998	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	14–7
14	1999	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	42–0
15	2000	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	45–14
16	2001	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	42–14
17	2002	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	42–35
18	2003	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	44–16
19	2004	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	24–14
20	2005	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	23–20

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
21	2006	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	20–10
22	2007	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	20–17
23	2008	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	38–13
24	2009	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	34–17
25	2010	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	28–0
26	2011	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	38–24
27	2012	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	36–24
28	2013	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	35–32
29	2014	Cleveland	Case Western Reserve	30–0
30	2015	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	52–42
31	2016	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	26–21
32	2017	Pittsburgh	Case Western Reserve	41–34
33	2018	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	29–23
34	2019	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	24–21
35	2021	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	24–6
36	2022	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	20–7
37	2023	Pittsburgh	Carnegie Mellon	31–21
38	2024	Cleveland	Carnegie Mellon	37–30
Series: Carnegie Mellon leads 23–15

References

^ "Case Football 1907/08".
^ "WRU Football 1909/10".
^ Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-9121-0 – via Google Books.
^ "History of the Academic Bowl – Case Western Reserve".

[1] "Case Football 1907/08".

[2] "WRU Football 1909/10".

[3] Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-9121-0 – via Google Books.

[4] "History of the Academic Bowl – Case Western Reserve".

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v t e Case Western Reserve Spartans football
Venues	League Park Cleveland Stadium Shaw Stadium DiSanto Field (2005–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1941 Sun Bowl Carnegie Mellon: Academic Bowl Wooster: Baird Brothers Trophy
People	Head coaches
Case Tech seasons	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
Western Reserve seasons	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 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Post-merger seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Carnegie Mellon Tartans football
Venues	Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Gesling Stadium (1990–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1939 Sugar Bowl Case Western Reserve: Academic Bowl
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Statistics
Teams	Case Western Reserve Spartans Carnegie Mellon Tartans
First meeting	September 20, 1986 Case Western Reserve 21, Carnegie Mellon 14
Latest meeting	November 16, 2024 Carnegie Mellon 37, Case Western Reserve 30
Next meeting	2025
Stadiums	Gesling Stadium, DiSanto Field
Trophy	Academic Bowl Trophy
Meetings total	38
All-time series	Carnegie Mellon leads, 23–15
Largest victory	Carnegie Mellon 56, Case Western Reserve 0 (1993)
Longest win streak	Case Western Reserve, 8 (2007–2014)
Current win streak	Carnegie Mellon, 6 (2018–present)
Case Western Reserve Carnegie Mellon Locations of the two schools.

Academic Bowl (college football)

Game results

See also

References