Academic Bowl (college football)

American college football rivalry between Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon

Academic BowlTeams|

* Case Western Reserve Spartans
* Carnegie Mellon Tartans

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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| TBD
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.

In 2024, Carnegie Mellon announced it would be moving to the Centennial Conference, whereas Case Western remained in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. No deal was struck to continue the rivalry with an out-of-conference game, and the rivalry was put on hold.

## Game results

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Case Western Reserve victories| Carnegie Mellon victories

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| No.| Date| Location| Winner| Score

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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

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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

## See also

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* Browns–Steelers rivalry
* List of NCAA college football rivalry games

## References

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1. ^ "Case Football 1907/08".
2. ^ "WRU Football 1909/10".
3. ^ Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (September 19, 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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* Forbes Field
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* 1939 Sugar Bowl
* Case Western Reserve: Academic Bowl

People|

* Head coaches

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* League Park
* Cleveland Stadium
* Shaw Stadium
* DiSanto Field (2005–present)

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* 1941 Sun Bowl
* Carnegie Mellon: Academic Bowl
* Wooster: Baird Brothers Trophy

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* Head coaches

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