Causeway Classic

Causeway Classic

UC Davis Sacramento State
Sport	Football
First meeting	October 9, 1954 UC Davis 14, Sacramento State 0
Latest meeting	November 21, 2015 UC Davis 35, Sacramento State 21
Next meeting	2016
Trophy	Causeway Carriage/Causeway Classic Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total	62
All-time series	UC Davis leads 44–19–0
Largest victory	UC Davis, 45 (1982)
Longest streak	UC Davis: 18 (1970–1987) Sacramento State: 5 (1988–1991)
Current streak	UC Davis, 1 (2015)

The Causeway Classic is the annual college football game between the Sacramento State Hornets and the UC Davis Aggies in the United States. In the past, the Causeway Carriage was transported to the winner of the game at the loser's expense. Today, the teams exchange a Causeway Classic Trophy made from cement taken from the Yolo Causeway.

History of the game

The two teams first played each other in 1954 and have played every year since, including twice in 1988 when they met in the NCAA Division II playoffs.^[1] Games hosted by UC Davis are held at Aggie Stadium. Games hosted by Sacramento State are held at Hornet Stadium.

The name "Causeway Classic" was introduced in the early 1980s and is credited to former Sacramento State sports information director Mike Duncan.^[1] It refers to the Yolo Causeway, a causeway over the Yolo Bypass on Interstate 80, which connects Davis and Sacramento, California.

Trophy

Since 1961, the winning team has received the Causeway Carriage, an authentic 19th century carriage, as the trophy. Today, the Carriage is no longer exchanged between the two teams; instead, a trophy made from cement from the Yolo Causeway is awarded to the winner.

Football

UC Davis leads the series since the introduction of the Causeway Carriage with 38 wins to Sacramento State's 14. UC Davis also leads all-time, 43 to 18. One of Sacramento State's victories was a playoff game between the two schools in 1988.^[2]

Game results

Pre-trophy/Non-trophy games

UC Davis victories

Sacramento State victories

Date Location Winner Score October 9, 1954 Sacramento UC Davis 14–0 October 15, 1955 Davis UC Davis 29–0 October 13, 1956 Sacramento UC Davis 33–26 November 17, 1957 Davis Sacramento State 29–0 Date Location Winner Score November 15, 1958 Davis UC Davis 22–14 November 14, 1959 Davis Sacramento State 21–6 November 19, 1960 Sacramento Sacramento State 31–0 November 19, 1988[n 1] Davis Sacramento State 35–14

1. Playoffs

Trophy games

UC Davis victories

Sacramento State victories

Date Location Winner Score November 17, 1961 Davis UC Davis 14–0 November 17, 1962 Sacramento Sacramento State 26–7 November 16, 1963 Davis UC Davis 17–8 November 14, 1964 Sacramento Sacramento State 27–0 November 5, 1965 Davis UC Davis 20–14 October 29, 1966 Sacramento Sacramento State 34–26 October 20, 1967 Davis Sacramento State 23–6 October 12, 1968 Sacramento Sacramento State 24–7 October 4, 1969 Davis Sacramento State 18–10 November 21, 1970 Sacramento UC Davis 28–0 November 13, 1971 Davis UC Davis 24–17 November 4, 1972 Sacramento UC Davis 17–16 October 27, 1973 Davis UC Davis 24–15 October 26, 1974 Sacramento UC Davis 22–17 October 18, 1975 Davis UC Davis 38–3 October 23, 1976 Sacramento UC Davis 34–0 October 15, 1977 Davis UC Davis 28–0 October 14, 1978 Sacramento UC Davis 39–0 October 6, 1979 Davis UC Davis 32–7 October 4, 1980 Sacramento UC Davis 16–6 November 21, 1981 Davis UC Davis 21–13 November 13, 1982 Davis UC Davis 51–6 November 12, 1983 Sacramento UC Davis 52–14 November 17, 1984 Davis UC Davis 38–21 November 23, 1985 Sacramento UC Davis 37–30 November 15, 1986 Davis UC Davis 29–6 November 14, 1987 Sacramento UC Davis 28–10 September 24, 1988 Davis Sacramento State 31–28 Date Location Winner Score September 23, 1989 Sacramento Sacramento State 21–20 September 22, 1990 Sacramento Sacramento State 16–12 October 5, 1991 Sacramento Sacramento State 50–18 October 3, 1992 Sacramento UC Davis 21–14 November 13, 1993 Sacramento UC Davis 47–32 October 8, 1994 Davis UC Davis 27–24 October 28, 1995 Sacramento UC Davis 52–42 September 21, 1996 Davis Sacramento State 27–24 September 20, 1997 Sacramento UC Davis 36–28 September 19, 1998 Davis UC Davis 35–17 September 18, 1999 Sacramento Sacramento State 48–27 October 28, 2000 Sacramento UC Davis 13–10 October 27, 2001 Sacramento UC Davis 43–0 October 5, 2002 Sacramento UC Davis 38–21 October 4, 2003 Sacramento UC Davis 31–27 September 25, 2004 Davis UC Davis 58–23 September 24, 2005 Sacramento UC Davis 37–7 November 18, 2006 Davis UC Davis 30–16 November 3, 2007 Sacramento UC Davis 31–26 November 8, 2008 Davis Sacramento State 29–19 November 21, 2009 Sacramento Sacramento State 31–28 November 20, 2010 Davis UC Davis 17–16 November 19, 2011 Sacramento UC Davis 23–19 November 17, 2012 Davis UC Davis 34–27 November 23, 2013 Sacramento UC Davis 34–7 November 22, 2014 Davis Sacramento State 41–30 November 21, 2015 Sacramento UC Davis 35–21

Other sports

The two schools also have "Causeway Classic" competitions in baseball, volleyball, and track. There is now an all-sports trophy called "The Causeway Cup". Initiated with UCD's move to Division I, the two schools created a trophy for all sports. Each of the schools' 17 common teams compete for a pre-determined share of either five or 10 points.^[3] The school that collects the most points wins the Cup for that season. In the inaugural cup in 2004–05, UCD claimed the trophy, however, Sacramento State won it in 2005–06 with a total score of 66.25–38.75 and again in 2006–2007 with a total score of 52.66–52.34. In 2007–2008, UCD reclaimed the trophy with a total score of 67.5–37.5.^[4]

Causeway Classic results

UC Davis victories

Sacramento State victories

# Date Winner Score 1 2004–05 UC Davis 1–0 2 2005–06 Sacramento State 66.25–38.75 [5] 3 2006–07 Sacramento State 52.66–52.34 [6] 4 2007–08 UC Davis 67.5–37.5 [7] 5 2008–09 Sacramento State 66.67–43.33 [8] 6 2009–10 UC Davis 55.83–44.17 [9] # Date Winner Score 7 2010–11 UC Davis 56.25–43.75 [10] 8 2011–12 Sacramento State 52.50–47.50 [11] 9 2012–13 UC Davis 60.42–39.58[3] 10 2013–14 UC Davis 68.75–31.25[12] 11 2014–15 UC Davis 58.33–31.67[13]

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