Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy

The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Division III college football game between Ripon College Red Hawks and the Lawrence University Vikings. The Ripon-Lawrence rivalry is the oldest college football rivalry in the state of Wisconsin dating back to 1893. The game is the 14th oldest college football rivalry in the nation.[1] Ripon holds a 56-46-7 advantage in the series.

History

The series began in 1893 with a 24-6 Ripon victory, and the schools have taken turns dominating the series.

While Lawrence owned the early part of the series, Ripon dominated the 1920s and 1930s. Lawrence was the best team in the 1940s, while the teams split the series during the 1950s. Ripon again had the upper hand in the 1960s, but Lawrence was the top team from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. Ripon is currently on the longest winning streak in the series with fourteen consecutive victories.[2]

At times the rivalry between the schools has been brutal. The Lawrentian worried in 1896 that the rivalry was so intense that football might be banned as a sport. As the columnist noted, "Such playing will kill football. . . . If Ripon or football must die, we are sorry, but it ought to be Ripon."[3] An article in the Appleton Post-Crescent noted that the Vikings would have scored more in their 23 to 6 victory in 1901, but that on two occasions, "Lawrence men who had got clear away for a run down a clear field were tackled by spectators."[4]

The teams had played for a traveling trophy during the 1950s known as "The Old Paint Bucket". The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy was instituted in 1988 to commemorate 25 years of rivalry between Carl Doehling, Ripon coach from 1924 to 1955 and Bernie Heselton, Lawrence coach from 1938 to 1964.[5]

Traditions

Upon a victory by the Vikings over the Red Hawks, the bell in Main Hall on the Lawrence campus is rung. The bell is only rung three times annually; the other two times being Matriculation and Commencement.

Game results

Lawrence victories are shown in ██ blue, Ripon victories in ██ red, and tie games in ██ silver.[6]

YearWinnerScoreLocationSeries
1893Ripon246Ripon, WIRipon 1-0
1894Ripon800Ripon, WIRipon 2-0
1895Ripon166Appleton, WIRipon 3-0
1896Ripon584Ripon, WIRipon 4-0
1897No game played
1898No game played
1899Tie66Appleton, WIRipon 4-0-1
1900No game played
1901Lawrence236Ripon, WIRipon 4-1-1
1902Lawrence116Appleton, WIRipon 4-2-1
1903Lawrence240Appleton, WIRipon 4-3-1
1904No game played
1905Lawrence560Appleton, WITied 4-4-1
1906Ripon186Ripon, WIRipon 5-4-1
1907Lawrence120Appleton, WITied 5-5-1
1908No game played
1909No game played
1910Ripon108Ripon, WIRipon 6-5-1
1911Lawrence130Appleton, WITied 6-6-1
1912Lawrence70Ripon, WILawrence 7-6-1
1913Lawrence140Appleton, WILawrence 8-6-1
1914Lawrence122Ripon, WILawrence 9-6-1
1915Ripon70Appleton, WILawrence 9-7-1
1916Ripon130Ripon, WILawrence 9-8-1
1917No game played
1918Lawrence240Appleton, WILawrence 10-8-1
1919Ripon207Appleton, WILawrence 10-9-1
1920Lawrence223Ripon, WILawrence 11-9-1
1921Lawrence73Appleton, WILawrence 12-9-1
1922Lawrence200Ripon, WILawrence 13-9-1
1923Lawrence170Appleton, WILawrence 14-9-1
1924Tie77Ripon, WILawrence 14-9-2
1925Lawrence30Appleton, WILawrence 15-9-2
1926Tie00Ripon, WILawrence 15-9-3
1927Ripon67Appleton, WILawrence 15-10-3
1928Ripon240Ripon, WILawrence 15-11-3
1929Tie77Appleton, WILawrence 15-11-4
1930Ripon60Ripon, WILawrence 15-12-4
1931Ripon240Appleton, WILawrence 15-13-4
1932Ripon127Ripon, WILawrence 15-14-4
1933Ripon160Appleton, WITied 15-15-4
1934Lawrence159Ripon, WILawrence 16-15-4
1935Ripon1814Appleton, WITied 16-16-4
1936Ripon260Ripon, WIRipon 17-16-4
1937Tie77Appleton, WIRipon 17-16-5
1938Lawrence1413Ripon, WITied 17-17-5
1939Ripon130Appleton, WIRipon 18-17-5
1940Ripon70Ripon, WIRipon 19-17-5
1941Ripon137Appleton, WIRipon 20-17-5
1942Lawrence210Ripon, WIRipon 20-18-5
1943No game played
1944No game played
1945Lawrence147Ripon, WIRipon 20-19-5
Ripon387Appleton, WIRipon 21-19-5
1946Lawrence3413Appleton, WIRipon 21-20-5
1947Lawrence340Ripon, WITied 21-21-5
1948Ripon196Appleton, WIRipon 22-21-5
1949Lawrence287Ripon, WITied 22-22-5
1950Ripon1614Appleton, WIRipon 23-22-5
1951Lawrence267Ripon, WITied 23-23-5
1952Lawrence126Appleton, WILawrence 24-23-5
1953Lawrence620Ripon, WILawrence 25-23-5
1954Lawrence270Appleton, WILawrence 26-23-5
1955Tie00Ripon, WILawrence 26-23-6
1956Lawrence3421Appleton, WILawrence 27-23-6
1957Ripon287Ripon, WILawrence 27-24-6
1958Ripon278Appleton, WILawrence 27-25-6
1959Ripon200Ripon, WILawrence 27-26-6
1960Lawrence130Appleton, WILawrence 28-26-6
1961Lawrence100Ripon, WILawrence 29-26-6
1962Ripon1514Appleton, WILawrence 29-27-6
1963Ripon280Ripon, WILawrence 29-28-6
1964Ripon406Appleton, WITied 29-29-6
1965Ripon213Ripon, WIRipon 30-29-6
1966Ripon137Appleton, WIRipon 31-29-6
1967Lawrence157Ripon, WIRipon 31-30-6
1968Ripon177Appleton, WIRipon 32-30-6
1969Lawrence277Ripon, WIRipon 32-31-6
1970Ripon207Appleton, WIRipon 33-31-6
1971Ripon2118Ripon, WIRipon 34-31-6
1972Ripon350Appleton, WIRipon 35-31-6
1973Ripon220Ripon, WIRipon 36-31-6
1974Lawrence2714Appleton, WIRipon 36-32-6
1975Lawrence1614Ripon, WIRipon 36-33-6
1976Ripon2517Appleton, WIRipon 37-33-6
1977Ripon270Ripon, WIRipon 38-33-6
1978Lawrence3515Appleton, WIRipon 38-34-6
1979Lawrence107Ripon, WIRipon 38-35-6
1980Lawrence2317Appleton, WIRipon 38-36-6
1981Lawrence2320Ripon, WIRipon 38-37-6
1982Ripon2320Appleton, WIRipon 39-37-6
1983Lawrence3521Ripon, WIRipon 39-38-6
1984Tie1313Appleton, WIRipon 39-38-7
1985Lawrence180Ripon, WITied 39-39-7
1986Lawrence2114Appleton, WILawrence 40-39-7
1987Lawrence2212Ripon, WILawrence 41-39-7
1988Lawrence213Appleton, WILawrence 42-39-7
1989Ripon300Ripon, WILawrence 42-40-7
1990Ripon146Appleton, WILawrence 42-41-7
1991Lawrence260Ripon, WILawrence 43-41-7
1992Ripon347Appleton, WILawrence 43-42-7
1993Lawrence2820Ripon, WILawrence 44-42-7
1994Lawrence4934Appleton, WILawrence 45-42-7
1995Ripon4935Ripon, WILawrence 45-43-7
1996Ripon176Appleton, WILawrence 45-44-7
1997Ripon4324Ripon, WITied 45-45-7
1998Ripon4542Ripon, WIRipon 46-45-7
1999Lawrence2522Appleton, WITied 46-46-7
2000Ripon3118Ripon, WIRipon 47-46-7
2001Ripon416Appleton, WIRipon 48-46-7
2002Ripon5835Appleton, WIRipon 49-46-7
2003Ripon1413Ripon, WIRipon 50-46-7
2004Ripon6230Appleton, WIRipon 51-46-7
2005Ripon209Ripon, WIRipon 52-46-7
2006Ripon3114Appleton, WIRipon 53-46-7
2007Ripon537Ripon, WIRipon 54-46-7
2008Ripon4214Appleton, WIRipon 55-46-7
2009Ripon4117Ripon, WIRipon 56-46-7
2010Ripon637Appleton, WIRipon 57-46-7
2011Ripon5020Ripon, WIRipon 58-46-7
2012Ripon5655Appleton, WIRipon 59-46-7
2013Ripon4828Ripon, WIRipon 60-46-7

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