Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

Northern Arizona-Southern Utah football rivalry

Teams	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Southern Utah Thunderbirds
First meeting	September 11, 1982 Northern Arizona 36, Southern Utah 15
Latest meeting	November 21, 2015 Southern Utah 49, Northern Arizona 41
Next meeting	2016
Statistics
Meetings total	19
All-time series	Northern Arizona leads, 12–7
Largest victory	Northern Arizona 53, Southern Utah 3 (1983 and 1993)
Longest win streak	Northern Arizona, 5 (2001–2010)
Current win streak	Southern Utah, 2 (2014–present)

The Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry (also known as the HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game and the Grand Canyon Rivalry^[1]) is an American college football rivalry between the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The Thunderbirds are the current holder of the trophy.

Series history

Between 1982 and 2011, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah played fifteen times as non-conference opponents. Since 1970, Northern Arizona had been members of the Big Sky Conference, playing at a Division 1 level. Southern Utah's division and conference affiliation fluctuated during this time. However, in 2011, the Big Sky conference expanded to 13 football playing members, and Southern Utah University was extended an all-sports invitation. Since then, the Lumberjacks and Thunderbirds have competed every year. In 2012, the HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy was introduced as a traveling trophy that would go to the winner.^[2] The trophy was first won by Southern Utah by a score of 35–29.^[3]

Game results

Northern Arizona victories

Southern Utah victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1982	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	36–15
2	1983	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	53–3
3	1986	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–17
4	1988	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	55–13
5	1992	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	20–17
6	1993	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	53–3
7	1994	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	59–21
8	1996	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	43–13
9	2000	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–23
10	2001	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	41–12
11	2005	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	27–7
12	2008	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	19–14
13	2009	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	42–39
14	2010	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	26–23
15	2011	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–24
16	2012	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	35–29 ^3OT
17	2013	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	20–10
18	2014	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	22–14
19	2015	Cedar City, UT	Southern Utah	49–41
20	2016	Flagstaff, AZ
Series: Northern Arizona leads 12–7

References

1. "PORTLAND STATE SAILS PAST SOUTHERN UTAH LATE; OTHER BIG SKY FOOTBALL RECAPS". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
2. "Northern Arizona and Southern Utah to Play for HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
3. "SUU Looks to Repeat in HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2015.