MEMPHIS - Rhodes College football is at home on Saturday and will be hosting the Orgill Cup, the oldest rivalry in the South. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. with the College also hosting Family Weekend.
This year college football is celebrating 150 years. This year also marks a span of 120 years between Rhodes and Sewanee and the 66th for the Orgill Cup.
The strong football rivalry of Rhodes-Sewanee dates back to 1899, but since 1954, the two Tennessee schools have battled each fall for possession of the Edmund Orgill Trophy.
Edmund Orgill (1899-1983), who was ironically born the year the cross-state rivalry began, had close ties to both schools. He was Chairman of the Board of Regents at Southwestern and the chairman of the Board of Regents at Sewanee. A 1920 graduate of Virginia, Mr. Orgill received honorary degrees from Rhodes and Sewanee in 1954. He was then elected mayor of Memphis in 1956.Â
The Lynx won the inaugural game in November of 1954 at home 32-19. In Orgill Cup history, Rhodes holds a 35-29-1 lead over Sewanee but the Tigers have a 43-40-3 all-time advantage. When Southwestern changed to Rhodes in 1984, it sparked a six-game win streak over Sewanee. Rhodes is 25-9-1 in the series since that year and are 11-2 over the Tigers since 2006.
Enscription -Â The Edmund Orgill Trophy is presented annually by Southwestern Memphis and the University of the South at Sewanee to the winner of each year's football game as evidence of their esteem for and gratitude to a man whose benefactions to them are measureless. Initiated on November 13, 1954.
Year by Year results:Â
| Year |
Date |
Rhodes |
Opponent |
W/L |
| 1899 |
3-Nov |
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  54 |
L |
| 1901 |
|
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee 40 |
L |
| 1906 |
13-Oct |
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  57 |
L |
| 1909 |
9-Oct |
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  64 |
L |
| 1923 |
6-Oct |
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  34 |
L |
| 1924 |
|
SPUÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  7 |
L |
| 1929 |
9-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 9 |
Sewanee  0 |
W |
| 1930 |
22-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 26 |
Sewanee  6 |
W |
| 1931 |
3-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  0 |
T |
| 1932 |
15-Oct |
SAM 6 |
Sewanee  8 |
L |
| 1933 |
14-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 7 |
Sewanee 12 |
L |
| 1934 |
29-Sep |
SAMÂ Â 2 |
Sewanee  0 |
W |
| 1938 |
30-Sep |
SAMÂ Â 47 |
Sewanee  0 |
W |
| 1939 |
10/27? |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  6 |
L |
| 1941 |
18-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 35 |
Sewanee  0 |
W |
| 1947 |
25-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  8 |
L |
| 1948 |
2-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee 20 |
L |
| 1949 |
1-Oct |
SAM 7 |
Sewanee  7 |
T |
| 1950 |
7-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 6 |
Sewanee  25 |
L |
| 1952 |
1-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  35 |
L |
| 1953 |
14-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  41 |
L |
| 1954 |
13-Nov |
SAM-32 |
Sewanee 19 |
W |
| 1955 |
24-Sep |
SAM-18 |
Sewanee  7 |
W |
| 1956 |
22-Sep |
SAMÂ Â 27 |
Sewanee  7 |
W |
| 1957 |
16-Nov |
SAM 12 |
Sewanee  34 |
L |
| 1958 |
15-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  47 |
L |
| 1959 |
7-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 19 |
Sewanee  21 |
L |
| 1960 |
5-Nov |
SAM-7 |
Sewanee  0 |
W |
| 1961 |
4-Nov |
SAM 12 |
Sewanee  27 |
L |
| 1962 |
3-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  44 |
L |
| 1963 |
2-Nov |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  28 |
L |
| 1964 |
31-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  34 |
L |
| 1965 |
30-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 6 |
Sewanee  41 |
L |
| 1966 |
29-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 14 |
Sewanee  16 |
L |
| 1967 |
28-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 31 |
Sewanee  16 |
W |
| 1968 |
26-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 14 |
Sewanee  28 |
L |
| 1969 |
25-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 36 |
Sewanee  22 |
W |
| 1970 |
24-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 21 |
Sewanee 19 |
W |
| 1971 |
23-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 9 |
Sewanee  7 |
W |
| 1972 |
21-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 6 |
Sewanee  14 |
L |
| 1973 |
20-Oct |
SAM-20 |
Sewanee  6 |
W |
| 1974 |
19-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  7 |
L |
| 1975 |
18-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 14 |
Sewanee  15 |
L |
| 1976 |
16-Oct |
SAM-18 |
Sewanee  22 |
L |
| 1977 |
15-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 47 |
Sewanee  12 |
W |
| 1978 |
14-Oct |
SAM 13 |
Sewanee  28 |
L |
| 1979 |
13-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 0 |
Sewanee  3 |
L |
| 1980 |
11-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 13 |
Sewanee  24 |
L |
| 1981 |
10-Oct |
SAMÂ Â 14 |
Sewanee  23 |
L |
| 1982 |
9-Oct |
SAM 17 |
Sewanee  20 |
L |
| 1983 |
8-Oct |
SAM 13 |
 Sewanee 19 |
L |
| 1984 |
6-Oct |
Rhodes  38 |
Sewanee  14 |
W |
| 1985 |
12-Oct |
Rhodes  20 |
Sewanee  7 |
W |
| 1986 |
11-Oct |
Rhodes  28 |
Sewanee  7 |
W |
| 1987 |
10-Oct |
Rhodes  24 |
Sewanee  21 |
W |
| 1988 |
8-Oct |
Rhodes  17 |
Sewanee  2 |
W |
| 1989 |
7-Oct |
Rhodes  16 |
Sewanee  14 |
W |
| 1990 |
6-Oct |
Rhodes  6 |
Sewanee  7 |
L |
| 1991 |
12-Oct |
Rhodes 14 |
Sewanee 14 |
T |
| 1992 |
17-Oct |
Rhodes 17 |
Sewanee 27 |
L |
| 1993 |
16-Oct |
Rhodes  31 |
Sewanee  13 |
W |
| 1994 |
15-Oct |
Rhodes  17 |
Sewanee  19 |
L |
| 1995 |
14-Oct |
Rhodes  17 |
Sewanee  13 |
W |
| 1996 |
19-Oct |
Rhodes  16 |
Sewanee  12 |
W |
| 1997 |
18-Oct |
Rhodes  27 |
Sewanee  17 |
W |
| 1998 |
17-Oct |
Rhodes  34 |
Sewanee  26 |
W |
| 1999 |
16-Oct |
Rhodes  23 |
Sewanee  21 |
W |
| 2000 |
14-Oct |
Rhodes  6 |
Sewanee  32 |
L |
| 2001 |
13-Oct |
Rhodes 14 |
Sewanee  21 |
L |
| 2002 |
19-Oct |
Rhodes 31 |
Sewanee 36 |
L |
| 2003 |
18-Oct |
Rhodes 34 |
Sewanee 14 |
W |
| 2004 |
16-Oct |
Rhodes 28 |
Sewanee 14 |
W |
| 2005 |
12-Nov |
Rhodes 22 |
Sewanee 25 |
L |
| 2006 |
11-Nov |
Rhodes 14 |
Sewanee 7 |
W |
| 2007 |
|
Rhodes 15 |
Sewanee 13 |
W |
| 2008 |
|
Rhodes 17 |
Sewanee 0 |
W |
| 2009 |
|
Rhodes 19 |
Sewanee 16 |
W |
| 2010 |
|
Rhodes 20 |
Sewanee 16 |
W |
| 2011 |
|
Rhodes 7 |
Sewanee 34 |
L |
| 2012 |
|
Rhodes 14 |
Sewanee 10 |
W |
| 2013 |
|
Rhodes 50 |
Sewanee 23 |
W |
| 2014 |
|
Rhodes 40 |
Sewanee 22 |
W |
| 2015 |
|
Rhodes 28 |
Sewanee 10 |
W |
| 2016 |
|
Rhodes 36 |
Sewanee 21 |
W |
| 2017 |
|
Rhodes 28 |
Sewanee 10 |
W |
| 2018 |
|
Rhodes 14 |
Sewanee 27 |
L |
*SPU - Southwestern Presbyterian University
*SAM - Southwestern at Memphis
