The Black Hills Brawl is an annual football game between
Black Hills State University
Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its campus in Spearfish, at sites in Rapid City and Pierre, and through distance offerings. Enrollment comes from ...
and
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines, SD Mines, or SDSM&T) is a public university in Rapid City, South Dakota. It is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and was founded in 1885. South Dakota Mines offers ba ...
.
Also known as The Battle for the Homestake Trophy or rarely called the West River Rivalry, the winner of the game receives the Homestake Trophy.
The current venues the game is played in are Lyle Hare Stadium since 1960 (Black Hills State) and
O'Harra Stadium since 1938 (South Dakota Mines). First played in 1895 and played 138 times, the Black Hills Brawl is the most played in
NCAA Division II
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and tied for the oldest rivalry in DII (alongside the
Battle of the Ravine
The Battle of the Ravine is a college rivalry
Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each oth ...
); it is the 4th most played rivalry nationwide in any division (behind only
The Game,
Princeton–Yale, and
The Rivalry).
First game
The first meeting in November 28, 1895, was between SDSM&T (then known as the Dakota School of Mines) and a now-defunct and unrelated
Methodist
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college in
Hot Springs
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known as Black Hills College, after BHSU (then known as Spearfish Normal) turned Black Hills College down. Despite this, both current schools generally include this game in the rivalry's chronology, but do not count it against their records; the first official meeting did not come until 1900.
Game results
Note: SDSM&T was known at the Dakota School of Mines until 1889, when it became the South Dakota School of Mines; it became SDSM&T in 1943. BHSU was known as Spearfish Normal until 1941, when it became the Black Hills Teachers College; it would be renamed Black Hills State College in 1964 and BHSU in 1989.
Basketbrawl
The men's basketball rivalry currently stands at 113–92, in favor of Black Hills State. Below are results where the score is known. The two have played each other since 1948.
See also
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List of NCAA college football rivalry games
This is a list of rivalry games in college football in the United States. The list also shows any trophy awarded to the winner of the rivalry between the teams.
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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References
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College football rivalries in the United States
South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football
Black Hills State Yellow Jackets football
College football rivalry trophies in the United States
1900 establishments in South Dakota
Recurring sporting events established in 1900