Border War

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This article refers to the College Football game, for the 2006 documentary see: Border War: The Battle Over Illegal Immigration; for the armed conflict see: South African Border War.

The name applied to the College Football game played between the University of Wyoming and Colorado State University. Since 1968, the winner of the game has been awarded a special trophy called the Bronze Boot.

From The University of Wyoming athletics web site:

"The annual Wyoming-Colorado State football game has evolved into one of the most bitterly contested rivalries in college football. The teams have waged the "Border War" ninety-eight times since the schools began playing in 1899, playing every year except 1901, 1902, 1906, 1907, 1918, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1943, 1944, and 1945. In fact, this is one of the oldest interstate rivalries west of the Mississippi River. The series is the oldest rivalry for both schools and the "Border War" has been played in three different centuries."

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University of Wyoming Athletics, The Bronze Boot