| The Dam Cup | |
| Teams | Eastern Washington Portland State |
| Originated | 2010 |
| Trophy series | Portland State leads 2–0 |
| Current holder | Portland State |
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| Eastern Washington (0) |
Portland State (2) 2010–11 |
The Dam Cup Is a five sport rivalry between the Portland State Vikings and Eastern Washington Eagles. The five sports competing for the cup are football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. The annual football game is worth four points, the women’s soccer match is worth one point, each women’s volleyball match is worth two points for a total of four points possible, and each men’s and women’s basketball game is worth two points for a total of four points possible in each sport, The total points possible are 17 which means that to win the cup a school would need to win at least 9 points.
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The Dam Cup celebrates the friendly rivalry between the states of Oregon and Washington within the Big Sky Conference. The so-named rivalry refers to the four dams linking Oregon and Washington that one passes on the 339-mile drive from the Portland State campus to the Eastern Washington campus. Located along the Columbia River, they are Bonneville Dam, The Dalles Dam, the John Day Dam, and the McNary Dam.[1]
The purpose of The Dam Cup is to create a rivalry between Portland State University and Eastern Washington University and provide a sense of pride between alumni in the Portland and Spokane areas. Other goals include increasing attendance at events between both schools and building school spirit among each institutions' student body.[2] According the PSU's website, winning the Dam Cup is one of the schools' priorities.[3] The winner of the Dam Cup will possess The Dam Trophy acknowledging the achievement for the following year.
Soccer - Oct. 8, @ PSU 3, EWU 0 - PSU leads 1-0 Volleyball - Oct. 9, @ PSU 3, EWU - PSU leads 3-0 Football - Oct. 30, EWU 50, @ PSU 17 - EWU leads 4-3 Volleyball - Nov. 6, PSU 3, @ EWU 2 - PSU leads 5-4 Women’s Basketball - @ EWU 72, PSU 60 - EWU leads 6-5 Men’s Basketball - Jan. 8 @ PSU 74, EWU 58 - PSU leads 7-6 Women’s Basketball - Jan. 27 @ PSU 77, EWU 70 - PSU leads 9-6 Men’s Basketball - Jan. 27 @ EWU 65, PSU 51 - PSU wins 2010-2011 series and Dam Cup 9-8
Portland, OR State victories are shaded green. Eastern Washington victories are shaded red.
| # | Date | Portland, OR State | Eastern Washington | Location | Series | |||
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| 1 | Oct. 1, 1968 | Portland, OR State | 19 | Eastern Washington | 18 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 27, 1969 | Portland, OR State | 35 | Eastern Washington | 0 | Portland, OR | PSU | 2-0 |
| 3 | Nov. 21, 1970 | Portland, OR State | 34 | Eastern Washington | 0 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 3-0 |
| 4 | Nov. 13, 1971 | Portland, OR State | 13 | Eastern Washington | 6 | Portland, OR | PSU | 4-0 |
| 5 | Oct. 21, 1972 | Portland, OR State | 7 | Eastern Washington | 14 | Portland, OR | PSU | 4-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 27, 1973 | Portland, OR State | 0 | Eastern Washington | 3 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 4-2 |
| 7 | Sept. 21, 1974 | Portland, OR State | 56 | Eastern Washington | 18 | Portland, OR | PSU | 5-2 |
| 8 | Sept. 27, 1975 | Portland, OR State | 51 | Eastern Washington | 0 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 6-2 |
| 9 | Oct. 18, 1980 | Portland, OR State | 54 | Eastern Washington | 21 | Portland, OR | PSU | 7-2 |
| 10 | Oct. 9, 1982 | Portland, OR State | 0 | Eastern Washington | 36 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 7-3 |
| 11 | Nov. 19, 1983 | Portland, OR State | 0 | Eastern Washington | 6 | Portland, OR | PSU | 7-4 |
| 12 | Sept. 3, 1988 | Portland, OR State | 31 | Eastern Washington | 31 | Spokane | PSU | 7-4-1 |
| 13 | Oct. 27, 1990 | Portland, OR State | 13 | Eastern Washington | 21 | Portland, OR | PSU | 7-5-1 |
| 14 | Oct. 12, 1991 | Portland, OR State | 35 | Eastern Washington | 23 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 8-5-1 |
| 15 | Sept. 12, 1992 | Portland, OR State | 24 | Eastern Washington | 21 | Portland, OR | PSU | 9-5-1 |
| 16 | Oct. 9, 1993 | Portland, OR State | 21 | Eastern Washington | 38 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 9-6-1 |
| 17 | Oct. 1, 1994 | Portland, OR State | 31 | Eastern Washington | 21 | Portland, OR | PSU | 10-6-1 |
| 18 | Sept. 23, 1995 | Portland, OR State | 14 | Eastern Washington | 6 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 11-6-1 |
| 19 | Sept. 28, 1996 | Portland, OR State | 7 | Eastern Washington | 24 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 11-7-1 |
| 20 | Sept. 20, 1997 | Portland, OR State | 14 | Eastern Washington | 31 | Portland, OR | PSU | 11-8-1 |
| 21 | Sept. 12, 1998 | Portland, OR State | 30 | Eastern Washington | 27 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 12-8-1 |
| 22 | Sept. 16, 1999 | Portland, OR State | 48 | Eastern Washington | 39 | Portland, OR | PSU | 13-8-1 |
| 23 | Nov. 11, 2000 | Portland, OR State | 24 | Eastern Washington | 27 | Portland, OR | PSU | 13-9-1 |
| 24 | Nov. 10, 2001 | Portland, OR State | 37 | Eastern Washington | 22 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 14-9-1 |
| 25 | Oct. 12, 2002 | Portland, OR State | 34 | Eastern Washington | 31 | Portland, OR | PSU | 15-9-1 |
| 26 | Oct. 11, 2003 | Portland, OR State | 16 | Eastern Washington | 42 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 15-10-1 |
| 27 | Oct. 2, 2004 | Portland, OR State | 21 | Eastern Washington | 41 | Portland, OR | PSU | 15-11-1 |
| 28 | Oct. 1, 2005 | Portland, OR State | 24 | Eastern Washington | 42 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 15-12-1 |
| 29 | Oct. 21, 2006 | Portland, OR State | 34 | Eastern Washington | 0 | Portland, OR | PSU | 16-12-1 |
| 30 | Sept. 29, 2007 | Portland, OR State | 28 | Eastern Washington | 21 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 17-12-1 |
| 31 | Oct. 4, 2008 | Portland, OR State | 47 | Eastern Washington | 36 | Portland, OR | PSU | 18-12-1 |
| 32 | Oct. 31, 2009 | Portland, OR State | 10 | Eastern Washington | 47 | Seattle | PSU | 18-13-1 |
| 33 | Oct. 30, 2010 | Portland, OR State | 17 | Eastern Washington | 50 | Portland, OR | PSU | 18-14-1 |
| 34 | Oct. 29, 2011 | Portland, OR State | 32 | Eastern Washington | 26 | Cheney, WA | PSU | 19-14-1 |
| Portland, OR State | 861 | Eastern Washington | 789 | PSU | 19-14-1 | |||
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