Blue–Green Rivalry

UCSB Gauchos–Cal Poly Mustangs
Men's Soccer
First Meeting 1967[1]
Games Played 71[2]
All-time series UCSB leads: 45–18–8[2]
Men's Basketball
First Meeting 1937[3]
Games Played 107[3]
All-time series UCSB leads: 73–34[3]

The Blue–Green Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between athletic teams from the University of California, Santa Barbara and California Polytechnic State University, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Cal Poly Mustangs. Athletic competition between the two schools began in the 1921 on the football field.

The rivalry is best known recently for its games between the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer and Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer teams and is called the "Greatest Rivalry In College Soccer".[4]

History

First meeting

The UCSB Gauchos and Cal Poly Mustangs met in their first collegiate athletic event on November 5, 1921.[5] Santa Barbara State Teachers College, as UC Santa Barbara was known then, started a football team and played Cal Poly, with Poly coming out as 42–0 winners.[5][6][7]

California Collegiate Athletic Association

The rivalry heated up when both schools were members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Gauchos joined the CCAA in 1939 and the Mustangs joined in 1945. The two would remain in-conference rival until the Gauchos departed in 1969 for the newly formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

Big West Conference

The Pacific Coast Athletic Association would later become known as the Big West Conference. Cal Poly joined in 1996 and the two have been competing in-conference match ups since.

Formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry

The two schools announced the formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry in 2009 to highlight the athletic accomplishments, but also to promote environmental sustainability.[8][9][10][11] October 2012 saw the schools increase promotions of the rivalry, including the addition of a new website.[12]

Results (Formalized rivalry era)

School year Champion Score Record
2009–2010[13][14] UC Santa Barbara 12–10 UCSB 1–0
2010–2011 ? ? ?
2011–2012[15] UC Santa Barbara ? ?
2012–2013[15][16] UC Santa Barbara 15–14 ?
2013–2014[15][17] UC Santa Barbara 13–12 ?
2014–2015 ? ? ?
2015–2016 In progress — —

References

  1. ↑ "UCSB All-Time Season Results" (PDF). http://ucsb.prestosports.com. August 2015. p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. 1 2 "No. 21 Gauchos Ready for Cal Poly Rematch on Prime Ticket". http://ucsbgauchos.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "UCSB, Cal Poly Renew Blue-Green Rivalry Thursday in SLO". http://ucsbgauchos.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016. External link in |website= (help)
  4. ↑ "The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries In College Soccer". http://www.collegesoccernews.com/. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Cal Poly Football History -- Year-by-Year Scores". http://issuu.com. Cal Poly Mustangs. p. 146. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ Zant, John (April 23, 2015). "UCSB’s Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent (Santa Barbara, California). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ Monson, Gordon (November 7, 1987). "Gauchos Back in Saddle Again: UC Santa Barbara Strives to Corral Football Program Often Gone Astray". Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Central Coast Rivals Announce Landmark Series". http://www.bigwest.org. October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ Zant, John (December 16, 2009). "UCSB Continues to Woo Sports Scholarship Donators". Santa Barbara Independent (Santa Barbara, California). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Pair of Blue-Green points go to Cal Poly". http://presidiosports.com. April 10, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ "UCSB, Cal Poly Unveil Blue-Green Rivalry Website". http://ucsbgauchos.com. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ Scroggin, Joshua D. (January 26, 2011). "Mustangs-Gauchos rivalry could have a familiar feel". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, California). Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  15. 1 2 3 "Point Breakdown - PAST WINNERS". http://bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ↑ "Point Breakdown". http://bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  17. ↑ "Mark Massari's Annual 'State of the Gauchos' Address Featured on Final Talk'n Gauchos Tuesday". http://www.ucsbgauchos.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015. External link in |website= (help)

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