Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry

Northern Arizona-Southern Utah football rivalry
Statistics

Teams	Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Southern Utah Thunderbirds
First meeting	September 11, 1982 Northern Arizona 36, Southern Utah 15
Latest meeting	November 21, 2015 Southern Utah 49, Northern Arizona 41
Next meeting	2016
Meetings total	19
All-time series	Northern Arizona leads, 12–7
Largest victory	Northern Arizona 53, Southern Utah 3 (1983 and 1993)
Longest streak	Northern Arizona, 5 (2001–2010)
Current streak	Southern Utah, 2 (2014–present)

The Northern Arizona–Southern Utah football rivalry (also known as the HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game and the Grand Canyon Rivalry^[1]) is an American college football rivalry between the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The Thunderbirds are the current holder of the trophy.

Series history

Between 1982 and 2011, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah played fifteen times as non-conference opponents. Since 1970, Northern Arizona had been members of the Big Sky Conference, playing at a Division 1 level. Southern Utah's division and conference affiliation fluctuated during this time. However, in 2011, the Big Sky conference expanded to 13 football playing members, and Southern Utah University was extended an all-sports invitation. Since then, the Lumberjacks and Thunderbirds have competed every year. In 2012, the HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy was introduced as a traveling trophy that would go to the winner.^[2] The trophy was first won by Southern Utah by a score of 35–29.^[3]

Game results

Northern Arizona victories	Southern Utah victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1982	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	36–15
2	1983	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	53–3
3	1986	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–17
4	1988	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	55–13
5	1992	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	20–17
6	1993	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	53–3
7	1994	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	59–21
8	1996	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	43–13
9	2000	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–23
10	2001	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	41–12
11	2005	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	27–7
12	2008	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	19–14
13	2009	Flagstaff, AZ	Northern Arizona	42–39
14	2010	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	26–23
15	2011	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	27–24
16	2012	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	35–29 ^3OT
17	2013	Cedar City, UT	Northern Arizona	20–10
18	2014	Flagstaff, AZ	Southern Utah	22–14
19	2015	Cedar City, UT	Southern Utah	49–41
Series: Northern Arizona leads 12–7

References

↑ "PORTLAND STATE SAILS PAST SOUTHERN UTAH LATE; OTHER BIG SKY FOOTBALL RECAPS". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
↑ "Northern Arizona and Southern Utah to Play for HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
↑ "SUU Looks to Repeat in HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2015.

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football

Venues	Walkup Skydome (1977–present)

Bowls & rivalries	HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game (Southern Utah)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Southern Utah Thunderbirds football

Venues	Eccles Coliseum (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries	HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy Game (Northern Arizona)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Big Sky Conference football rivalries

Conference	Battle for the Golden Horseshoe (Cal Poly–UC Davis) Causeway Classic (Sacramento State–UC Davis) EWU–UM Governors Cup (Eastern Washington–Montana) Montana–Montana State Northern Arizona–Southern Utah

Non-conference	Beehive Boot (BYU–Utah–Utah State–Weber State) Little Brown Stein (Idaho–Montana) Nickel Trophy (North Dakota–North Dakota State) Sitting Bull Trophy (North Dakota–South Dakota)

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