Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy

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Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy
Teams
First meeting1893
Ripon 24, Lawrence 6
Latest meeting2023
Ripon 55, Lawrence 34
Next meeting2024
TrophyDoehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total121
All-time seriesRipon leads, 68–46–7
Trophy seriesRipon leads, 28–4
Largest victoryRipon, 82–0 (2022)
Longest win streakRipon, 22 (2000–present)
Current win streakRipon, 22 (2000–present)
Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy is located in Wisconsin
Lawrence
Lawrence
Ripon
Ripon
Locations in Wisconsin

The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the winner of the Division III college football game between Ripon College Red Hawks and the Lawrence University Vikings. The Ripon-Lawrence rivalry is the oldest college football rivalry in the state of Wisconsin dating back to 1893. The game is the 14th oldest college football rivalry in the nation.[1] Ripon holds a 68–46–7 advantage in the series.

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History[edit]

The series began in 1893 with a 24–6 Ripon victory, and the schools have taken turns dominating the series.

While Lawrence generally owned the early part of the series, outside of a match in 1901 where both teams claimed victory,[2] Ripon dominated the 1920s and 1930s. Lawrence was the best team in the 1940s, while the teams split the series during the 1950s. Ripon again had the upper hand in the 1960s, but Lawrence was the top team from the mid-1970s through the late 1980s. Ripon is currently on the longest winning streak in the series with twenty consecutive victories.[3]

At times the rivalry between the schools has been brutal. The Lawrentian worried in 1896 that the rivalry was so intense that football might be banned as a sport. As the columnist noted, "Such playing will kill football. . . . If Ripon or football must die, we are sorry, but it ought to be Ripon."[4][5] An article in the Appleton Post-Crescent noted that the Vikings would have scored more in their 23 to 6 victory in 1901, but that on two occasions, "Lawrence men who had got clear away for a run down a clear field were tackled by spectators."[6][7]

The teams had played for a traveling trophy during the 1950s known as "The Old Paint Bucket". The Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy was instituted in 1988[6] to commemorate 25 years of rivalry between Carl Doehling, Ripon coach from 1924 to 1955 and Bernie Heselton, Lawrence coach from 1938 to 1964.[8]

Traditions[edit]

Upon a victory by the Vikings over the Red Hawks, the bell in Main Hall on the Lawrence campus is rung. The bell is only rung three times annually; the other two times being Matriculation and Commencement.

Game results[edit]

Lawrence victoriesRipon victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 1893 Ripon, WI Ripon 24–6
2 1894 Ripon, WI Ripon 80–0
3 1895 Appleton, WI Ripon 16–6
4 1896 Ripon, WI Ripon 58–4
5 1899 Appleton, WI Tie6–6
6 1901 Ripon, WI Lawrence 23–6
7 1902 Appleton, WI Lawrence 11–6
8 1903 Appleton, WI Lawrence 24–0
9 1905 Appleton, WI Lawrence 56–0
10 1906 Ripon, WI Ripon 18–6
11 1907 Appleton, WI Lawrence 12–0
12 1910 Ripon, WI Ripon 10–8
13 1911 Appleton, WI Lawrence 13–0
14 1912 Ripon, WI Lawrence 7–0
15 1913 Appleton, WI Lawrence 14–0
16 1914 Ripon, WI Lawrence 12–2
17 1915 Appleton, WI Ripon 7–0
18 1916 Ripon, WI Ripon 13–0
19 1918 Appleton, WI Lawrence 24–0
20 1919 Appleton, WI Ripon 20–7
21 1920 Ripon, WI Lawrence 22–3
22 1921 Appleton, WI Lawrence 7–3
23 1922 Ripon, WI Lawrence 20–0
24 1923 Appleton, WI Lawrence 17–0
25 1924 Ripon, WI Tie7–7
26 1925 Appleton, WI Lawrence 3–0
27 1926 Ripon, WI Tie0–0
28 1927 Appleton, WI Ripon 7–6
29 1928 Ripon, WI Ripon 24–0
30 1929 Appleton, WI Tie7–7
31 1930 Ripon, WI Ripon 6–0
32 1931 Appleton, WI Ripon 24–0
33 1932 Ripon, WI Ripon 12–7
34 1933 Appleton, WI Ripon 16–0
35 1934 Ripon, WI Lawrence 15–9
36 1935 Appleton, WI Ripon 18–14
37 1936 Ripon, WI Ripon 26–0
38 1937 Appleton, WI Tie7–7
39 1938 Ripon, WI Lawrence 14–13
40 1939 Appleton, WI Ripon 13–0
41 1940 Ripon, WI Ripon 7–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
42 1941 Appleton, WI Ripon 13–7
43 1942 Ripon, WI Lawrence 21–0
44 1945 Ripon, WI Lawrence 14–7
45 1945 Appleton, WI Ripon 38–7
46 1946 Appleton, WI Lawrence 34–13
47 1947 Ripon, WI Lawrence 34–0
48 1948 Appleton, WI Ripon 19–6
49 1949 Ripon, WI Lawrence 28–7
50 1950 Appleton, WI Ripon 16–14
51 1951 Ripon, WI Lawrence 26–7
52 1952 Appleton, WI Lawrence 12–6
53 1953 Ripon, WI Lawrence 62–0
54 1954 Appleton, WI Lawrence 27–0
55 1955 Ripon, WI Tie0–0
56 1956 Appleton, WI Lawrence 34–21
57 1957 Ripon, WI Ripon 28–7
58 1958 Appleton, WI Ripon 27–8
59 1959 Ripon, WI Ripon 20–0
60 1960 Appleton, WI Lawrence 13–0
61 1961 Ripon, WI Lawrence 10–0
62 1962 Appleton, WI Ripon 15–14
63 1963 Ripon, WI Ripon 28–0
64 1964 Appleton, WI Ripon 40–6
65 1965 Ripon, WI Ripon 21–3
66 1966 Appleton, WI Ripon 13–7
67 1967 Ripon, WI Lawrence 15–7
68 1968 Appleton, WI Ripon 17–7
69 1969 Ripon, WI Lawrence 27–7
70 1970 Appleton, WI Ripon 20–7
71 1971 Ripon, WI Ripon 21–18
72 1972 Appleton, WI Ripon 35–0
73 1973 Ripon, WI Ripon 22–0
74 1974 Appleton, WI Lawrence 27–14
75 1975 Ripon, WI Lawrence 16–14
76 1976 Appleton, WI Ripon 25–17
77 1977 Ripon, WI Ripon 27–0
78 1978 Appleton, WI Lawrence 35–15
79 1979 Ripon, WI Lawrence 10–7
80 1980 Appleton, WI Lawrence 23–17
81 1981 Ripon, WI Lawrence 23–20
82 1982 Appleton, WI Ripon 23–20
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
83 1983 Ripon, WI Lawrence 35–21
84 1984 Appleton, WI Tie13–13
85 1985 Ripon, WI Lawrence 18–0
86 1986 Appleton, WI Lawrence 21–14
87 1987 Ripon, WI Lawrence 22–12
88 1988 Appleton, WI Lawrence 21–3
89 1989 Ripon, WI Ripon 30–0
90 1990 Appleton, WI Ripon 14–6
91 1991 Ripon, WI Lawrence 26–0
92 1992 Appleton, WI Ripon 34–7
93 1993 Ripon, WI Lawrence 28–20
94 1994 Appleton, WI Lawrence 49–34
95 1995 Ripon, WI Ripon 49–35
96 1996 Appleton, WI Ripon 17–6
97 1997 Ripon, WI Ripon 43–24
98 1998 Ripon, WI Ripon 45–42
99 1999 Appleton, WI Lawrence 25–22
100 2000 Ripon, WI Ripon 31–18
101 2001 Appleton, WI Ripon 41–6
102 2002 Appleton, WI Ripon 58–35
103 2003 Ripon, WI Ripon 14–13
104 2004 Appleton, WI Ripon 62–30
105 2005 Ripon, WI Ripon 20–9
106 2006 Appleton, WI Ripon 31–14
107 2007 Ripon, WI Ripon 53–7
108 2008 Appleton, WI Ripon 42–14
109 2009 Ripon, WI Ripon 41–17
110 2010 Appleton, WI Ripon 63–7
111 2011 Ripon, WI Ripon 50–20
112 2012 Appleton, WI Ripon 56–55
113 2013 Ripon, WI Ripon 48–28
114 2014 Ripon, WI Ripon 47–7
115 2015 Appleton, WI Ripon 43–15
116 2016 Ripon, WI Ripon 34–6
117 2017 Appleton, WI Ripon 14–7
118 2018 Ripon, WI Ripon 52–0
119 2019 Appleton, WI Ripon 44–20
120 2022 Ripon, WI Ripon 82–0
121 2023 Appleton, WI Ripon 55–34
Series: Ripon leads 68–46–7

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beck, S.; Wilkinson, J. (2013). College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others. Scarecrow Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-8108-9121-0.
  2. ^ Carlson, Chuck (November 6, 2003). "Ancient Rivals Collide". Oshkosh Northwestern. ProQuest 440497510 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ "Ripon Wins Doehling-Heselton Trophy For 20th Consecutive Season". Ripon College Athletics. November 9, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Griffith, Peter (November 3, 2006). "F--kin' Ripon". The Lawrentian. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "59th Lawrence-Ripon Grid Game This Week". The La Crosse Tribune. October 19, 1961. p. 16.
  6. ^ a b Kabelowsky, Art (November 3, 2000). "Bitter rivalry has seen it all; Ripon, Lawrence provide fireworks". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. ProQuest 261168093 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "Lawrence in the News: Fall 2000 and Winter 2001 - Lawrence University". Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
  8. ^ "Lawrence, Ripon and Football -- Classic Wisconsin". Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
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