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Encyclopedia > Causeway Classic
Causeway Classic 50th Anniversary logo
Causeway Classic 50th Anniversary logo

The Causeway Classic is the annual College football game between the University of California, Davis and the California State University, Sacramento. The Causeway Carriage is awarded to the winner. Image File history File links Causeway Classic 50th Anniversary logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Causeway Classic 50th Anniversary logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten University of California campuses. ... California State University, Sacramento, also known as Sacramento State or Sac State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. ... The Causeway Carriage is a victorian era carriage awarded to each seasons winner of Causeway Classic College football game between the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and the California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State). ...

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History of the Game

The two teams first played each other in 1954 and have played every year since. The 52nd Causeway (and 53rd matchup, see results below) was held in 2005. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The name "Causeway Classic" began to be used in the early 1980's and is credited to former CSUS sports information director Mike Duncan. The word "causeway" refers to the Yolo Causeway, which is the long bridge on Interstate 80 over the Yolo Bypass that connects Davis, California and Sacramento, California. The Yolo Causeway is a long highway bridge on Interstate 80 that crosses the Yolo Bypass floodway and connects the cities of Sacramento, California (specifically West Sacramento, California) and Davis, California. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # US-101 CA 1 I-5 CA 86 I-15 UT 120 UT 124 I-84 UT 168 I-25 WY 359 I-76 NE 102 I-29 IA 1A IA 4 I-35 IA 123 IA 137 I-74 IA 298 I-88 IL 4B... The 25,500 acre (103 km²) Yolo Bypass protects Sacramento and other California Central Valley communities from flooding. ... It has been suggested that Toad tunnel be merged into this article or section. ... Nickname: City of Trees Motto: Official website: http://www. ...


Trophy

Since 1961, the winning team has received the Causeway Carriage, an authentic 19th century carriage, as the trophy. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Causeway Carriage is a victorian era carriage awarded to each seasons winner of Causeway Classic College football game between the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and the California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State). ...


Football Results

UC Davis leads the series overall with 37 wins and 16 losses. The teams met twice in 1988, once for the Causeway and again for the NCAA Division II championship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ...

  • 1950-1959 UCD won 4 times, CSUS won 2 times
  • 1960-1969 UCD won 3 times, CSUS won 7 times
  • 1970-1979 UCD won 10 times, CSUS won 0 times
  • 1980-1989 UCD won 8 times, CSUS won 2 times (post-season: UCD won 0 times, CSUS won 1 time)
  • 1990-1999 UCD won 6 times, CSUS won 4 times
  • 2000-2005 UCD won 6 times, CSUS won 0 times

1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other sports

The two schools also have "Causeway Classic" competitions in baseball, volleyball, and track.


  Results from FactBites:
 
Journal: 50 Years - Hooray for Causeway (932 words)
The Hornet faithful were out in force for this year’s 50th Causeway Classic, Oct. 4 at Hornet Stadium, but an Aggie victory left UC Davis leading the series 35-16.
Though the annual meeting has only been known as Causeway Classic since 1983, it has been the can’t-miss game from the start for fans throughout the region, drawing record crowds.
The Causeway trophy—a Victorian carriage donated by a Sac State alum—was the seat of honor for the Homecoming Queen in the yearly parade down J Street.
Pedigree Profile: Noble Causeway | bloodhorse.com (683 words)
Noble Causeway shows promise of becoming the first of his sire's progeny to break through on the main track, having hung up a nice allowance win at Gulfstream on the same card as the grade II Fountain of Youth Stakes (won by his stablemate High Fly).
Although Giant's Causeway has the genetic background to sire a 10-furlong horse, there are plenty of speed elements in his pedigree, and Noble Causeway is pioneering new territory for his sire's offspring in more ways than one.
Noble Causeway still has to prove he belongs in the Derby, but his most recent races suggest that he has inherited both the stamina to get a distance and the turn of foot to be tactically dangerous.
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