Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry

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Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry
First meeting November 29, 1923
San Diego State 12, Fresno State 2
Latest meeting October 3, 2015
San Diego State 21, Fresno State 7
Next meeting TBA
Trophy Oil Can
Statistics
Meetings total 55
All-time series San Diego State leads, 28–23–4
Current win streak San Diego State, (2015)
Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry is located in California
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San Diego State
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Locations in California

The Fresno State–San Diego State football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Fresno State Bulldogs football team of California State University, Fresno and San Diego State Aztecs football team of San Diego State University. Both schools are members of the Mountain West Conference. The winner of the game receives the "Old Oil Can" trophy.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Series History

The rivalry dates back to 1923 when the two teams competed in the Southern California Junior College Conference. The Aztecs won 12–2 at home. Since then, the sides have met 52 more times, including every year from 1945–79, when the two competed in the same conference or were independents. After not facing one another between 1979–1991, the schools resumed the annual series from 1992–98, when both were members of the Western Athletic Conference. In 1999 the Aztecs were one of eight teams that left the WAC to form the Mountain West Conference (MW), which put the rivalry on hold. The two teams however met in 2002 in Fresno. The Bulldogs defeated the Aztecs in a close match 16–14. The rivalry was stalled once again until the two teams met in 2011. The game resulted in an Aztec win 35–28. In 2012, the Bulldogs joined the MW, which renewed the rivalry once again. When the MW expanded to 12 football members and split into divisions for that sport in 2013, the Aztecs and Bulldogs were placed in the new West Division, ensuring annual games for the foreseeable future. San Diego State leads the series 28–23–4, including a 15–12–2 mark in San Diego and a 13–11–2 mark in Fresno.

Oil Can

The Oil Can trophy comes from a 1930s-era oil can hailing from Fresno that was found at a construction site at San Diego State. "The oil can likely came from a time when Aztec and Bulldog fans traveled to football games between the two schools via the old, twisting, precipitous Grapevine section of Highway 99 over Tejon Pass," said Jacquelyn K. Glasener, executive director of the Fresno State Alumni Association. "Cars in those days carried extra oil and water to be sure they could make it through difficult trips," added Jim Herrick, executive director of the San Diego State Alumni Association. The two Alumni Associations made the Oil Can into a trophy and the teams started competing for it during the 2011 season. Fresno State leads the trophy series 3–2.

Game results

Fresno State victories
San Diego State victories
Ties

Pre-Oil Can Era

# Date Location Winner Score Series
FSU SDSU
1 November 29, 1923 San Diego, CA San Diego State 2 12 SDSU 1–0
2 November 27, 1924 Fresno, CA Fresno State 7 0 Tied 1–1
3 October 30, 1926 San Diego, CA Fresno State 28 7 FSU 2–1
4 December 5, 1931 Fresno, CA San Diego State 0 15 Tied 2–2
5 October 25, 1940 San Diego, CA Tie 0 0 Tied 2–2–1
6 October 25, 1941 Fresno, CA Fresno State 26 0 FSU 3–2–1
7 October 10, 1942 San Diego, CA Fresno State 66 0 FSU 4–2–1
8 October 27, 1945 Fresno, CA San Diego State 0 7 FSU 4–3–1
9 October 26, 1946 San Diego, CA San Diego State 0 7 Tied 4–4–1
10 November 1, 1947 Fresno, CA Tie 7 7 Tied 4–4–2
11 November 6, 1948 San Diego, CA Fresno State 7 6 FSU 5–4–2
12 November 5, 1949 Fresno, CA San Diego State 7 18 Tied 5–5–2
13 October 21, 1950 San Diego, CA Tie 20 20 Tied 5–5–3
14 November 3, 1951 Fresno, CA San Diego State 7 13 SDSU 6–5–3
15 November 1, 1952 San Diego, CA Fresno State 49 33 Tied 6–6–3
16 October 31, 1953 Fresno, CA Tie 27 27 Tied 6–6–4
17 October 30, 1954 San Diego, CA Fresno State 20 0 FSU 7–6–4
18 November 5, 1955 Fresno, CA Fresno State 20 6 FSU 8–6–4
19 November 17, 1956 San Diego, CA Fresno State 50 7 FSU 9–6–4
20 November 3, 1957 Fresno, CA Fresno State 27 0 FSU 10–6–4
21 November 1, 1958 San Diego, CA Fresno State 22 20 FSU 11–6–4
22 October 31, 1959 Fresno, CA Fresno State 38 13 FSU 12–6–4
23 October 29, 1960 San Diego, CA Fresno State 60 0 FSU 13–6–4
24 October 28, 1961 Fresno, CA Fresno State 27 6 FSU 14–6–4
25 October 27, 1962 San Diego, CA San Diego State 26 29 FSU 14–7–4
26 November 9, 1963 Fresno, CA San Diego State 6 34 FSU 14–8–4
27 October 31, 1964 San Diego, CA San Diego State 6 44 FSU 14–9–4
28 October 30, 1965 Fresno, CA San Diego State 7 26 FSU 14–10–4
29 October 29, 1966 San Diego, CA San Diego State 13 34 FSU 14–11–4
30 October 28, 1967 Fresno, CA San Diego State 21 28 FSU 14–12–4
31 November 2, 1968 San Diego, CA San Diego State 12 42 FSU 14–13–4
32 November 1, 1969 Fresno, CA San Diego State 20 48 Tied 14–14–4
33 October 31, 1970 San Diego, CA San Diego State 14 56 SDSU 15–14–4
34 October 30, 1971 Fresno, CA Fresno State 17 10 Tied 15–15–4
35 October 28, 1972 San Diego, CA San Diego State 14 21 SDSU 16–15–4
36 November 17, 1973 Fresno, CA San Diego State 6 41 SDSU 17–15–4
37 October 12, 1974 San Diego, CA San Diego State 21 24 SDSU 18–15–4
38 October 11, 1975 Fresno, CA San Diego State 0 29 SDSU 19–15–4
39 September 18, 1976 San Diego, CA San Diego State 3 7 SDSU 20–15–4
40 October 8, 1977 Fresno, CA Fresno State 34 14 SDSU 20–16–4
41 October 7, 1978 San Diego, CA San Diego State 14 31 SDSU 21–16–4
42 September 22, 1979 Fresno, CA San Diego State 23 32 SDSU 22–16–4
43 November 21, 1992 San Diego, CA Fresno State 45 41 SDSU 22–17–4
44 November 20, 1993 Fresno, CA Fresno State 63 37 SDSU 22–18–4
45 November 26, 1994 San Diego, CA Fresno State 49 42 SDSU 22–19–4
46 October 14, 1995 San Diego, CA San Diego State 24 48 SDSU 23–19–4
47 November 23, 1996 San Diego, CA San Diego State 21 31 SDSU 24–19–4
48 November 15, 1997 Fresno, CA San Diego State 19 20 SDSU 25–19–4
49 November 7, 1998 San Diego, CA San Diego State 0 10 SDSU 26–19–4
50 August 29, 2002 Fresno, CA Fresno State 16 14 SDSU 26–20–4

Oil Can Era

# Date Location Winner Score Series
FSU SDSU
51 December 3, 2011 San Diego, CA San Diego State 28 35 SDSU 27–20–4
52 September 29, 2012 Fresno, CA Fresno State 52 40 SDSU 27–21–4
53 October 26, 2013 San Diego, CA Fresno State 35 28 SDSU 27–22–4
54 October 3, 2014 Fresno, CA Fresno State 24 13 SDSU 27–23–4
55 October 3, 2015 San Diego, CA San Diego State 7 21 SDSU 28–23–4

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