Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy

The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy is the award given to the winner of regular season basketball games between the University of Dayton and Xavier University.

Origin of Competition

The first meeting between the two Catholic universities was a 24-18 victory by Dayton on February 20, 1920. [1] The two schools have maintained an annual meeting since then, frequently meeting twice in one season. The series has been interrupted four times, most recently from 1943-45 due to World War II. Xavier held a commanding early lead in the series until Dayton won 61 of the next 74 games beginning in 1950. The rivalry between the two schools took on added significance beginning in the 1988-89 season when Dayton joined Xavier in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference (now the Horizon League) and again in the 1995-96 season when Dayton and Xavier joined the Atlantic 10 Conference. Dayton has not won against Xavier in Cincinnati since January 10, 1981, a streak that extends to 26 games. Through the 2014-15 season, Dayton leads the all-time series 84-74. The longest streak in the Atlantic 10 belongs to both Xavier and Dayton for 150 meetings between the two. Starting in the 2013–14 season, the matchup is once again a non-conference rivalry, after Xavier left the A10 to become a founding member of the current Big East Conference.

The Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy

In the 1980-81 season, the two schools began playing for the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy during regular season meetings. Named for former Dayton coach Tom Blackburn and former Xavier coach Jim McCafferty, the award commemorates the two men responsible for raising the national profile of their respective basketball programs. The winner retains possession of the trophy until the next meeting. Since the inception of the Blackburn/McCafferty Trophy, Xavier leads 37-20 in the regular season meetings. Along with the trophy, a MVP is named for the game and scholarship money is raised for each university [2].

Dayton/Xavier Series Results

Dayton wins are in ██ red, Xavier wins are in ██ navy.

Date	Host	Winning team		Losing team		Series
2/20/1920	Dayton, OH	Dayton	24	Xavier	18	Dayton 1-0
1920-21	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	21	Dayton	18	Tied 1-1
1921-22	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	27	Dayton	13	Xavier 2-1
1921-22	Dayton, OH	Dayton	14	Xavier	10	Tied 2-2
1928-29	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	18	Dayton	12	Xavier 3-2
1928-29	Dayton, OH	Xavier	26	Dayton	25	Xavier 4-2
1929-30	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	20	Xavier	19	Xavier 4-3
1929-30	Dayton, OH	Xavier	29	Dayton	18	Xavier 5-3
1930-31	Dayton, OH	Xavier	33	Dayton	10	Xavier 6-3
1930-31	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	40	Dayton	19	Xavier 7-3
1931-32	Dayton, OH	Xavier	20	Dayton	10	Xavier 8-3
1931-32	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	46	Dayton	12	Xavier 9-3
1/16/1940	Dayton, OH	Dayton	44	Xavier	29	Xavier 9-4
2/14/1940	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	34	Dayton	27	Xavier 10-4
1940-41	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	54	Dayton	30	Xavier 11-4
1940-41	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	37	Dayton	35	Xavier 12-4
1941-42	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	58	Dayton	42	Xavier 13-4
1941-42	Dayton, OH	Dayton	46	Xavier	32	Xavier 13-5
1942-43	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	61	Dayton	39	Xavier 14-5
1942-43	Dayton, OH	Dayton	51	Xavier	28	Xavier 14-6
1945-46	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	48	Dayton	41	Xavier 15-6
1945-46	Dayton, OH	Dayton	47	Xavier	33	Xavier 15-7
1/4/1947	Dayton, OH	Dayton	35	Xavier	34	Xavier 15-8
2/13/1947	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	75	Dayton	55	Xavier 16-8
2/10/1948	Dayton, OH	Xavier	72	Dayton	52	Xavier 17-8
2/24/1948	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	57	Dayton	32	Xavier 18-8
2/15/1949	Dayton, OH	Xavier	66	Dayton	48	Xavier 19-8
2/27/1949	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	49	Dayton	44	Xavier 20-8
1/22/1950	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	65	Xavier	55	Xavier 20-9
2/12/1950	Dayton, OH	Dayton	59	Xavier	42	Xavier 20-10
3/2/1950	Cleveland, OH	Dayton	59	Xavier	51	Xavier 20-11
2/11/1951	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	63	Xavier	57	Xavier 20-12
3/3/1951	Dayton, OH	Dayton	77	Xavier	53	Xavier 20-13
1/27/1952	Dayton, OH	Dayton	67	Xavier	60	Xavier 20-14
2/24/1952	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	82	Xavier	80	Xavier 20-15
1/18/1953	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	70	Dayton	68	Xavier 21-15
2/22/1953	Dayton, OH	Dayton	81	Xavier	63	Xavier 21-16
1/24/1954	Dayton, OH	Dayton	66	Xavier	58	Xavier 21-17
2/21/1954	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	81	Xavier	63	Xavier 21-18
1/30/1955	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	91	Xavier	80	Xavier 21-19
2/20/1955	Dayton, OH	Dayton	71	Xavier	60	Xavier 21-20
1/21/1956	Dayton, OH	Dayton	81	Xavier	73	Tied 21-21
2/19/1956	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	85	Xavier	75	Dayton 22-21
3/20/1956	New York, NY (NIT)	Dayton	72	Xavier	68
1/13/1957	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	61	Xavier	59	Dayton 23-21
2/20/1957	Dayton, OH	Xavier	68	Dayton	65	Dayton 23-22
1/29/1958	Dayton, OH	Dayton	74	Xavier	59	Dayton 24-22
2/16/1958	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	64	Xavier	58	Dayton 24-23
3/22/1958	New York, NY (NIT)	Xavier	78	Dayton	74
1/14/1959	Dayton, OH	Dayton	60	Xavier	56	Dayton 25-23
3/8/1959	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	71	Dayton	69	Dayton 25-24
1/6/1960	Dayton, OH	Dayton	54	Xavier	51	Dayton 26-24
2/24/1960	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	91	Xavier	82	Dayton 27-24
1/28/1961	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	87	Xavier	64	Dayton 28-24
2/22/1961	Dayton, OH	Dayton	94	Xavier	71	Dayton 29-24
1/3/1962	Dayton, OH	Dayton	64	Xavier	48	Dayton 30-24
2/7/1962	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	72	Dayton	71	Dayton 30-25
1/3/1963	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	69	Xavier	64	Dayton 31-25
2/6/1963	Dayton, OH	Dayton	79	Xavier	63	Dayton 32-25
1/4/1964	Dayton, OH	Xavier	103	Dayton	94	Dayton 32-26
2/1/1964	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	82	Dayton	81	Dayton 32-27
1/4/1965	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	83	Xavier	79	Dayton 33-27
2/3/1965	Dayton, OH	Dayton	112	Xavier	81	Dayton 34-27
1/3/1966	Dayton, OH	Dayton	105	Xavier	79	Dayton 35-27
2/9/1966	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	76	Xavier	73	Dayton 36-27
1/4/1967	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	75	Xavier	72	Dayton 37-27
2/8/1967	Dayton, OH	Dayton	70	Xavier	66	Dayton 38-27
1/3/1968	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	83	Xavier	80	Dayton 39-27
2/7/1968	Dayton, OH	Dayton	64	Xavier	56	Dayton 40-27
1/4/1969	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	59	Dayton	55	Dayton 40-28
1/27/1969	Dayton, OH	Dayton	72	Xavier	64	Dayton 41-28
1/3/1970	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	94	Xavier	76	Dayton 42-28
2/4/1970	Dayton, OH	Dayton	90	Xavier	78	Dayton 43-28
2/15/1971	Dayton, OH	Dayton	70	Xavier	50	Dayton 44-28
2/27/1971	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	82	Xavier	76	Dayton 45-28
12/11/1971	Dayton, OH	Dayton	69	Xavier	66	Dayton 46-28
2/5/1972	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	77	Dayton	66	Dayton 46-29
1/6/1973	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	98	Xavier	82	Dayton 47-29
3/3/1973	Dayton, OH	Dayton	87	Xavier	81	Dayton 48-29
1/9/1974	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	62	Xavier	52	Dayton 49-29
2/23/1974	Dayton, OH	Dayton	86	Xavier	55	Dayton 50-29
12/7/1974	Dayton, OH	Dayton	75	Xavier	66	Dayton 51-29
2/19/1975	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	78	Xavier	67	Dayton 52-29
1/3/1976	Dayton, OH	Dayton	80	Xavier	71	Dayton 53-29
2/28/1976	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	77	Xavier	75	Dayton 54-29
1/8/1977	Dayton, OH	Dayton	75	Xavier	59	Dayton 55-29
3/3/1977	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	86	Xavier	48	Dayton 56-29
1/7/1978	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	58	Dayton	56	Dayton 56-30
2/28/1978	Dayton, OH	Dayton	90	Xavier	62	Dayton 57-30
12/30/1978	Dayton, OH	Dayton	67	Xavier	66	Dayton 58-30
2/10/1979	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	75	Xavier	54	Dayton 59-30
1/19/1980	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	73	Dayton	59	Dayton 59-31
2/26/1980	Dayton, OH	Dayton	73	Xavier	60	Dayton 60-31
1/10/1981	Cincinnati, OH	Dayton	74	Xavier	72	Dayton 61-31
2/22/1981	Dayton, OH	Dayton	73	Xavier	64	Dayton 62-31
12/12/1981	Dayton, OH	Dayton	62	Xavier	61	Dayton 63-31
12/11/1982	Dayton, OH	Dayton	63	Xavier	53	Dayton 64-31
2/29/1984	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	72	Dayton	61	Dayton 64-32
3/3/1985	Dayton, OH	Dayton	66	Xavier	56	Dayton 65-32
2/25/1986	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	93	Dayton	78	Dayton 65-33
12/27/1986	Dayton, OH	Dayton	69	Xavier	65	Dayton 66-33
2/27/1988	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	86	Dayton	73	Dayton 66-34
2/4/1989	Dayton, OH	Xavier	82	Dayton	78	Dayton 66-35
3/4/1989	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	83	Dayton	78	Dayton 66-36
2/3/1990	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	88	Dayton	81	Dayton 66-37
3/3/1990	Dayton, OH	Dayton	111	Xavier	108	Dayton 67-37
3/10/1990	Dayton, OH (MCC Tournament)	Dayton	98	Xavier	89	Dayton 68-37
2/17/1991	Dayton, OH	Dayton	83	Xavier	79	Dayton 69-37
3/2/1991	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	102	Dayton	79	Dayton 69-38
3/8/1991	Dayton, OH (MCC Tournament)	Xavier	90	Dayton	71	Dayton 69-39
1/21/1992	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	77	Dayton	69	Dayton 70-39
2/29/1992	Dayton, OH	Xavier	72	Dayton	56	Dayton 70-40
1/16/1993	Dayton, OH	Xavier	85	Dayton	58	Dayton 70-41
2/13/1993	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	53	Dayton	46	Dayton 70-42
1/12/1994	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	57	Dayton	46	Dayton 70-43
1/29/1994	Dayton, OH	Xavier	88	Dayton	62	Dayton 70-44
12/19/1994	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	99	Dayton	73	Dayton 70-45
1/27/1996	Dayton, OH	Dayton	61	Xavier	55	Dayton 71-45
2/20/1996	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	102	Dayton	95	Dayton 71-46
1/7/1997	Dayton, OH	Dayton	98	Xavier	91	Dayton 72-46
2/12/1997	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	79	Dayton	53	Dayton 72-47
1/24/1998	Dayton, OH	Dayton	93	Xavier	82	Dayton 73-47
3/1/1998	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	89	Dayton	84	Dayton 73-48
1/30/1999	Dayton, OH	Dayton	91	Xavier	86	Dayton 74-48
2/24/1999	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	90	Dayton	62	Dayton 74-49
1/11/2000	Dayton, OH	Dayton	76	Xavier	72	Dayton 75-49
2/2/2000	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	65	Dayton	64	Dayton 75-50
1/30/2001	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	82	Dayton	72	Dayton 75-51
3/4/2001	Dayton, OH	Dayton	65	Xavier	62	Dayton 76-51
1/5/2002	Dayton, OH	Xavier	66	Dayton	59	Dayton 76-52
1/26/2002	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	75	Dayton	59	Dayton 76-53
3/8/2002	Philadelphia, PA (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	66	Dayton	59	Dayton 76-54
2/8/2003	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	85	Dayton	77	Dayton 76-55
2/22/2003	Dayton, OH	Xavier	73	Dayton	72	Dayton 76-56
1/31/2004	Dayton, OH	Dayton	74	Xavier	67	Dayton 77-56
2/21/2004	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	67	Dayton	60	Dayton 77-57
3/13/2004	Dayton, OH (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	58	Dayton	49	Dayton 77-58
2/19/2005	Dayton, OH	Dayton	59	Xavier	55	Dayton 78-58
3/5/2005	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	74	Dayton	65	Dayton 78-59
1/28/2006	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	60	Dayton	55	Dayton 78-60
2/21/2006	Dayton, OH	Dayton	66	Xavier	62	Dayton 79-60
1/27/2007	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	83	Dayton	67	Dayton 79-61
2/24/2007	Dayton, OH	Xavier	75	Dayton	67	Dayton 79-62
3/8/2007	Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	72	Dayton	51	Dayton 79-63
1/24/2008	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	69	Dayton	43	Dayton 79-64
2/24/2008	Dayton, OH	Xavier	57	Dayton	51	Dayton 79-65
3/13/2008	Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	74	Dayton	65	Dayton 79-66
2/11/2009	Dayton, OH	Dayton	71	Xavier	58	Dayton 80-66
3/5/2009	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	76	Dayton	59	Dayton 80-67
1/16/2010	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	78	Dayton	74	Dayton 80-68
2/6/2010	Dayton, OH	Dayton	90	Xavier	65	Dayton 81-68
3/12/2010	Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	78	Dayton	73	Dayton 81-69
1/15/2011	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	81	Dayton	76	Dayton 81-70
2/27/2011	Dayton, OH	Xavier	66	Dayton	62	Dayton 81-71
3/3/2011	Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Dayton	68	Xavier	67	Dayton 82-71
1/21/2012	Dayton, OH	Dayton	87	Xavier	72	Dayton 83-71
2/18/2012	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	86	Dayton	83	Dayton 83-72
3/9/2012	Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic 10 Tournament)	Xavier	70	Dayton	69	Dayton 83-73
1/30/2013	Cincinnati, OH	Xavier	66	Dayton	61	Dayton 83-74
2/16/2013	Dayton, OH	Dayton	70	Xavier	59	Dayton 84-74
11/29/2015	Lake Buena Vista, FL	Xavier	90	Dayton	61	Dayton 84-75

Game Most Valuable Players

Date	Most Valuable Player	Team
Jan 10, 1981	Mike Kanieski	Dayton
Feb 22, 1981	Mike Kanieski	Dayton
Dec 12, 1981	Kevin Conrad	Dayton
Dec 11, 1982	Roosevelt Chapman	Dayton
Feb 29, 1984	Victor Fleming	Xavier
Mar 3, 1985	Anthony Grant	Dayton
Feb 25, 1986	Walt McBride	Xavier
Dec 27, 1986	Anthony Corbitt	Dayton
Feb 27, 1988	Stan Kimbrough	Xavier
Feb 4, 1989	Stan Kimbrough	Xavier
Mar 4, 1989	Noland Robinson	Dayton
Feb 3, 1990	Jamal Walker	Xavier
Mar 3, 1990	Negele Knight	Dayton
Feb 17, 1991	Chip Jones	Dayton
Mar 2, 1991	Jamal Walker	Xavier
Jan 21, 1992	Aaron Williams	Xavier
Feb 29, 1992	Jamie Gladden	Xavier
Jan 16, 1993	Brian Grant	Xavier
Feb 13, 1993	Mark Poynter	Xavier
Jan 12, 1994	Steve Gentry	Xavier
Jan 29, 1994	Jeff Massey	Xavier
Dec 19, 1994	Larry Sykes	Xavier
Jan 27, 1996	Rodney Horton	Dayton
Feb 20, 1996	Gary Lumpkin	Xavier
Jan 7, 1997	Darnell Hoskins	Dayton
Feb 12, 1997	Torraye Braggs	Xavier
Jan 24, 1998	Ryan Perryman	Dayton
Mar 1, 1998	Torraye Braggs	Xavier
Jan 30, 1999	Coby Turner	Dayton
Feb 24, 1999	Lenny Brown	Xavier
Jan 11, 2000	David Morris	Dayton
Feb 2, 2000	Alvin Brown	Xavier
Jan 30, 2001	David West	Xavier
Mar 4, 2001	Yuanta Holland	Dayton
Jan 5, 2002	Romain Sato	Xavier
Jan 26, 2002	Lionel Chalmers	Xavier
Feb 8, 2003	David West	Xavier
Feb 22, 2003	David West	Xavier
Jan 31, 2004	Ramod Marshall	Dayton
Feb 21, 2004	Lionel Chalmers	Xavier
Feb 19, 2005	Marques Bennett	Dayton
Mar 5, 2005	Will Caudle	Xavier
Jan 28, 2006	Brian Thornton	Xavier
Feb 21, 2006	Norman Plummer	Dayton
Jan 27, 2007	Justin Doellman	Xavier
Feb 24, 2007	Drew Lavender	Xavier
Jan 24, 2008	Stanley Burrell	Xavier
Feb 24, 2008	Josh Duncan	Xavier
Feb 11, 2009	Chris Wright	Dayton
Mar 5, 2009	Dante' Jackson	Xavier
Jan 15, 2010	Jordan Crawford	Xavier
Feb 6, 2010	Chris Wright	Dayton
Jan 15, 2011	Tu Holloway	Xavier
Feb 27, 2011	Tu Holloway	Xavier
Jan 21, 2012	Kevin Dillard	Dayton
Feb 18, 2012	Tu Holloway	Xavier
Jan 31, 2013	Dee Davis	Xavier
Feb 15, 2013	Kevin Dillard	Dayton