Causeway Classic

Causeway Classic
Sacramento State
UC Davis
Sport Football
First meeting October 9, 1954
Northern Branch 14, Sacramento State 0
Latest meeting November 18, 2023
UC Davis 31, Sacramento State 21
Next meeting November 23, 2024
Trophy Causeway Classic Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total 70
All-time series UC Davis leads 47–23
Regular season series UC Davis leads 46–22
Trophy series UC Davis leads 44–19
Postseason results Sacramento State, 1–0 November 19, 1988: Sacramento State 35, UC Davis 14
Largest victory UC Davis, 51–6 (1982)
Longest win streak UC Davis: 18 (1970–1987)
Sacramento State: 5 (1988–1991)
Current win streak UC Davis, 1 (2023–present)
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Locations in Northern California

The Causeway Classic is the annual college football game between the Sacramento State Hornets and the UC Davis Aggies in the United States. The teams exchange a Causeway Classic Trophy made from cement taken from the Yolo Causeway.

History of the game

The two teams first played each other in 1954, when the Davis Campus was still officially known as the College of Agriculture at Davis, and have played every year since, including twice in 1988 when they met in the NCAA Division II playoffs. Games hosted by UC Davis are held at Aggie Stadium. Games hosted by Sacramento State are held at Hornet Stadium.

The name "Causeway Classic" was introduced in the early 1980s and is credited to former Sacramento State sports information director Mike Duncan. It refers to the Yolo Causeway, a causeway over the Yolo Bypass on Interstate 80, which connects Davis and Sacramento, California.

Trophy

A trophy made from a concrete core sample taken from the Yolo Causeway is awarded to the winner.

For a few decades starting in 1961, the winning team received the Causeway Carriage, an authentic 19th century carriage, as the trophy. Today, the Carriage is no longer exchanged between the two teams. The carriage was donated by Sac State alumnus Jeri Striezik in 1960 to serve as the perpetual trophy for the schools. It was refurbished at the prison in Folsom, California. It was transported to the winning campus at the losing school's expense.

Football

UC Davis leads the trophy series with 44 wins to Sacramento State's 19. UC Davis also leads all-time in games between the two, 47 to 23. One of Sacramento State's victories was a playoff game between the two schools in 1988.

Game results

UC Davis victories Sacramento State victories
No. Date Location Winner Score
1 October 9, 1954 Sacramento UC Davis 14–0
2 October 15, 1955 Davis UC Davis 29–0
3 October 13, 1956 Sacramento UC Davis 33–26
4 November 17, 1957 Davis Sacramento State 29–0
5 November 15, 1958 Sacramento UC Davis 22–14
6 November 14, 1959 Davis Sacramento State 21–6
7 November 19, 1960 Sacramento Sacramento State 31–0
8 November 17, 1961 Davis UC Davis 14–0
9 November 17, 1962 Sacramento Sacramento State 26–7
10 November 16, 1963 Davis UC Davis 17–8
11 November 14, 1964 Sacramento Sacramento State 27–0
12 November 5, 1965 Davis UC Davis 20–14
13 October 29, 1966 Sacramento Sacramento State 34–26
14 October 20, 1967 Davis Sacramento State 23–6
15 October 12, 1968 Sacramento Sacramento State 24–7
16 October 4, 1969 Davis Sacramento State 18–10
17 November 21, 1970 Sacramento UC Davis 28–0
18 November 13, 1971 Davis UC Davis 24–17
19 November 4, 1972 Sacramento UC Davis 17–16
20 October 27, 1973 Davis UC Davis 24–15
21 October 26, 1974 Sacramento #14 UC Davis 22–17
22 October 18, 1975 Davis UC Davis 38–3
23 October 23, 1976 Sacramento UC Davis 34–0
24 October 15, 1977 Davis UC Davis 28–0
25 October 14, 1978 Sacramento #6 UC Davis 39–0
26 October 6, 1979 Davis UC Davis 32–7
27 October 4, 1980 Sacramento UC Davis 16–6
28 November 21, 1981 Davis UC Davis 21–13
29 November 13, 1982 Davis #3 UC Davis 51–6
30 November 12, 1983 Sacramento #1 UC Davis 52–14
31 November 17, 1984 Davis #6 UC Davis 38–21
32 November 23, 1985 Sacramento #1 UC Davis 37–30
33 November 15, 1986 Davis #2 UC Davis 29–6
34 November 14, 1987 Sacramento #14 UC Davis 28–10
35 September 24, 1988 Davis Sacramento State 31–28
36 November 19, 1988 Davis Sacramento State 35–14
No. Date Location Winner Score
37 September 23, 1989 Sacramento Sacramento State 21–20
38 September 22, 1990 Sacramento Sacramento State 16–12
39 October 5, 1991 Sacramento #10 Sacramento State 50–18
40 October 3, 1992 Sacramento UC Davis 21–14
41 November 13, 1993 Sacramento #7 UC Davis 47–32
42 October 8, 1994 Davis #16 UC Davis 27–24
43 October 28, 1995 Sacramento UC Davis 52–42
44 September 21, 1996 Davis Sacramento State 27–24
45 September 20, 1997 Sacramento UC Davis 36–28
46 September 19, 1998 Davis #2 UC Davis 35–17
47 September 18, 1999 Sacramento Sacramento State 48–27
48 October 28, 2000 Sacramento #1 UC Davis 13–10
49 October 27, 2001 Sacramento #15 UC Davis 43–0
50 October 5, 2002 Sacramento #9 UC Davis 38–21
51 October 4, 2003 Sacramento UC Davis 31–27
52 September 25, 2004 Davis UC Davis 58–23
53 September 24, 2005 Sacramento UC Davis 37–7
54 November 18, 2006 Davis UC Davis 30–16
55 November 3, 2007 Sacramento UC Davis 31–26
56 November 8, 2008 Davis Sacramento State 29–19
57 November 21, 2009 Sacramento Sacramento State 31–28
58 November 20, 2010 Davis UC Davis 17–16
59 November 19, 2011 Sacramento UC Davis 23–19
60 November 17, 2012 Davis UC Davis 34–27
61 November 23, 2013 Sacramento UC Davis 34–7
62 November 22, 2014 Davis Sacramento State 41–30
63 November 21, 2015 Sacramento UC Davis 35–21
64 November 19, 2016 Davis UC Davis 48–30
65 November 18, 2017 Sacramento Sacramento State 52–47
66 November 17, 2018 Reno #9 UC Davis 56–13
67 November 23, 2019 Sacramento #4 Sacramento State 27–17
68 November 20, 2021 Davis #11 Sacramento State 27–7
69 November 19, 2022 Sacramento #2 Sacramento State 27–21
70 November 18, 2023 Davis UC Davis 31–21
Series: UC Davis leads 47–23
  1. Game in Davis was moved to Reno due to unhealthy air quality as a result of the Camp Fire in Northern California.
  1. 1988 Playoff game

Men's basketball

  • Note: NCAA Division I play only
  • Series table does not include results prior to the 1949–50 NCAA men's basketball season
Sacramento State victories UC Davis victories Tie games
No. Date Location Winning team Losing team
1 March 1, 2008 Davis, CA UC Davis 83 Sacramento State 77
2 December 3, 2008 Sacramento, CA Sacramento State 82 UC Davis 70
3 December 2, 2009 Davis, CA Sacramento State 59 UC Davis 57
4 November 23, 2010 Sacramento, CA UC Davis 61 Sacramento State 54
5 November 22, 2011 Davis, CA Sacramento State 69 UC Davis 61
6 November 20, 2012 Sacramento, CA UC Davis 87 Sacramento State 76
7 November 26, 2013 Davis, CA Sacramento State 73 UC Davis 67
8 November 24, 2015 Sacramento, CA Sacramento State 84 UC Davis 79
9 December 2, 2015 Davis, CA UC Davis 66 Sacramento State 61
10 November 21, 2016 Sacramento, CA UC Davis 81 Sacramento State 72
11 November 21, 2017 Sacramento, CA UC Davis 64 Sacramento State 47
12 November 20, 2018 Sacramento, CA Sacramento State 58 UC Davis 55
13 November 20, 2019 Sacramento, CA Sacramento State 61 UC Davis 51
14 November 23, 2021 Sacramento, CA Sacramento State 75 UC Davis 63
Series: Sacramento State leads 8–6

Other sports

The two schools also have "Causeway Classic" competitions in baseball, volleyball, and track. There is now an all-sports trophy called "The Causeway Cup". Initiated with UCD's move to Division I, the two schools created a trophy for all sports. Each of the schools' 17 common teams compete for a pre-determined share of either five or 10 points. The school that collects the most points wins the Cup for that season. In the inaugural cup in 2004–05, UCD claimed the trophy, however, Sacramento State won it in 2005–06 with a total score of 66.25–38.75 and again in 2006–2007 with a total score of 52.66–52.34. In 2007–2008, UCD reclaimed the trophy with a total score of 67.5–37.5.

Causeway Cup results

UC Davis victories Sacramento State victories
No. Date Winner Score
1 2004–05 UC Davis 1–0
2 2005–06 Sacramento State 66.25–38.75
3 2006–07 Sacramento State 52.66–52.34
4 2007–08 UC Davis 67.5–37.5
5 2008–09 Sacramento State 66.67–43.33
6 2009–10 UC Davis 55.83–44.17
7 2010–11 UC Davis 56.25–43.75
8 2011–12 Sacramento State 52.50–47.50
No. Date Winner Score
9 2012–13 UC Davis 60.42–39.58
10 2013–14 UC Davis 68.75–31.25
11 2014–15 UC Davis 58.33–31.67
12 2015–16 UC Davis 53.75–26.25
13 2016–17 UC Davis 65.00–15.00
14 2017–18 UC Davis 42.50–30.00
Series: UC Davis leads 10–4

See also