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Originally the "trophy" was a live turtle when the tradition began in 1925, picked for its expected long life as a symbol of the anticipated long life of the rivalry. From 1919 to 1933, the Illinois–Ohio State game was the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry is a college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini and Northwestern Wildcats. The Land of Lincoln Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The teams began competing for the new prize in 2009, replacing the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk, which was used from 1945 to 2008.
Trophy Team Team First Year Latest Year Meetings Illinois–Indiana: Illinois: Indiana: 1899 2023 73 Illinois–Northwestern: Land of Lincoln Trophy Illinois: Northwestern: 1892 2022 116 Illinois–Ohio State: Illibuck Illinois: Ohio State: 1902 2017 103 Illinois–Purdue: Purdue Cannon Illinois: Purdue: 1890 2022 98 Indiana–Michigan State ...
Melissa Bachman. Melissa Bachman (born July 17, 1984) [1] is an American hunter, producer, and host of hunting television programs, currently of the cable television program Winchester Deadly Passion on the Sportsman Channel, Pursuit Channel, and Wild TV. [2] As a prominent female hunter, she has received personal online attacks.
Illinois ended a three-game skid with a 28-21 road victory on Nov. 10, 2007. Between 2008 and 2017, the Buckeyes have won nine straight in the matchup. The last game came on Nov. 18, 2017, a 52-14 ...
R.S. Owens & Company. Coordinates: 41°58′53.49″N 87°45′35.57″W. R.S. Owens is an awards design and manufacturing company based in Chicago, Illinois, and has been in business since 1938. The company describes itself as the "world's largest manufacturer of premier awards".
Illinois–Purdue football rivalry. The Illinois–Purdue football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Illinois Fighting Illini football team of the University of Illinois and Purdue Boilermakers football team of Purdue University. The Purdue Cannon is presented to the winner of the game. Purdue leads the series 48–46–6.
Illinois' most played and biggest rival, the series began in 1892 and the teams have played each other 112 times. Illinois leads the series 56–54–5 as of 2019. The original trophy was the Sweet Sioux Tomahawk utilized from 1947 to 2008, until it was replaced with the Land of Lincoln Trophy in 2009.