Baird Brothers Trophy

The Baird Brothers Trophy is awarded the winner of the annual college football game between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and the Fighting Scots of The College of Wooster. The idea for the trophy originated with brothers Bob and Bill Baird, economics professors at Case and Wooster, respectively, for whom the trophy is named. The trophy was created by American artist Eugenie Torgerson, who was married to Bob Baird at the time. The winning school gets to keep the trophy, a distinctive chain of brass fish representing each game played in the rivalry, and gets to add a new fish to the chain to represent that year's game. A four-inch blue gill signified the first 21–14 narrow win for Case Western Reserve. Other fish represented on the trophy include a northern pike, a flounder, a carp, a walleye, a catfish, a rainbow trout, a sturgeon, a sucker, a crappie, a muskie, a sheepshead, a gar, a largemouth bass, and a smallmouth bass.[1]

Baird Brothers Trophy
Teams
First meetingSeptember 22, 1984
Case Western Reserve 21, Wooster 14
Latest meetingOctober 6, 2012
Case Western Reserve 31, Wooster 28
Statistics
Meetings total25
All-time seriesWooster leads 13–12
Largest victoryWooster 49, Case Western Reserve 7 (2004)
Longest win streakWooster, 10 (1995–2006)
Current win streakCase Western Reserve, 6 (2007–present)
Case Western Reserve
Wooster
Locations in Ohio

In 1996, Sports Illustrated recognized the Baird Brothers Trophy as one of the most distinctive in college football.[2] In October 2012, the trophy was highlighted on ESPN College GameDay.[3]

Wooster leads the series 13–12.[4]

The teams last met on October 6, 2012 at Cleveland, a 31–28 victory for Spartans.[5]

Game results
# Date Winner Score Location
1 September 22, 1984 Case Western Reserve 21–14 Wooster
2September 21, 1985Case Western Reserve37–0 Cleveland 
3October 26, 1986Case Western Reserve17–0Cleveland
4October 25, 1987Case Western Reserve20–13Wooster
5October 15, 1988Case Western Reserve38–27Cleveland
6October 14, 1989 Wooster 35–14Wooster
7September 29, 1990Wooster22–15Cleveland
8October 5, 1991Wooster23–20Wooster
9October 15, 1994Case Western Reserve40–23Cleveland
 10 October 14, 1995Wooster14–13Wooster
11September 28, 1996Wooster21–7Wooster
 12  September 27, 1997  Wooster  21–14  Cleveland 
  
# Date Winner Score Location
13November 7, 1998Wooster42–16Wooster
14November 6, 1999Wooster31–27Cleveland
15September 28, 2002Wooster27–22Wooster
16September 27, 2003Wooster62–33Cleveland
17September 25, 2004Wooster49–7Wooster
18September 24, 2005Wooster38–21Cleveland
19September 23, 2006Wooster21–7Wooster
20September 22, 2007Case Western Reserve30–17Cleveland
21October 11, 2008Case Western Reserve28–7Cleveland
22October 10, 2009Case Western Reserve53–32Wooster
23October 23, 2010Case Western Reserve28–14Cleveland
24October 22, 2011Case Western Reserve24–21 (OT)Wooster
25October 6, 2012Case Western Reserve31–28Cleveland

References
  1. Beck, Stan; Wilkinson, Jack (19 September 2013). "College Sports Traditions: Picking Up Butch, Silent Night, and Hundreds of Others". Scarecrow Press – via Google Books.
  2. "SPARTAN SPORTS INFORMATION – BAIRD TROPHY..." Case Western University athletics. Archived from the original on 2009-10-16.
  3. http://athletics.case.edu/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20121021sx35ey
  4. "Case Western Reserve vs Wooster (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-10-04.
  5. "Spartans Start Fast, Win Baird Brothers' Trophy Game, 31-28". Case Western Reserve University Athletics. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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