Paint Bucket Bowl
The Paint Bucket Bowl is the name given to the Arkansas State–Memphis football rivalry.[1] It is a college football rivalry between the Arkansas State Red Wolves and the Memphis Tigers.[2]
Sport | Football |
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First meeting | October 27, 1914 First District 18, West Tennessee 6 |
Latest meeting | September 5, 2020 Memphis 37, Arkansas State 24 |
Next meeting | September 11, 2021 |
Trophy | None |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 59 |
All-time series | Memphis leads, 31–22–5 |
Largest victory | West Tennessee, 68–0 (1922) |
Longest win streak | Memphis, 10 (1991–2004) |
Longest unbeaten streak | Memphis, 11 (1990–2004) |
Current win streak | Memphis, 2 (2013–present) |
Locations of Arkansas State and Memphis |
History
The name of the rivalry was created when officials from the two schools decided to create a trophy for the winner of the game out of some buckets of paint and some paint brushes. The losing school also designed a particular area on its campus that the winner could smear with paint, in an attempt to eliminate the defacing of each campus and the “kidnapping” of opposing football players during game week. The tradition evolved into the winning school being given a trophy from the other—a paint bucket decorated in the colors of the two schools and inscribed with the game score.[3][4] The two teams have met 58 times on the football field, with Memphis currently holding a 30–23–5 edge in the all-time series. The last meeting between the schools was in 2013. However, four future meetings from 2020 to 2023 are scheduled.[5]
Game results
Arkansas State victories | Memphis victories | Tie games |
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References
- Lewis, Nicolas (August 9, 2017). "The Three Rivalry Trophy Series Arkansas State Needs to Start Playing".
- http://www.astateredwolves.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7200&ATCLID=204985
- "Football Traditions". astateredwolves.com. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
- "TIGER KICKOFF: 10 things you didn't know about Arkansas State". Columbia Missourian. September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2014-08-02.
- "Arkansas State, Memphis schedule four-game football series". FBSSchedules. April 2, 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
- "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.