Miner's Cup

The Miner's Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the college football game between the Northern Michigan University (NMU) Wildcats and the Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech/MTU) Huskies. There has been a rivalry between the two teams since 1920, but the tradition of a "traveling trophy" between the two schools has only been around since 2002; Tech has won the trophy 17 out of a possible 20 times since the tradition was begun.[1]

Miner's Cup
Teams Northern Michigan Wildcats
Michigan Tech Huskies
Originated 2002 (rivalry since 1920)
Trophy Series Michigan Tech leads 17–3
Current Holder Michigan Tech
Northern Michigan (3)
2003 2007 2009		 Michigan Tech (17)
2002 2004 2005 2006
2008 2010 2011 2012
2013 2014 2015 2016
2017 2018 2019 2021
2022
Miner's Cup is located in Michigan
Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech
Northern Michigan
Northern Michigan
Locations in Michigan

History

A rivalry between the two universities has been around since 1920.[2][3] Since then, they have met 94 times, with the series record at 49-41-5 in Michigan Tech's favor. The tradition of a "traveling trophy" did not begin until 2002, when Michigan Tech’s Athletics Department and its Army ROTC Battalion combined to create it. The trophy itself is an antique miner's helmet mounted on a wooden base. The helmet was found at an antique store in the Houghton, Michigan area.[4]

The Miner's Cup 2007 duel.

Game results
Northern Michigan victoriesMichigan Tech victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScoreNotes
1 2002 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 34–13[5][6]
2 2003 Marquette, MI Northern Michigan 35–24 [7]
3 2004 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 45–6[8]
4 2005 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 42–21[9]
5 2006 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 42–14[10]
6 2007 Marquette, MI Northern Michigan 34–27[11]
7 2008 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 47–21[12]
8 2009 Houghton, MI Northern Michigan 48–16[13][14]
9 2010 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 12–0[15]
10 2011 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 21–18[16]
11 2012 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 41–17[17]
12 2013 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 31–7[18]
13 2014 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 34–31[19]
14 2015 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 24–23[20]
15 2016 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 51–45[21]
16 2017 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 28–21[22]
17 2018 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 35–33[23]
18 2019 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 24–20[24]
19 2021 Marquette, MI Michigan Tech 21–14[25]
20 2022 Houghton, MI Michigan Tech 21–7[26]
Series: Michigan Tech leads 17–3

See also

References
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  2. "NMU-MTU Miner's Cup 2008". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  3. Kochanny, Drew (2008-08-28). "FSN picks up Miner's Cup". The North Wind. NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  4. "Tech and Northern set to battle for Miner's Cup on National TV". Michigan Tech. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  5. "Northern Michigan University Football; Year-by-Year Summary". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  6. "'Cats Win Marathon In Motor City". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04. (The last sentence of the article)
  7. "'Cats Come From Behind To Beat Tech". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  8. "'Cats Lose Possession Of Miner's Cup". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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  10. "Bernie Anderson Does Not Have Warm Welcome In Houghton". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
  11. "Miner's Cup Back In Marquette". NMU. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
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  13. "Northern Michigan vs Michigan Tech (Sep 19, 2009)". NMU. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  14. "Miner's Cup Is Coming Back To Marquette". NMU. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  15. "Huskies Shut Out NMU 12-0 to Claim the Miner's Cup". MTU. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  16. "Huskies Retain Miner's Cup with 21-18 Win at NMU". MTU. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  17. Wellens, Matt (2012-10-07). "Michigan Tech wins third straight Miner's Cup with aggressive first half attack against Northern Michigan". The Mining Journal. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  18. "Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan Official Box Score". MTU. Retrieved 2013-10-12.
  19. "Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan Official Box Score". MTU. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  20. "Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan Official Box Score". MTU. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
  21. "Michigan Tech vs. Northern Michigan Official Box Score". MTU. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  22. "Northern Michigan vs. Michigan Tech - Box Score - 9/30/2017". MTU. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  23. "Michigan Tech vs. Northern Mich. - Box Score - 10/27/2018". MTU. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  24. "Michigan Tech Huskies keep Miner's Cup with 24-20 football win over Northern Michigan University Wildcats". miningjournal.net. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  25. "Beating themselves: Northern Michigan University Wildcats' football team loses Miners Cup for 11th time in a row with another heartbreaking loss to Michigan Tech". miningjournal.net. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  26. Ludlum, Mike (October 16, 2022). "Michigan Tech wins 12th straight Miner's Cup Game over NMU". Upper Michigan Source. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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