Hickory Stick
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The Hickory Stick is a college football rivalry between NCAA Division II teams Northwest Missouri State University
and Truman State University
.
It is the oldest traveling trophy in Division II football.
The teams, which are founding members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
have been playing each other since 1908. With the expansion of the MIAA in 2012, teams in the league will play in divisions and the two schools are in different MIAA divisions. Consequently starting in 2012 they will play each other every other year.
proposed the two schools play each other on Veterans Day
. The award would be a polished hickory
stick which had originally come from the Harrison County, Missouri
farm where Northeast president Eugene Fair was born. Harrison County is in the district where students were supposed to go Northwest instead of Northeast.
The stick is two & a half feet long and tapers from a diameter of 1½” to about 1”. It was polished and lettered in the wood shop at Northwest. When it was created it had the scores from all the games since the two started playing in 1908 through 1930. The winner of the game dips the stick in the school color.
During the first games Northeast was coached by Don Faurot
while Northwest was coached by
The games were played on Veterans Day only in 1931-1933.
Abbreviations: K=Kirksville, Missouri
; M=Maryville, Missouri
; NW=Northwest; TS=Truman State
Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is a state university in Maryville, Missouri. Founded in 1905 as a teachers college, it offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus, based on the design for Forest Park at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, is the official Missouri State Arboretum....
and Truman State University
Truman State University
Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...
.
It is the oldest traveling trophy in Division II football.
The teams, which are founding members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association is a college athletic conference which operates in the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and effective in 2012 in Oklahoma in the Midwestern United States. The conference was formerly known as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic...
have been playing each other since 1908. With the expansion of the MIAA in 2012, teams in the league will play in divisions and the two schools are in different MIAA divisions. Consequently starting in 2012 they will play each other every other year.
History
In 1930 Northwest President Uel W. LamkinUel W. Lamkin
Uel Walter Lamkin was president of Northwest Missouri State University from 1921 to 1945.Lamkin was born in California, Missouri. He attended the private Clinton, Missouri Academy run by his father...
proposed the two schools play each other on Veterans Day
Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark...
. The award would be a polished hickory
Hickory
Trees in the genus Carya are commonly known as hickory, derived from the Powhatan language of Virginia. The genus includes 17–19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and big nuts...
stick which had originally come from the Harrison County, Missouri
Harrison County, Missouri
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,850 people, 3,658 households, and 2,487 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 4,316 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile...
farm where Northeast president Eugene Fair was born. Harrison County is in the district where students were supposed to go Northwest instead of Northeast.
The stick is two & a half feet long and tapers from a diameter of 1½” to about 1”. It was polished and lettered in the wood shop at Northwest. When it was created it had the scores from all the games since the two started playing in 1908 through 1930. The winner of the game dips the stick in the school color.
During the first games Northeast was coached by Don Faurot
Don Faurot
Donald Burrows Faurot was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Truman State University, from 1926 to 1934 and at the University of Missouri from 1935 to 1942 and again from 1946 to 1956...
while Northwest was coached by
The games were played on Veterans Day only in 1931-1933.
Game results
At the conclusion of the September 2, 2011 game, Truman has the edge in the series 54-33-4.| Date | Venue | NW | TS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-10-30 | ? | 0 | 63 | TS |
| 1916-11-30 | ? | 0 | 92 | TS |
| 1917-11-29 | ? | 0 | 35 | TS |
| 1919-10-18 | ? | 0 | 87 | TS |
| 1921-09-30 | ? | 0 | 13 | TS |
| 1922-10-06 | ? | 0 | 18 | TS |
| 1923-10-19 | ? | 15 | 3 | NW |
| 1924-10-31 | K | 0 | 14 | TS |
| 1925-10-16 | M | 12 | 3 | NW |
| 1926-10-29 | K | 7 | 50 | TS |
| 1927-11-25 | M | 6 | 55 | TS |
| 1928-11-29 | K | 7 | 33 | TS |
| 1929-11-28 | M | 6 | 7 | TS |
| 1930-11-27 | K | 7 | 20 | TS |
| 1931-11-11 | M | 7 | 0 | NW |
| 1932-11-11 | K | 0 | 6 | TS |
| 1933-11-11 | M | 0 | 19 | TS |
| 1934-11-09 | K | 0 | 36 | TS |
| 1935-11-08 | M | 6 | 20 | TS |
| 1936-11-06 | K | 0 | 7 | TS |
| 1937-10-08 | M | 0 | 0 | Tie |
| 1938-10-28 | K | 26 | 7 | NW |
| 1939-11-10 | M | 19 | 13 | NW |
| 1940-11-08 | M | 20 | 0 | NW |
| 1941-11-07 | M | 0 | 0 | Tie |
| 1946-11-08 | M | 6 | 12 | TS |
| 1947-11-08 | K | 22 | 6 | NW |
| 1948-11-06 | M | 13 | 12 | NW |
| 1949-11-04 | K | 27 | 20 | NW |
| 1950-11-04 | M | 13 | 13 | Tie |
| 1951-11-03 | K | 12 | 13 | TS |
| 1952-11-01 | M | 28 | 27 | NW |
| 1953-11-07 | K | 26 | 37 | TS |
| 1954-10-08 | M | 20 | 24 | TS |
| 1955-10-15 | K | 6 | 2 | NW |
| 1956-11-10 | M | 20 | 21 | TS |
| 1957-11-16 | K | 6 | 37 | TS |
| 1958-11-08 | M | 19 | 20 | TS |
| 1959-11-06 | K | 12 | 12 | Tie |
| 1960-10-22 | M | 20 | 26 | TS |
| 1961-10-21 | K | 7 | 35 | TS |
| 1962-11-03 | M | 7 | 43 | TS |
| 1963-11-02 | K | 7 | 22 | TS |
| 1964-10-31 | M | 8 | 20 | TS |
| 1965-10-31 | K | 14 | 20 | TS |
| 1966-10-15 | M | 24 | 21 | NW |
| 1967-10-14 | K | 13 | 7 | NW |
| 1968-11-16 | M | 7 | 9 | TS |
| 1969-11-15 | K | 12 | 39 | TS |
| 1970-10-31 | K | 7 | 35 | TS |
| 1971-10-30 | M | 3 | 16 | TS |
| 1972-10-28 | K | 10 | 0 | NW |
| 1973-10-27 | M | 7 | 6 | NW |
| 1974-11-09 | K | 13 | 10 | NW |
| 1975-11-08 | M | 0 | 20 | TS |
| 1976-11-13 | K | 10 | 42 | TS |
| 1977-11-12 | M | 19 | 31 | TS |
| 1978-10-21 | K | 7 | 27 | TS |
| 1979-10-20 | M | 13 | 9 | NW |
| 1980-10-25 | K | 10 | 14 | TS |
| 1981-10-24 | M | 0 | 52 | TS |
| 1982-10-23 | K | 13 | 63 | TS |
| 1983-10-22 | M | 21 | 27 | TS |
| 1984-11-03 | K | 42 | 20 | NW |
| 1985-11-02 | M | 24 | 35 | TS |
| 1986-10-04 | K | 17 | 19 | TS |
| 1987-10-10 | K | 0 | 23 | TS |
| 1988-10-01 | K | 29 | 55 | TS |
| 1989-10-28 | M | 13 | 16 | TS |
| 1990-10-27 | K | 31 | 34 | TS |
| 1991-10-19 | M | 28 | 37 | TS |
| 1992-10-17 | K | 20 | 28 | TS |
| 1993-09-25 | M | 16 | 38 | TS |
| 1994-09-24 | K | 10 | 37 | TS |
| 1995-10-07 | M | 10 | 44 | TS |
| 1996-10-12 | K | 52 | 22 | NW |
| 1997-11-08 | M | 34 | 10 | NW |
| 1998-11-07 | K | 41 | 7 | NW |
| 1999-10-02 | M | 42 | 32 | NW |
| 2000-09-30 | K | 31 | 20 | NW |
| 2001-10-20 | M | 23 | 24 | TS |
| 2002-10-26 | K | 31 | 24 | NW |
| 2003-11-01 | M | 37 | 0 | NW |
| 2004-10-23 | K | 45 | 42 | NW |
| 2005-09-10 | M | 17 | 0 | NW |
| 2006-09-16 | K | 31 | 10 | NW |
| 2007-09-22 | M | 53 | 6 | NW |
| 2008-09-20 | K | 49 | 0 | NW |
| 2009-09-26 | M | 70 | 0 | NW |
| 2010-09-25 | K | 44 | 10 | NW |
| 2011-09-02 | K | 65 | 3 | NW |
Abbreviations: K=Kirksville, Missouri
Kirksville, Missouri
Kirksville is the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. It is located in Benton Township. The population was 17,505 at the 2010 census. Kirksville also anchors a micropolitan area that comprises Adair and Schuyler counties. The city is perhaps best known as the location of Truman...
; M=Maryville, Missouri
Maryville, Missouri
Maryville is a city in Nodaway County, Missouri, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2000 census. The town, organized on February 14, 1845, was named for Mrs. Mary Graham, wife of Amos Graham, then the county clerk. Mary was the first Caucasian woman to have lived within the boundaries...
; NW=Northwest; TS=Truman State