Jefferson-Eppes Trophy - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

**Battle for the Jefferson–Eppes Trophy**

Created in 1995, the Jefferson–Eppes Trophy is awarded to the winner of the college football

American football

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game between the Seminoles

Florida State Seminoles football

The Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in college football. The Florida State Seminoles compete in NCAA Division I-FBS and are members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

of Florida State University

Florida State University

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and Cavaliers

Virginia Cavaliers football

Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...

of the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

. It is named for former United States President

President of the United States

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and founder of the University of Virginia

University of Virginia

The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...

, Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...

, and Jefferson's grandson Francis W. Eppes VII

Francis W. Eppes

Francis Wayles Eppes VII was the grandson of President Thomas Jefferson. After moving from Virginia with his family to near Tallahassee, Florida in 1829, he established a cotton plantation. In 1856 Eppes donated land and money to gain the location in Tallahassee of one of the first two...

, a three-time mayor of Tallahassee and president of the Board of Trustees of the Seminary West of the Suwannee

Florida State University

, now Florida State University.

Although the game is played for a trophy, it is not considered a significant rivalry. Virginia's biggest rivalries are with Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Hokies football

The Virginia Tech Hokies football team is a college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-FBS, in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They have more wins in team history than any other program in the ACC. Their home games are played at Lane Stadium which seats over...

for the Commonwealth Cup

Commonwealth Cup

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and North Carolina

North Carolina Tar Heels football

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in the South's Oldest Rivalry

South's Oldest Rivalry

The South's Oldest Rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Virginia Cavaliers football team of the University of Virginia and the North Carolina Tar Heels football team of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...

. FSU's most meaningful rivalries are with Florida

Florida Gators football

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in the Florida–Florida State game and Miami

Miami Hurricanes football

The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...

in the Miami–Florida State game. When the ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

split into divisions in 2005, the annual rivalry between Florida State and Virginia ceased, as the Seminoles were assigned to the Atlantic Division and the Cavaliers to the Coastal Division. Though each team in the ACC plays an annual game against one designated cross-divisional rival, both teams' more historic rivals were awarded these positions (Maryland

Maryland Terrapins football

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for Virginia, Miami for Florida State). As a result, Florida State and Virginia have not played on an annual basis since 2006.

The most recent meeting took place on November 19, 2011, with Virginia winning 14–13 in Tallahassee.

Origin

The idea for the Jefferson–Eppes Trophy was conceived by Florida State University President Talbot D'Alemberte. UVA link

Construction

The trophy is composed of an intricately wrought silver pitcher presented to the city of Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

by Eppes in 1842 and set upon a wood base made of remains of the McGuffey Ash, which was once the largest tree on the Grounds of the University of Virginia but suffered a fatal tree disease in 1990. The trophy was designed by famed artist Ryan Parker.

Game results

The Jefferson–Eppes Trophy
Date	Year	Location	Winner	Score

Oct. 31	1992	Charlottesville	Florida State	13–3
Oct. 16	1993	Tallahassee	Florida State	40–14
Sept. 3	1994	Tallahassee	Florida State	41–17
Nov. 2	1995	Charlottesville	Virginia	33–28
Oct. 26	1996	Tallahassee	Florida State	31–27
Oct. 25	1997	Charlottesville	Florida State	47–21
Nov. 7	1998	Tallahassee	Florida State	45–14
Nov. 2	1999	Charlottesville	Florida State	35–10
Oct. 21	2000	Tallahassee	Florida State	37–3
Oct. 20	2001	Charlottesville	Florida State	43–7
Aug. 31	2002	Tallahassee	Florida State	40–19
Oct. 18	2003	Charlottesville	Florida State	19–14
Oct. 16	2004	Tallahassee	Florida State	36–3
Oct. 15	2005	Charlottesville	Virginia	26–21
Nov. 4	2006	Tallahassee	Florida State	33–0
Oct. 2	2010	Charlottesville	Florida State	34–14
Nov. 19	2011	Tallahassee	Virginia	14–13

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