Territorial Cup
Overview
 


The Territorial Cup is a trophy
Trophy
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 that is awarded to the winner of an American college football
College football
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 rivalry
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 game, commonly referred to as "The Duel in the Desert," played annually between the Arizona State Sun Devils football
Arizona State Sun Devils football
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 team of Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 (ASU) and the Arizona Wildcats football
Arizona Wildcats football
The Arizona Wildcats football team is the football team of the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The team competes in the Pacific-12 Conference at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level.-Early years:...

 team of the University of Arizona
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

 (UA), and has also served as the symbol of the long standing rivalry between the two schools. The Territorial Cup is one of the oldest trophy rivalry games in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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The Territorial Cup was originally awarded to the Arizona Territorial Normal School football team for winning the Arizona Territorial Football League Championship after a season of three games in 1899.
 
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