Presidential Cup Bowl

The Presidential Cup Game (also known as the Presidential Cup Bowl) was a postseason American college football bowl game played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland, on December 9, 1950 between Texas A&M University and University of Georgia. Since 1986, it was revived as a college cup between the Ivy League and Patriot League.

Entering the Game

The Aggies, coached by Harry Stiteler, entered the contest with a 6-4 record. A&M had posted victories over Nevada, Texas Tech, VMI, TCU, Arkansas, and SMU; while dropping contests against Oklahoma, Baylor, Rice, and Texas. The game was A&M's first post-season appearance since a 19-14 defeat at the hands of LSU in the 1944 Orange Bowl. Having posted records of 0-9-1 and 1-8-1 in his first two seasons in College Station, the 1950 season marked a huge turn-around for Stiteler's program. The victory over Georgia, however, was to mark the end of his tenure at A&M.

Meanwhile in Athens, Coach Wally Butts' Bulldogs had scratched out a 6-2-3 record. The Red & Black enjoyed victories over Maryland, Mississippi State, Boston College, Florida, Auburn, and Furman; fought to ties with Saint Mary's, North Carolina, and LSU; and lost 14-7 against Alabama, and 7-0 to Georgia Tech. The trip to College Park was Georgia's 7th bowl venture, and would be UGA's first December bowl outing.

Game result

Date Played	Winning Team		Losing Team		Location
December 9, 1950	Texas A&M	40	Georgia	20	College Park, Maryland

1986-Present: Ivy League vs. Patriot League

Since 1986, the President's Cup has been a yearly series between Ivy League and the Patriot League programs which concludes by coaches votes on the first week of December. The final two finishers are ranked by first place votes of the coaches.

Season	Champion		Runner-Up
1986	Pennsylvania	10	Holly Cross	6
1987	Harvard	9	Holly Cross	7
1988	Lafayette	13	Cornell	3
1989	Yale	11	Holly Cross	5
1990	Holly Cross	16	Dartmouth	0
1991	Holly Cross	9	Dartmouth	7
1992	Dartmouth	14	Lafayette	2
1993	Pennsylvania	13	Lehigh	3
1994	Pennsylvania	10	Lafayette	6
1995	Lehigh	13	Princeton	3
1996	Bucknell	10	Dartmouth	6
1997	Harvard	16	Colgate	0
1998	Pennsylvania	9	Lehigh	7
1999	Brown	13	Colgate	3
2000	Lehigh	9	Pennsylvania	7
2001	Harvard	10	Lehigh	6
2002	Pennsylvania	16	Colgate	0
2003	Pennsylvania	9	Colgate	7
2004	Harvard	16	Lafayette	0
2005	Colgate	10	Brown	6
2006	Yale	9	Lafayette	7
2007	Harvard	9	Fordham	7
2008	Colgate	16	Harvard	0
2009	[[Pennsylvania	16 Holly Cross	3

See also

List of college bowl games