Territorial Cup Trophy

Territorial Cup
The Territorial Cup is a trophy that is awarded annually to the winner of the college football game between the Arizona State University (ASU) Sun Devils and the University of Arizona (UA) Wildcats and has also served as the symbol of the long standing rivalry between the two schools. The NCAA has certified it as the oldest award given for a rivalry game.

In 2001 then ASU President Lattie Coor ordered that the Territorial Cup be shared with the University of Arizona such that the winner of the Big Game takes custody of the cup for the ensuing year. President Coor and then UA President Peter Likens signed a protocol governing use of the cup and assigning responsibility for the cup to specific offices at each university.

Reed and Barton
The cup itself is silverplate over britannia base metal and was manufactured by Reed and Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts. It was a standard style priced at $20 ($439.89 in 2007 dollars) in Reed and Barton's 1910 catalog. The inscription reads "Arizona Foot Ball League Championship 1899 Normal".

Reed and Barton has agreed to manufacture the new State Farm Territorial Cup Series Trophy. The design will incorporate an updated version of the Territorial Cup mounted onto a base. The design of the base will incorporate all of the sports that Arizona and Arizona State compete with each other in. It will recount the history of the Territorial Cup itself, noting it as the oldest rivalry trophy in college football. In addition, there will be a "Bragging Rights" area which will incorporate the logo of the school that currently holds the trophy.

The new State Farm Territorial Cup Series Trophy is being designed and manufactured right now and should be unveiled during the spring of 2010.

- Historical data courtesy of University Archives, ASU Libraries.