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Battle for the Ol' School Bell

American college football rivalry

Summary

American college football rivalry

FieldValue
wideyes
nameBattle for the Ol' School Bell
team1Jacksonville State Gamecocks
team1logoJacksonville State Gamecocks wordmark.svg
team2Troy Trojans
team2logoTroy Trojans logo.svg
sportFootball
firstmeetingNovember 27, 1924
Jacksonville State, 14–9
mostrecentDecember 16, 2025
Jacksonville State, 17–13
total64
seriesJacksonville State leads, 34–28–2
largestvictoryTroy State, 49–0 (1997)
longeststreakJacksonville State, 13 (1954–1966)
currentstreakJacksonville State, 1 (2025–present)
trophyOl' School Bell
map_locationAlabama
map_width295
map_label1Jacksonville State
map_mark1Red pog.svg
map_label1_positionleft
coordinates1
map_label2Troy
map_mark2Steel pog.svg
map_label2_positionright
coordinates2
map_captionLocations in Alabama

Jacksonville State, 14–9 Jacksonville State, 17–13

The Battle for the Ol' School Bell is a rivalry between the Troy Trojans (formerly the Troy State Trojans) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks when the two schools started playing together in Division II. The idea for a school bell trophy stemmed from the two schools' common origins as teachers' colleges.

The series continued as the Trojans moved to Division I-AA (now the FCS), with the Gamecocks moving to the division soon after. The series came to a halt when Troy moved to what is now the Division I FBS, with their last meeting being in 2001.

In 2023, Jacksonville State moved to the FBS after joining Conference USA; the two teams met for the first time in FBS play on December 16, 2025, during the 2025 Salute to Veterans Bowl.

History

The two teams first met in 1924 in Jacksonville, Alabama. The series was halted after the 2001 game with Troy State move to FBS. Jacksonville State leads the series 34–28–2. Troy has gone 12–4 since 1983 against the Gamecocks. The teams faced each other in the Salute to Veterans Bowl on December 16, 2025 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, with Jacksonville State prevailing 17–13.

Game results

| November 27, 1924 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 14 | Troy State | 9 | October 28, 1927 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 26 | Troy State | 12 | November 16, 1928 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 20 | Troy State | 0 | October 3, 1931 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 6 | Troy State | 24 | November 12, 1932 | Montgomery, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 20 | November 10, 1933 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 7 | Troy State | 18 | October 26, 1934 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 32 | November 11, 1938 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 6 | Troy State | 6 | November 11, 1939 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 27 | November 8, 1940 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 7 | Troy State | 0 | October 17, 1946 | Anniston, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 12 | October 17, 1947 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 14 | Troy State | 0 | October 14, 1948 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 25 | Troy State | 13 | December 18, 1948 | Pensacola, FL| Jacksonville State | 19 | Troy State | 0 | October 15, 1949 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 6 | Troy State | 27 | October 14, 1950 | Montgomery, AL| Jacksonville State | 9 | Troy State | 0 | October 13, 1951 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 13 | Troy State | 7 | October 18, 1952 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 6 | Troy State | 19 | October 17, 1953 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 7 | Troy State | 13 | October 16, 1954 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 38 | Troy State | 7 | October 15, 1955 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 12 | Troy State | 0 | October 13, 1956 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 27 | Troy State | 14 | October 12, 1957 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 13 | Troy State | 0 | October 11, 1958 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 20 | Troy State | 7 | October 10, 1959 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 35 | Troy State | 12 | October 8, 1960 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 27 | Troy State | 6 | October 7, 1961 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 22 | Troy State | 21 | October 6, 1962 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 21 | Troy State | 14 | October 5, 1963 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 15 | Troy State | 8 | October 3, 1964 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 38 | Troy State | 0 | October 2, 1965 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 9 | Troy State | 7 | October 15, 1966 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 27 | Troy State | 6 | October 14, 1967 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 46 | October 19, 1968 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 31 | October 18, 1969 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 6 | Troy State | 37 | October 17, 1970 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 55 | Troy State | 10 | October 16, 1971 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 28 | Troy State | 42 | November 11, 1972 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 14 | Troy State | 14 | November 10, 1973 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 38 | Troy State | 14 | November 16, 1974 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 23 | Troy State | 12 | November 15, 1975 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 10 | Troy State | 26 | November 13, 1976 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 16 | Troy State | 19 | November 12, 1977 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 17 | Troy State | 9 | November 11, 1978 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 42 | Troy State | 21 | November 10, 1979 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 10 | Troy State | 12 | November 15, 1980 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 13 | Troy State | 8 | November 14, 1981 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 31 | Troy State | 24 | November 13, 1982 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 49 | Troy State | 14 | November 12, 1983 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 3 | Troy State | 45 | November 10, 1984 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 39 | Troy State | 42 | November 16, 1985 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 14 | Troy State | 31 | November 15, 1986 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 43 | Troy State | 45 | November 14, 1987 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 9 | Troy State | 14 | November 5, 1988 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 31 | Troy State | 3 | November 4, 1989 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 38 | Troy State | 3 | November 3, 1990 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 21 | Troy State | 10 | October 21, 1995 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 7 | Troy State | 35 | October 26, 1996 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 21 | Troy State | 31 | November 22, 1997 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 49 | November 21, 1998 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 7 | Troy State | 31 | November 20, 1999 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 16 | Troy State | 35 | November 18, 2000 | Jacksonville, AL| Jacksonville State | 0 | Troy State | 28 | November 17, 2001 | Troy, AL| Jacksonville State | 3 | Troy State | 21 | December 16, 2025 | Montgomery, AL | Jacksonville State | 17 | Troy | 13

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