On Thursday, Nov. 29, 1900, the University of Washington and Washington Agricultural College football teams fought to a 5-5 draw on a simple grass field in downtown Seattle. In the 125 years since that game, stadiums have been built, school names changed, conferences created, and trophies awarded. Through it all, rivalry has remained.
Saturday’s Apple Cup clash will be the 117th game played between the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars, whose lasting enmity for one another is responsible for one of college football’s most historic near-annual contests.
The rivalry has evolved a number of times in its history.