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Blue–Green rivalry

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The Blue–Green Rivalry is the name of the rivalry between athletic teams from the University of California, Santa Barbara (Gauchos) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Mustangs). Athletic competition between the two schools began in the 1921 on the football field.

The rivalry is best known recently for its games between the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer and Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer teams and is called the "Greatest Rivalry In College Soccer".[4]

History

First meeting

The UCSB Gauchos and Cal Poly Mustangs met in their first collegiate athletic event on November 5, 1921.[5] Santa Barbara State Teachers College, as UC Santa Barbara was known then, started a football team and played Cal Poly, with Poly coming out as 42–0 winners.[5][6][7]

California Collegiate Athletic Association

The rivalry heated up when both schools were members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The Gauchos joined the CCAA in 1939 and the Mustangs joined in 1945. The two would remain in-conference rival until the Gauchos departed in 1969 for the newly formed Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

Big West Conference

The Pacific Coast Athletic Association would later become known as the Big West Conference. Cal Poly joined in 1996 and the two have been competing in-conference match ups since.

Formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry

The two schools announced the formalization of the Blue–Green Rivalry in 2009 to highlight the athletic accomplishments, but also to promote environmental sustainability.[8][9][10][11] October 2012 saw the schools increase promotions of the rivalry, including the addition of a new website.[12] However, this website has since been discontinued.

Results (Formalized rivalry era)

Men's soccer

The best known of the Blue–Green Rivalry games, Cal Poly and UCSB play each other twice a year in Big West Conference play. With both schools located on the Central Coast of California less than 100 miles apart, attendance has risen dramatically following the Gauchos' 2006 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship. The crowds of these games are record-setting and are among the highest regular season games in NCAA college soccer history.

Source: [20]

Men's basketball

Source: [21]

References

  1. ^ "UCSB All-Time Season Results" (PDF). ucsb.prestosports.com. August 2015. p. 11. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "No. 21 Gauchos Ready for Cal Poly Rematch on Prime Ticket". ucsbgauchos.com. October 23, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "UCSB, Cal Poly Renew Blue-Green Rivalry Thursday in SLO". ucsbgauchos.com. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "The Fourteen Greatest Rivalries In College Soccer". www.collegesoccernews.com/. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cal Poly Football History -- Year-by-Year Scores". issuu.com. Cal Poly Mustangs. 19 August 2015. p. 146. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Zant, John (April 23, 2015). "UCSB's Forgotten Football History". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  7. ^ Monson, Gordon (November 7, 1987). "Gauchos Back in Saddle Again: UC Santa Barbara Strives to Corral Football Program Often Gone Astray". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  9. ^ "Central Coast Rivals Announce Landmark Series". www.bigwest.org. October 16, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  10. ^ Zant, John (December 16, 2009). "UCSB Continues to Woo Sports Scholarship Donators". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Pair of Blue-Green points go to Cal Poly". presidiosports.com. April 10, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  12. ^ "UCSB, Cal Poly Unveil Blue-Green Rivalry Website". ucsbgauchos.com. October 18, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  13. ^ Scroggin, Joshua D. (January 26, 2011). "Mustangs-Gauchos rivalry could have a familiar feel". The Tribune. San Luis Obispo, California. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Blue-Green Rivalry". ucsbgauchos.cstv.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  15. ^ a b c "Point Breakdown - PAST WINNERS". bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  16. ^ a b c d "Blue-Green Rivalry: Cal Poly vs. UC Santa Barbara". Cal Poly Mustangs. Archived from the original on April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "Point Breakdown". bluegreenrivalry.com/point_breakdown/index. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  18. ^ "Mark Massari's Annual 'State of the Gauchos' Address Featured on Final Talk'n Gauchos Tuesday". www.ucsbgauchos.com. May 16, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Blue-Green Rivalry". Cal Poly Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  20. ^ "2017 Cal Poly Men's Soccer Schedule - Cal Poly". gopoly.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-11.
  21. ^ "The Blue–Green Rivalry History in Men's Basketball". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

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