Capital Cup

Coined as the "Oldest Rivalry in the South", the Capital Cup is one of the longest-running college football rivalries in the United States. Contested yearly between the University of Richmond Spiders and College of William & Mary Tribe, only three rivalries in NCAA Division I have more games played: Lafayette–Lehigh, Princeton–Yale, and Harvard–Yale.

Richmond–William & Mary football rivalry
Richmond Spiders
William & Mary Tribe
First meetingNovember 19, 1898
Richmond, 15–0
Latest meetingNovember 18, 2023
Richmond, 27–26
Next meetingNovember 23, 2024
TrophyCapital Cup (current)
I-64 Trophy (former)
Statistics
Meetings total134
All-time seriesRichmond, 65–64–5 (.504)
Largest victoryRichmond, 48–0 (1907, 1916)
Longest win streakWilliam & Mary, 15 (1939–1954)
Current win streakRichmond, 1 (2023–present)
45km
30miles
William & Mary
Richmond
Locations of Richmond and William & Mary
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