The Bell Game is an annual football contest between two high schools in Pueblo, Colorado, USA: Central High School and Centennial High School. They have been playing each other since 1892[1] in what is believed to be the oldest ongoing American football rivalry west of the Mississippi River[2] and the largest sports event of its kind in Colorado.[3] The rivalry is sometimes referred to as the "One Hundred Year War".[4] Since 1950, the teams have played for ownership of a railroad bell along with the right to paint it the winning school's colors and keep it in the winning school for sporting events and school activities.[5]
Year | Winner | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1892 | Central | 4-0 | |
1893 | Centennial | 4-0 | |
1897 | Centennial | 16-0 | |
1898 | Central | 74-0 | Central would go on to win an unofficial Colorado state championship. |
1900 | Centennial | 30-0 | |
1900 | Centennial | 11-0 | |
1903 | Centennial | 10-0 | |
1904 | Centennial | 70-0 | Centennial would go on to win the first official Colorado state championship. |
1905 | Centennial | 11-0 | |
1906 | Central | 4-0 | |
1907 | Tie Game | 6-6 | |
1921 | Central | 13-0 | |
1922 | Central | 9-0 | |
1923 | Centennial | 5-0 | |
1924 | Central | 22-13 | |
1925 | Central | 43-0 | |
1926 | Central | 6-3 | |
1927 | Central | 13-6 | |
1928 | Central | 21-0 | Central would go on to win Colorado state championship. |
1929 | Centennial | 12-0 | |
1930 | Central | 20-0 | |
1931 | Central | 24-6 | Central would end up Colorado state runner-up. |
1932 | Tie Game | 0-0 | |
1932 | Centennial | 27-0 | |
1933 | Centennial | 26-13 | |
1933 | Centennial | 12-6 | |
1934 | Centennial | 26-2 | |
1934 | Centennial | 7-6 | |
1935 | Central | 21-6 | |
1935 | Central | 13-0 | |
1936 | Tie Game | 0-0 | |
1936 | Tie Game | 0-0 | |
1937 | Tie Game | 7-7 | |
1938 | Central | 13-7 | Central would go on to win Colorado class A state championship. |
1939 | Centennial | 20-13 | Centennial would end up Colorado class A runner-up. |
1940 | Centennial | 7-6 | |
1941 | Centennial | 1-0 | Central would forfeit game for using ineligible players. |
1942 | Tie Game | 0-0 | |
1942 | Central | 12-7 | |
1943 | Centennial | 13-0 | |
1943 | Central | 7-0 | |
1944 | Central | 40-0 | Central would go on to win Colorado class A state championship. |
1945 | Centennial | 19-0 | Centennial would end up Colorado class A runner-up. |
1946 | Centennial | 26-21 | Centennial would go on to win a Colorado class AA state championship. |
1947 | Central | 33-13 | Central would go on to win Colorado class AA state championship. |
1948 | Central | 7-6 | |
1948 | Centennial | 13-0 | |
1949 | Central | 19-9 | |
1950 | Central | 40-27 | |
1950 | Central | 25-15 | First game where winner took possession of the victory bell. |
1951 | Central | 13-7 | |
1952 | Centennial | 14-0 | |
1953 | Central | 32-14 | |
1954 | Central | 24-0 | |
1955 | Central | 19-14 | |
1956 | Tie Game | 0-0 | |
1957 | Central | 19-0 | |
1958 | Central | 26-12 | Central would end up Colorado class AAA runner-up. |
1959 | Central | 13-6 | |
1960 | Central | 6-0 | |
1961 | Central | 28-14 | Central would go on to win Colorado class AAA state championship. |
1962 | Central | 13-0 | |
1963 | Centennial | 14-7 | Centennial would end up Colorado class AAA state runner-up. |
1964 | Central | 7-0 | |
1965 | Central | 46-0 | Central would go on to win Colorado class AAA state championship. |
1966 | Tie Game | 7-7 | |
1967 | Central | 10-0 | |
1968 | Centennial | 13-6 | |
1969 | Central | 44-13 | |
1970 | Central | 21-20 | |
1971 | Central | 6-0 | |
1972 | Tie Game | 7-7 | |
1973 | Central | 17-14 | |
1974 | Centennial | 13-12 | |
1975 | Centennial | 19-0 | |
1976 | Central | 14-7 | |
1977 | Centennial | 6-0 | |
1978 | Centennial | 13-7 | |
1979 | Central | 16-3 | |
1980 | Centennial | 19-7 | |
1981 | Central | 35-8 | |
1982 | Central | 35-0 | |
1983 | Central | 20-0 | |
1984 | Centennial | 13-6 | |
1985 | Central | 14-6 | |
1986 | Centennial | 14-0 | |
1987 | Centennial | 28-10 | Centennial would go on to win Colorado class AAA state championship. |
1988 | Central | 15-12 | |
1989 | Centennial | 29-17 | |
1990 | Central | 20-18 | |
1991 | Centennial | 40-15 | |
1992 | Centennial | 30-6 | Centennial would go on to win a Colorado class AAAAA state championship. |
1993 | Centennial | 34-15 | |
1994 | Centennial | 26-0 | |
1995 | Central | 21-14 | |
1996 | Centennial | 28-25 | |
1997 | Centennial | 7-6 | |
1998 | Central | 27-9 | |
1999 | Centennial | 69-53 | |
2000 | Central | 28-13 | 100th rivalry game played; 50th anniversary of the Bell Game. |
2001 | Centennial | 20-0 | |
2002 | Centennial | 42-14 | |
2003 | Central | 19-13 | |
2004 | Centennial | 58-14 | |
2005 | Centennial | 35-13 | |
2006 | Centennial | 32-14 | |
2007 | Central | 14-6 | |
2008 | Central | 22-21 (OT) | |
2009 | Central | 29-20 | |
2010 | Centennial | 32-20 | |
2011 | Centennial | 51-22 | |
2012 | Centennial | 41-39 | |
2013 | Centennial | 41-29 | |
2014 | Centennial | 28-26 | |
2015 | Central | 27-24 | |
2016 | Centennial | 31-7 | |
2017 | Centennial | 14-8 (OT) | |
2018 | Centennial | 24-12 |
As of the 2018 game, in the all-time series Central has 56 wins, Centennial has 53 wins, and the teams have tied 9 times.
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