| Wide: | yes |
| Academic Bowl | |
| Team1: | Case Western Reserve Spartans |
| Team2: | Carnegie Mellon Tartans |
| Firstmeeting: | September 20, 1986 Case Western Reserve 21, Carnegie Mellon 14 |
| Mostrecent: | November 11, 2023 Carnegie Mellon 31, Case Western Reserve 21 |
| Nextmeeting: | Saturday, November 16, 2024 |
| Total: | 37 |
| Series: | Carnegie Mellon leads 22–15 |
| Largestvictory: | Carnegie Mellon 56, Case Western Reserve 0 (1993) |
| Longeststreak: | Case Western Reserve, 8 (2007–2014) |
| Currentstreak: | Carnegie Mellon, 5 (2018–present) |
| Map Location: | USA Northeast |
| Map Width: | 275 |
| Map Label1: | Case Western Reserve |
| Map Mark1: | Blue pog.svg |
| Map Label1 Position: | left |
| Coordinates1: | 41.504°N -81.608°W |
| Map Label2: | Carnegie Mellon |
| Map Mark2: | Black pog.svg |
| Map Label2 Position: | right |
| Coordinates2: | 40.4433°N -79.9436°W |
The Academic Bowl is an annual rivalry football game and trophy between the Spartans of Case Western Reserve University and Tartans of Carnegie Mellon University.
Predating the Academic Bowl trophy name, Carnegie Tech first played Case Tech in 1907[1] and Western Reserve in 1909,[2] meeting up multiple times over the next few decades. Upon the merger of Case Tech and Western Reserve, the match-up resumed in 1970.[3] It was not until 1986 when the Academic Bowl was officially created. The match-up mirrors the sports rivalry between the two cities of Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
The Academic Bowl emphasizes “Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence,” as both universities are often ranked scholastically among the top in the nation, especially as research universities.[4]
Coach Rich Lackner coached the Tartans in the first 34 games of the rivalry, achieving a 19–15 record. He was succeeded by Ryan Larsen, who is undefeated in the rivalry. For Case Western Reserve, Coach Greg Debeljak carries a 10–11 record, including the longest winning streak at eight games.