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| Battle for the Ol' School Bell | |
| Team1: | Jacksonville State Gamecocks |
| Team1logo: | Jacksonville State Gamecocks wordmark.svg |
| Team2: | Troy Trojans |
| Team2logo: | Troy Trojans logo.svg |
| Sport: | Football |
| Firstmeeting: | November 27, 1924 Jacksonville State, 14–9 |
| Mostrecent: | November 17, 2001 Troy State, 21–3 |
| Nextmeeting: | TBD |
| Total: | 63 |
| Series: | Jacksonville State leads, 32–29–2 |
| Largestvictory: | Troy State, 49–0 (1997) |
| Longeststreak: | Jacksonville State, 13 (1954–1966) |
| Currentstreak: | Troy, 7 (1995–2001) |
| Trophy: | Ol' School Bell |
| Map Location: | Alabama |
| Map Width: | 295 |
| Map Label1: | Jacksonville State |
| Map Mark1: | Red pog.svg |
| Map Label1 Position: | left |
| Coordinates1: | 33.82°N -85.77°W |
| Map Label2: | Troy |
| Map Mark2: | Steel pog.svg |
| Map Label2 Position: | right |
| Coordinates2: | 31.798°N -85.954°W |
The Battle for the Ol' School Bell was a rivalry between the Troy State Trojans (now the Troy Trojans) and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks when the two schools started playing together in Division II.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] The series continued as the Trojans moved to the FCS, with the Gamecocks moving to the FCS soon after. The series came to a halt when Troy moved to what is now the FBS.[7] [8] However, with Jacksonville State moving to the FBS and Conference USA in 2023, the rivalry may be renewed again in the near future.[9] The idea for a school bell trophy stemmed from the two schools' common origins as teachers' colleges.[10]
The two teams first met in 1924 in Jacksonville, Alabama. The last game was played in 2001.[11] Jacksonville State leads the series 32–29–2. Troy has won the last seven games of the series, while also going 12–3 since 1983 against the Gamecocks.