Coal Bowl should not be confused with Friends of Coal Bowl.
| Wide: | yes |
| Coal Bowl | |
| Team1: | California Vulcans |
| Team1logo: | Cal Vulcans wordmark.png |
| Team2: | IUP Crimson Hawks |
| Team2logo: | IUP logo.svg |
| Sport: | Football |
| Firstmeeting: | October 17, 1908 Tie, 0–0 |
| Mostrecent: | October 7, 2023 Cal U, 30–20 |
| Nextmeeting: | 2024 |
| Total: | 98 |
| Series: | IUP leads, 65–30–3 |
| Largestvictory: | IUP, 69–0 (1912) |
| Longeststreak: | IUP, 20 (1985–2004) |
| Currentstreak: | Cal U, 1 (2023–present) |
| Trophy: | Coal Miners Pail Trophy |
| Trophy Series: | Cal U leads, 9–5 |
| Map Location: | Pennsylvania |
| Map Width: | 295 |
| Map Label1: | California (PA) |
| Map Mark1: | Red pog.svg |
| Map Label1 Position: | right |
| Coordinates1: | 40.067°N -79.885°W |
| Map Label2: | IUP |
| Map Mark2: | Steel pog.svg |
| Map Label2 Position: | right |
| Coordinates2: | 40.617°N -79.16°W |
The Coal Bowl is an American college football game between Pennsylvania Western University California and Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The two universities, both members of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC). The two universities first competed in 1918. The name was added to the rivalry in 2009. The winner will earn the Coal Miners Pail Trophy, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coal Association.
The trophy was established by brothers Barry "Buck" and Bob Lippencott. Buck played football at Indiana (IUP) and Bob played at California, competing against each other in 1963 and 1964. The brothers made a donation to their universities to establish an athletic scholarship.[1] In addition, proceeds from sponsorship of the Pennsylvania Coal Association will be split between the two schools.[2] [3]