| Wide: | yes |
| Grand Canyon Trophy Game | |
| Team1: | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks |
| Team1logo: | Northern Arizona Athletics wordmark.svg |
| Team2: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Team2logo: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds Script Logo.png |
| Firstmeeting: | September 11, 1982 Northern Arizona 36, Southern Utah 15 |
| Mostrecent: | October 16, 2021 Northern Arizona 59, Southern Utah 35 |
| Nextmeeting: | September 9, 2028 |
| Total: | 26 |
| Series: | Northern Arizona leads, 16–10 |
| Largestvictory: | Northern Arizona 53, Southern Utah 3 (1983 and 1993) |
| Longeststreak: | Northern Arizona, 5 (2001–2010) |
| Currentstreak: | Northern Arizona, 3 (2021–present) |
| Trophy: | Grand Canyon Trophy |
The Grand Canyon Trophy Game[1] (also known as the Grand Canyon Rivalry[2] [3] is a series of American college football games, described by some as a rivalry, between the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds. The Grand Canyon Trophy is presented to the winner of the game. The Lumberjacks are the current holder of the trophy.
Between 1982 and 2011, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah played fifteen times as non-conference opponents. Since 1970, Northern Arizona has been a member of the Big Sky Conference, playing at a Division I level. Southern Utah's division and conference affiliation fluctuated during this time. However, in 2011, the Big Sky conference expanded to 13 football-playing members, and Southern Utah University was extended an all-sports invitation.[4] Since then, the Lumberjacks and Thunderbirds have competed every year. In 2012, the Grand Canyon Trophy was introduced as a traveling trophy that would go to the winner.[5] The trophy was first won by Southern Utah by a score of 35–29.[6] In 2022, Southern Utah left the Big Sky Conference for the Western Athletic Conference. The two schools have scheduled a 12-game home and home series for the 2028 through 2039 seasons.[7]