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Battle for the Old Mountain Jug
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Mountaineers football The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the college football team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Southern Conference since 1972, and are currently a Division I Football Championship Subdivision member of the National... Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Catamounts The Western Carolina Catamounts are the athletic teams of Western Carolina University. The Catamounts compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Southern Conference. Western fields sixteen varsity sports teams. The Catamount football team competes in Division I Football...
First game played	November 5, 1932
Series win-loss record	Appalachian State leads, 56–18–1
Current trophy holder	Appalachian State

The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug is an American college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

 rivalry

College rivalry

Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically...

 game played annually by the Appalachian State Mountaineers football

Appalachian State Mountaineers football

The Appalachian State Mountaineers football team is the college football team at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The Mountaineers have competed in the Southern Conference since 1972, and are currently a Division I Football Championship Subdivision member of the National...

 team of Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University is a comprehensive , public, coeducational university located in Boone, North Carolina, United States. Appalachian State, also referred to as Appalachian, App State, or simply App, is the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system...

 and the Western Carolina Catamounts football team of Western Carolina University

Western Carolina University

Western Carolina University is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system....

.

Series history

The Mountaineers and Catamounts first played a football game in 1932, the two teams have played annually without interruption since 1946. The trophy series began in 1976.

Resembling a moonshine

Moonshine

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 jug, the Old Mountain Jug, the trophy awarded to the winner since 1976, is painted gold with Appalachian State's mascot, a Mountaineer

Appalachian State Mountaineers

The Appalachian State Mountaineers are the athletic teams that represent Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, United States. The Mountaineers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and have been a member of the Southern Conference since 1972....

, and Western Carolina's mascot, a Catamount, on opposing sides.
Prior to the game in 1976, the idea was pitched of heightening the long-standing rivalry. The jug idea was presented to alumni

Alumnus

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 of both universities and the Sports Information Directors

Sports information director

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 were charged with drumming up media exposure. The jug was donated by Roby Triplet, the manager of the Appalachian State Bookstore. It weighs approximately 25 pounds

Pound (mass)

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 and is capped with a traditional cork

Cork (material)

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. Dee Triplet, Roby's wife, painted the jug. Excluding minor touchups, the jug and its logos have not been altered since their creation.

In the mid-1980s, the series was mentioned as "the best football rivalry you've never heard of" by Sports Illustrated

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. The 1979 game was the second-ever live broadcast on the ESPN

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 sports network.

Game results

The Appalachian State and Western Carolina rivalry dates back to 1932 with the Appalachian State Mountaineers holding a 56–18–1 advantage over the Western Carolina Catamounts. The two teams have squared off for 63 consecutive years since the game was suspended for World War II

World War II

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, 1942–1945.

Appalachian State victories are colored gold. Western Carolina victories are colored purple. Ties are shaded gray.

Date	Location	Winner	Score
November 5, 1932	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	20–0
October 13, 1933	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	15–0
October 12, 1934	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	6–0
October 26, 1935	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	12–0
October 17, 1936	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	20–2
November 6, 1937	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	14–0
October 29, 1938	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–0
October 6, 1939	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	54–7
October 11, 1940	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	40–8
October 11, 1941	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	35–0
November 9, 1946	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	42–6
November 1, 1947	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	20–0
September 25, 1948	Asheville, NC	Appalachian State	14–13
September 24, 1949	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	13–6
September 16, 1950	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	13–6
September 22, 1951	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	26–6
September 21, 1952	Asheville, NC	Appalachian State	20–12
September 27, 1953	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	7–0
September 19, 1954	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	27–7
September 14, 1955	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	7–6
September 15, 1956	Asheville, NC	Appalachian State	19–7
September 24, 1957	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	25–0
September 25, 1958	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	32–22
September 26, 1959	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	14–12
September 24, 1960	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	2–6
September 23, 1961	Asheville, NC	Appalachian State	25–12
September 22, 1962	Asheville, NC	Tie	6–6
September 28, 1963	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	14–3
September 26, 1964	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	27–10
September 25, 1965	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	7–0
September 24, 1966	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	35–33
September 23, 1967	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	21–0
September 28, 1968	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	28–14
September 27, 1969	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	35–7
September 26, 1970	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	17–10
September 25, 1971	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	26–0
November 18, 1972	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	35–21
September 22, 1973	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	23–14

Date	Location	Winner	Score
September 28, 1974	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	21–17
November 15, 1975	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	20–11
October 2, 1976	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	24– 17
November 19, 1977	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	44–14
November 18, 1978	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	39–13
September 22, 1979	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	35–27
November 1, 1980	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–24
November 21, 1981	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	21–10
November 20, 1982	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	'26–24
November 19, 1983	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	41–15
October 6, 1984	Boone, NC	Western Carolina	34–7
November 9, 1985	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	27–14
August 30, 1986	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	17–13
November 21, 1987	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	33–13
November 5, 1988	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	42–21
November 18, 1989	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	31–20
October 20, 1990	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	27–9
November 16, 1991	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	24–14
November 21, 1992	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	14–12
November 13, 1993	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	20–16
November 12, 1994	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	12–7
November 11, 1995	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	28–3
November 16, 1996	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	24–17
November 15, 1997	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	13–7
November 21, 1998	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	23–6
November 13, 1999	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	34–10
November 11, 2000	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	35–28
November 10, 2001	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	34–24
November 16, 2002	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	24–14
November 15, 2003	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	26–18
November 13, 2004	Cullowhee, NC	Western Carolina	30–27
November 12, 2005	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	35–7
November 11, 2006	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	31–9
November 10, 2007	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	79–35
November 22, 2008	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	35–10
November 21, 2009	Boone, NC	Appalachian State	19–14
October 23, 2010	Cullowhee, NC	Appalachian State	37–14

External links

• GoASU - Official Appalachian State athletics site
• Catamount Sports - Official Western Carolina athletics site