Black Hills Brawl

The Black Hills Brawl is an annual football game between Black Hills State University and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.[1] Also known as The Battle for the Homestake Trophy[2][3][4] or rarely called the West River Rivalry,[citation needed] the winner of the game receives the Homestake Trophy.[5][6][7] The current venues the game is played in are Lyle Hare Stadium since 1960 (Black Hills State) and O'Harra Stadium since 1938 (South Dakota Mines). First played in 1895 and played 138 times, the Black Hills Brawl is the most played in NCAA Division II and tied for the oldest rivalry in DII (alongside the Battle of the Ravine); it is the 4th most played rivalry nationwide in any division (behind only The Game, Princeton–Yale, and The Rivalry).

Black Hills Brawl
SportFootball
Teams
First meetingNovember 28, 1895 (disputed)[1]
1900 (official)
Black Hills State 18–0 (disputed)
South Dakota Mines 1–0 (official)
Latest meetingSeptember 30, 2023
South Dakota Mines, 49–14
Next meeting2024, Rapid City
TrophyHomestake Trophy
Statistics
Meetings total138
All-time seriesSouth Dakota Mines leads, 66–61–11
Largest victoryBlack Hills State, 58–0 on October 6, 2007
Longest win streakSouth Dakota Mines, 9 (November 29, 1906, to October 7, 1916)
Current win streakSouth Dakota Mines, 1 (2023–present)
Black Hills Brawl is located in South Dakota
Black Hills State
Black Hills State
South Dakota Mines
South Dakota Mines

First game

The first meeting in November 28, 1895, was between SDSM&T (then known as the Dakota School of Mines) and a now-defunct and unrelated Methodist college in Hot Springs known as Black Hills College, after BHSU (then known as Spearfish Normal) turned Black Hills College down. Despite this, both current schools generally include this game in the rivalry's chronology, but do not count it against their records; the first official meeting did not come until 1900.[1]

Game results

Black Hills State victoriesSouth Dakota Mines victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
71 November 11, 1961 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 28–0
72 October 6, 1962 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 6–0
73 October 5, 1963 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 27–13
74 October 17, 1964 Rapid City, SD Tie20–20
75 October 16, 1965 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 20–0
76 October 22, 1966 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 13–7
77 October 21, 1967 Unknown South Dakota Mines 43–14
78 November 2, 1968 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 27–19
79 November 1, 1969 Unknown Black Hills State 30–3
80 September 19, 1970 Unknown Black Hills State 35–14
81 September 18, 1971 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 10–3
82 September 30, 1972 Unknown South Dakota Mines 13–6
83 September 29, 1973 Unknown South Dakota Mines 24–7
84 October 5, 1974 Spearfish, SD Tie7–7
85 October 4, 1975 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 24–6
86 October 9, 1976 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 17–7
87 October 8, 1977 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 41–14
88 September 30, 1978 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 35–21
89 September 29, 1979 Rapid City, SD Tie14–14
90 September 20, 1980 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 31–0
91 September 19, 1981 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 35–0
92 September 25, 1982 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 13–9
93 September 24, 1983 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 19–7
94 October 6, 1984 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 14–7
95 September 21, 1985 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 31–8
96 October 26, 1985 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 31–14
97 October 25, 1986 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 26–18
98 October 17, 1987 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 13–6
99 October 22, 1988 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 27–5
100 October 28, 1989 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 33–6
101 November 3, 1990 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 34–31OT
102 November 2, 1991 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 40–18
103 October 31, 1992 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 34–28
104 October 23, 1993 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 41–14
105 October 22, 1994 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 29–27
106 October 14, 1995 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 42–34
107 October 5, 1996 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 27–24
108 October 4, 1997 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 36–10
109 October 10, 1998 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 27–17
110 October 9, 1999 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 26–16
111 October 21, 2000 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 23–6
112 October 20, 2001 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 30–17
113 October 19, 2002 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 47–41OT
114 October 18, 2003 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 29–28
115 September 2, 2004 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 10–9
116 October 9, 2004 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 21–10
117 September 1, 2005 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 43–13
118 October 8, 2005 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 34–17
119 September 30, 2006 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 47–0
120 October 6, 2007 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 58–0
121 September 20, 2008 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 33–13
122 November 8, 2008 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 24–23
123 October 31, 2009 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 26–0
124 October 30, 2010 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 23–202OT
125 September 17, 2011 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 37–21
126 November 12, 2011 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 48–21
127 November 17, 2012 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 35–6
128 September 14, 2013 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 43–35
129 September 13, 2014 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 42–30
130 September 12, 2015 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 28–26
131 September 24, 2016 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 46–17
132 September 23, 2017 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 25–24
133 October 6, 2018 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 62–14
134 October 12, 2019 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 48–28
135 October 10, 2020 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 34–17
136 October 30, 2021 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 13–10
137 October 1, 2022 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 24–17
138 September 30, 2023 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 49–14
Series: South Dakota Mines leads 66–61–11[8][9]

Note: SDSM&T was known at the Dakota School of Mines until 1889, when it became the South Dakota School of Mines; it became SDSM&T in 1943. BHSU was known as Spearfish Normal until 1941, when it became the Black Hills Teachers College; it would be renamed Black Hills State College in 1964 and BHSU in 1989.

Basketbrawl

The men's basketball rivalry currently stands at 113–92, in favor of Black Hills State. Below are results where the score is known. The two have played each other since 1948.

Black Hills State victoriesSouth Dakota Mines victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
53 January 27, 1999 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 93–75
54 February 24, 1999 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 85–75
55 January 27, 2000 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 90–80
56 February 23, 2000 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 90–89
57 January 6, 2001 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 72–64
58 February 1, 2001 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 84–60
59 January 5, 2002 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 93–82
60 January 31, 2002 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 89–75
61 February 23, 2002 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 86–66
62 January 4, 2003 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 63–54
63 January 30, 2003 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 71–59
64 January 3, 2004 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 69–45
65 January 29, 2004 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 50–49
66 December 9, 2004 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 67–65
67 January 20, 2005 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 66–64
68 December 8, 2005 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 93–74
69 January 19, 2006 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 75–65
70 December 6, 2006 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 71–59
71 February 15, 2007 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 85–67
72 December 5, 2007 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 70–57
73 February 20, 2008 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 81–70
74 January 15, 2009 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 64–57
75 February 11, 2009 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 71–53
76 February 25, 2009 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 77–67
77 December 3, 2009 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 63–62
78 January 28, 2010 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 81–71
79 December 1, 2010 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 80–61
80 January 27, 2011 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 76–74
81 March 1, 2011 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 75–63
82 January 24, 2012 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 76–60
83 February 15, 2012 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 64–58
84 November 20, 2012 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 69–61
85 November 20, 2013 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 72–68
86 January 11, 2014 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 61–49
87 November 17, 2014 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 72–67
88 January 9, 2015 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 73–70
89 December 3, 2015 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 78–73
90 February 24, 2016 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 55–53
91 January 17, 2017 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center South Dakota Mines 65–54
92 February 11, 2017 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 78–59
93 January 16, 2018 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 92–69
94 February 6, 2018 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 66–65
95 December 1, 2018 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 57–56
96 March 1, 2019 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 69–61
97 November 26, 2019 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 70–66
98 February 28, 2020 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 59–58
99 March 3, 2020 Spearfish, SD South Dakota Mines 80–71
100 January 23, 2021 Rapid City, SD South Dakota Mines 79–78
101 January 20, 2022 Spearfish, SD Black Hills State 86–65
102 February 19, 2022 Rapid City, SD Black Hills State 79–65
Series: Tied 51–51

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