| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Type | Collegiate |
| First meeting | 1895 Tie, 0–0 |
| Latest meeting | October 28, 1995 Pacific, 32–30 |
| Stadiums | Spartan Stadium and Stagg Memorial Stadium |
| Trophy | The Victor's Bell |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 68 |
| All-time series | San Jose State leads, 43–23–6 |
| Trophy series | San Jose State leads, 29–17–2 |
| Largest victory | Pacific, 46–0 (1923) |
| Longest win streak | San Jose State, 9 wins (1984–1992) |
The Battle for the Victor's Bell is the name given to the now defunct Pacific–San José State football rivalry. It was a college football rivalry between the Pacific Tigers football team of the University of the Pacific and the San José State Spartans football team of San José State University.
University of the Pacific was founded in 1851 in Santa Clara, California but soon moved to San Jose, California, and claims to be the first institution of higher education in California.[1] San José State University was founded in San Jose, California in 1857 and is California's first public institution of higher education. Due to the "private vs. public" institutional competitiveness and the close geographical proximity of the two schools, a natural "cross-town" rivalry was born.
The series ended in 1995, when Pacific dissolved its football team citing cost issues.[2] At the conclusion of the rivalry, San Jose State led the series, 43–23–6 for a total of 72 matches. Beginning in 1949 the winner of the game received The Victor's Bell.
- ^ "Pacific's Mission". University of the Pacific. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Archives, L. A. Times (December 20, 1995). "Pacific Decides to Drop Football". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 2, 2023.