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Maine vs. New Hampshire

Series Record: Series tied 43-43-8 (2004)
Trophy: The Brice-Cowell Musket.
Notes: The musket is named after two great former coaches - Fred Brice of Maine and Bill Cowell of New Hampshire. The tradition began in the late 1940s by each school's alumni chapters in Portland, Maine. The musket is a flintlock rifle made between 1722 and 1745 in Falmouth, Maine.

Marshall vs. Ohio

"Battle for the Bell"

Series Record: Ohio leads 29-17-6 (2004)
Trophy: The Bell

Miami (FL) vs. Syracuse

Series Record: Miami leads 15-7 (2003)
Notes: the series will probably be discontinued with Miami's movement to the ACC.

Miami (OH) vs. Ohio

Series Record: Miami (OH) leads 50-29-2 (2004)

Michigan vs. Michigan State

Series Record: Michigan leads 64-28-5 (2004)
Trophy: Paul Bunyan Governor of Michigan Trophy

Michigan vs. Minnesota

Series Record: Michigan leads 67-23-3 (2004)
Trophy: The Little Brown Jug

Michigan vs. Notre Dame

Series Record: Michigan leads 18-13-1 (2004)

Michigan vs. Ohio State

Series Record: Michigan leads 57-38-6 (2004)
Trophy: No trophy, but traditionally Ohio State players get a gold charm in the shape of a pair of pants if they win. It is unknown if Michigan players get anything.

Michigan State vs. Notre Dame

Series Record: Notre Dame leads 43-24-1 (2004)
Trophy: The Megaphone

Michigan State vs. Penn State

Series Record: Michigan State leads 11-10-1 (2004)
Trophy: The Land Grant Trophy

Middle Tennessee State vs. Tennessee Tech

Series Record: Middle Tennessee State leads 35-32-7 (2000)
Trophy:The schools have different names for it. MTSU calls it the Totem Pole. Tennessee Tech refers to it as Shinny Ninny.
Notes: With MTSU moving up to I-A, the rivalry is on hiatus, with no current plans to resume.

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin

Series Record: Minnesota leads 59-47-8 (2004)
Trophy: Paul Bunyan's Axe
Notes: This is the oldest rivalry in NCAA Division I-A. The teams have met every year since 1907. Before Paul Bunyan's Axe, the teams played for the "Slab of Bacon", a piece of wood with the word "BACON" and a figure that would represent an "M" or a "W" depending on the point of reference. The idea was that the winning team "brought home the bacon". It was lost in the early 1940's, but resurfaced in 1994. The tradition of Paul Bunyan's Axe started in 1948.

Minnesota State vs. St. Cloud State

Trophy: The Athletic Trainer's Kit

Mississippi State vs. Ole Miss

"The Egg Bowl"

Series Record: Ole Miss leads 58-37-6 (2004)
Trophy: The Golden Egg trophy
Notes: The game is also known as the "Battle for the Golden Egg". The "Golden Egg" is a trophy in the shape of an old-time football on a pedestal. Because of its ovalesque shape, it resembles an egg; thus the name. Ole Miss leads the series 49-22-5 in games since the teams began playing for the "Golden Egg" trophy in 1927.

Missouri vs. Nebraska

Series Record: Nebraska leads 62-33-3 (2004)
Trophy: The Missouri-Nebraska Bell

Missouri Southern State vs. Pittsburg State(KS)

"The Miner's Bowl"

Montana vs. Montana State

"Brawl in the Wild"

Series Record: Montana leads 65-34-5 (2004)
Trophy: "Grizzly-Bobcat Painting"

Moravian (PA) vs. Muhlenberg (PA)

Morehouse vs. Tuskegee

"Rivertown Classic"

Record: Tuskegee leads 58-27-7 (2000)