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George Mason–VCU rivalry

The George Mason–VCU rivalry is a college sports rivalry between the VCU Rams of Virginia Commonwealth University and the George Mason Patriots of George Mason University.[1] Both universities are present members of the Atlantic 10 Conference,[2] and for a majority of their rivalry history, members of the Colonial Athletic Association.[3]

GMU–VCU rivalry
George Mason Patriots
VCU Rams
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Statistics
Meetings total258 known
All-time seriesVCU leads 141–112–15
Map
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George Mason
Locations of George Mason and VCU

The rivalry has no specific name, although the two teams are often referred to as I-95 rivals, an alliteration to the main highway between Richmond and Fairfax.

History edit

George Mason University's history dates back to 1949, when the University of Virginia opened a branch in Northern Virginia.[4] The extension center offered both for credit and non-credit informal classes in the evenings in the Vocational Building of the Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Virginia.

A resolution of the Virginia General Assembly in January 1956 changed the extension center into University College, the Northern Virginia branch of the University of Virginia.[5][self-published source] John Norville Gibson Finley served as director.[6] Seventeen freshmen students attended classes at University College in a small renovated elementary school building in Bailey's Crossroads starting in September 1957.[7] In 1958 University College became George Mason College.[5]

The city of Fairfax purchased and donated 150 acres (0.61 km2) of land to the University of Virginia for the college's new site, which is now referred to as the Fairfax Campus. In 1959, the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia selected a permanent name for the college: George Mason College of the University of Virginia. The Fairfax campus construction planning that began in early 1960 showed visible results when the development of the first 40 acres (160,000 m2) of Fairfax Campus began in 1962. In the Fall of 1964 the new campus welcomed 356 students.[citation needed]

During the 1966 Session of the Virginia General Assembly, Alexandria delegate James M. Thomson, with the backing of the University of Virginia, introduced a bill in the General Assembly to make George Mason College a four-year institution under the University of Virginia's direction. The measure, known as H 33,[8] passed the Assembly easily and was approved on March 1, 1966, making George Mason College a degree-granting institution. During that same year, the local jurisdictions of Fairfax County, Arlington County, and the cities of Alexandria and Falls Church agreed to appropriate $3 million to purchase land adjacent to Mason to provide for a 600-acre (2.4 km2) Fairfax Campus with the intention that the institution would expand into a regional university of major proportions, including the granting of graduate degrees.

The origins of Virginia Commonwealth University begin in 1838, which was when the Medical department of Hampden-Sydney College was founded. By 1844, the Egyptian Building was erected, serving as the main building for the Hampden-Sydney Medical Department. The name "Egyptian Building" was coined due to its Egyptian revival style of architecture. Today, the Egyptian Building is the oldest building at VCU. While initially serving as a part of Hampden-Sydney, the department received an independent charter from the Virginia General Assembly in 1854 to become its own independent institution of higher learning. Subsequently, the department was rebranded as the Medical College of Virginia. The newly named Medical College (MCV) became a state-funded college in 1860, in return for a $30,000 appropriation. As a public school, the school has its first hospital constructed on campus the following year.

Throughout the American Civil War, the MCV became notable in being one of the few universities in the Confederacy to remain open and have a graduating class each year of the Civil War. The MCV is the only existing school in the Southern United States to have this special distinction. Closing out the 1860s, the school opened its first outpatient clinic.[9] By 1879, the General Assembly grants the MCV the right to grant students degrees in Pharmacy. In the 1890s, several major additions to the MCV were added, such as the Pharmacy University College in 1893, the School of Dentistry in 1895, and the School of Pharmacy in 1898. From 1910 through 1965, the School became the independent Richmond Professional Institute, which merged with the Medical College of Virginia in 1968 to become Virginia Commonwealth University.

During the 1966–67 school year, the Patriots fielded their first athletic teams, while the Rams fielded their first athletic teams under their moniker two years later: in 1968–69. However, it was not until the 1981–82 season that both basketball programs would compete against each other.

All-time results edit

Sport All-time series record[10] Last result Next meeting
Baseball VCU leads 55–52 VCU won 15–2 on May 18, 2019 2021 @ VCU
Men's basketball VCU leads 42–19 Mason won 72–67 on February 12, 2020 January 6, 2021 @ GMU
Women's basketball VCU leads 32–31 VCU won 48–36 on February 26, 2020 January 29, 2021 @ GMU
Women's lacrosse Mason leads 2–1 Mason won 13–12 on April 20, 2019 2021 @ VCU
Men's soccer VCU leads 15–10–10 Tied 2–2 on November 9, 2019 2021 @ VCU
Women's soccer Mason leads 14–10–6 VCU won 5–1 on September 29, 2019 2021 @ VCU
Men's Tennis VCU leads 24–1 VCU won 4–1 on January 22, 2017 2021 @ Mason
Women's Tennis VCU leads 22–3 VCU won 4–0 on April 10, 2018 2021 @ Mason
Women's volleyball Mason leads 37–24 VCU won 3–0 on November 1, 2019 2021 @ Mason
Series led and games won by VCU Series led and games won by George Mason

Men’s basketball edit

George Mason victoriesVCU victories
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 27, 1981 Charlottesville, VA George Mason 81–68
2 November 26, 1982 Charlottesville, VA VCU 78–67
3 December 8, 1984 Richmond, VA VCU 87–78
4 December 30, 1985 Fairfax, VA VCU 77–68
5 December 13, 1986 Richmond, VA VCU 73–68
6 February 1, 1988 Fairfax, VA George Mason 67–60
7 December 17, 1988 Richmond, VA VCU 90–78
8 February 1, 1990 Fairfax, VA George Mason 71–68
9 January 2, 1991 Richmond, VA VCU 80–74
10 December 11, 1991 Fairfax, VA VCU 90–82
11 January 2, 1993 Richmond, VA VCU 103–75
12 December 22, 1993 Fairfax, VA VCU 109–88
13 January 3, 1995 Richmond, VA VCU 108–85
14 January 10, 1996 Richmond, VA VCU 86–74
15 January 31, 1996 Fairfax, VA VCU 94–81
16 January 2, 1997 Fairfax, VA VCU 75–70
17 January 29, 1997 Richmond, VA VCU 90–77
18 January 10, 1998 Richmond, VA George Mason 62–54
19 February 10, 1998 Fairfax, VA George Mason 62–60
20 January 20, 1999 Fairfax, VA George Mason 77–68
21 February 17, 1999 Richmond, VA George Mason 89–73
22 January 22, 2000 Richmond, VA George Mason 76–63
23 January 10, 2001 Richmond, VA VCU 72–65
24 February 14, 2001 Fairfax, VA George Mason 99–79
25 January 23, 2002 Richmond, VA VCU 75–59
26 February 20, 2002 Fairfax, VA George Mason 83–80
27 January 15, 2003 Fairfax, VA VCU 68–56
28 February 8, 2003 Richmond, VA VCU 78–62
29 January 17, 2004 Richmond, VA VCU 80–56
30 February 11, 2004 Fairfax, VA George Mason 69–57
31 March 8, 2004 Richmond, VA VCU 55–54
32 January 5, 2005 Fairfax, VA VCU 81–74
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
33 February 14, 2005 Richmond, VA VCU 89–81
34 January 5, 2006 Fairfax, VA George Mason 73–60
35 February 9, 2006 Richmond, VA George Mason 73–61
36 January 24, 2007 Fairfax, VA VCU 75–62
37 February 8, 2007 Richmond, VA VCU 63–49
38 March 5, 2007 Richmond, VA VCU 65–59
39 January 28, 2008 Fairfax, VA George Mason 63–51
40 January 24, 2009 Richmond, VA VCU 76–71
41 March 9, 2009 Richmond, VA VCU 71–50
42 February 9, 2010 Fairfax, VA VCU 82–77
43 March 6, 2010 Richmond, VA VCU 75–60
44 February 15, 2011 Richmond, VA George Mason 71–51
45 March 6, 2011 Richmond, VA VCU 79–63
46 February 14, 2012 Fairfax, VA George Mason 62–61
47 February 25, 2012 Richmond, VA VCU 89–77
48 January 9, 2014 Richmond, VA VCU 71–57
49 February 14, 2015 Fairfax, VA VCU 72–60
50 March 7, 2015 Richmond, VA VCU 71–60
51 January 3, 2016 Richmond, VA VCU 71–47
52 February 24, 2016 Fairfax, VA George Mason 76–69
53 December 30, 2016 Fairfax, VA VCU 73–64
54 March 4, 2017 Richmond, VA VCU 72–60
55 March 10, 2017 Pittsburgh, PA VCU 71–60
56 January 27, 2018 Fairfax, VA VCU 84–76
57 February 28, 2018 Richmond, VA George Mason 81–80
58 February 2, 2019 Richmond, VA VCU 79–63
59 March 5, 2019 Fairfax, VA VCU 71–36
60 January 5, 2020 Fairfax, VA VCU 72–59
61 February 12, 2020 Richmond, VA George Mason 72–67
62 January 6, 2021 Fairfax, VA VCU 66–61
63 February 24, 2021 Richmond, VA George Mason 79–76
Series: VCU leads 43–20

Men’s soccer edit

George Mason victoriesVCU victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 1, 1997 Fairfax, VA George Mason 5–0
2 October 25, 2002 Fairfax, VA Tie0–0
3 October 10, 2004 Fairfax, VA VCU 1–0
4 September 30, 2005 Fairfax, VA Tie0–0
5 October 20, 2006 Richmond, VA George Mason 1–0
6 October 26, 2007 Fairfax, VA VCU 3–1
7 September 27, 2008 Fairfax, VA George Mason 2–1
8 September 26, 2009 Richmond, VA George Mason 1–0
9 October 2, 2010 Fairfax, VA VCU 1–0
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
10 October 1, 2011 Richmond, VA VCU 1–0
11 October 20, 2013 Fairfax, VA Tie0–0
12 November 5, 2013 Dayton, OH George Mason 3–2
13 October 4, 2014 Richmond, VA VCU 3–0
14 October 3, 2015 Fairfax, VA Tie1–1
15 October 12, 2016 Richmond, VA VCU 2–0
16 October 18, 2017 Fairfax, VA VCU 4–0
17 October 20, 2018 Richmond, VA VCU 2–0
Series: VCU leads 8–5–4

References edit

  1. ^ Kish, Rya (26 March 2013). "Atlantic 10 brings new and better rivalries for George Mason". GMUHoops.co. Retrieved August 20, 2016.
  2. ^ "About the Atlantic 10 Conference". Atlantic 10 Conference. Atlantic10.com. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "CAA Live and Historical Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Steele, Clarence A. (1949-04-04), Clarence A. Steele to Colgate W. Darden, Jr., April 4, 1949
  5. ^ a b Anderson, Keith (29 August 2015). The Los Angeles State Normal School, UCLA's Forgotten Past: 1881-1919. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-329-31719-2.: 158 
  6. ^ Teachman, A. Ellis (2007-09-06), Photograph: J.N.G. Finley
  7. ^ Cristian, Viviana (2009). "Who are We?: Cultural Identity Among Latino College Students in Northern Virginia". Washington, DC: Catholic University of America. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help): 24 
  8. ^ "A History of George Mason University – Acts of Assembly, Chapter 68 [H33] Article 8. George Mason College, March 1, 1966". gmu.edu. March 1966.
  9. ^ MCV History
  10. ^ Sources: gomason.com and vcuathletics.com
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