| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | November 28, 1895 (disputed)[1] 1900 (official) Black Hills State 18–0 (disputed) South Dakota Mines 1–0 (official) |
| Latest meeting | October 5, 2024 Black Hills State, 22-20 |
| Next meeting | 2025, Spearfish |
| Stadiums | Black Hills State: Lyle Hare Stadium South Dakota Mines: Dunham Field at O'Harra Stadium |
| Trophy | Homestake Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 139 |
| All-time series | South Dakota Mines leads, 66–62–11 |
| Largest victory | Black Hills State, 58–0 on October 6, 2007 |
| Longest win streak | South Dakota Mines, 9 (November 29, 1906, to October 7, 1916) |
| Current win streak | Black Hills State, 1 (2024–present) |
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).
- ^ a b "Black Hills Brawl". SB Nation. November 6, 2014. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ staff, Jeff Easton Journal. "Yellow Jackets jump out to early lead, hold off rival Hardrockers". Rapid City Journal Media Group.
SPEARFISH — A fast start and two critical second-half turnovers led the Black Hills State University football team past South Dakota Mines on Saturday at Lyle Hare Stadium in the Battle for the Homestake Trophy.
- ^ staff, Journal. "Gibbs-Janke connection boosts SDSU to win". Rapid City Journal Media Group.
The Yellow Jackets will next return home for The Battle for the Homestake Trophy. BHSU will host South Dakota School of Mines Saturday at 6 p.m.
- ^ "Football set for 134th Battle for the Homestake Trophy". Black Hills State University Athletics.
- ^ "FB: 130th Battle for the Homestake Trophy to be Featured on ESPN3". Black Hills State University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "FB: Yellow Jackets Prepare for 130th "Battle for the Homestake Trophy" Saturday on ESPN3". Black Hills State University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "129th Battle for the Homestake Trophy". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved July 19, 2016.