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| Sport | Football |
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| First meeting | October 28, 1911 West Virginia, 17–15 |
| Latest meeting | September 1, 2012 West Virginia, 69–34 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 12 |
| All-time series | West Virginia leads, 12–0[1] |
| Largest victory | West Virginia, 92–6 (1915) |
| Longest win streak | West Virginia, 12 (1911–present) |
The Friends of Coal Bowl is the name given to the Marshall–West Virginia football rivalry.[2][3] It is an American college football rivalry game played by the Marshall Thundering Herd football team of Marshall University and the West Virginia Mountaineers football team of the West Virginia University. The game was sponsored by the Friends of Coal, a coal industry trade group. Planned to be a seven-year series, the Friends of Coal Bowl was organized by the West Virginia Coal Association at the urging of West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin.
The first game of the most recent series was played in Morgantown, West Virginia at Mountaineer Field on September 2, 2006, a 42–10 victory for the Mountaineers. The Governor's Trophy was awarded to the winner of the game. It was presented by the West Virginia Governor and housed at the university which wins the annual matchup. Made within West Virginia from in-state materials, the trophy consists of a carbon base, a glass pedestal, and football-shaped piece of coal enclosed within the glass pedestal. It was designed by Rick Mogielski. The final contracted game in the series was played on September 1, 2012. There are no current plans for a continuation.
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serieswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Allen, Bob. "West Virginia Undefeated vs Marshall: The History of the "Friends of Coal Bowl"". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Fauber, Gary (September 2, 2012). "WVU not Friend-ly in Coal Bowl". Beckley Register-Herald.