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| Sport | Multi-sport |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 29, 2011 (football) ODU 23 – JMU 20 |
| Latest meeting | October 28, 2023 (football) JMU 30 – ODU 27 |
| Stadiums | Bridgeforth Stadium, S.B. Ballard Stadium, Atlantic Union Bank Center, Chartway Arena |
| Trophy | Crown |
| Statistics | |
| All-time series | James Madison leads, 2–0 |
| Trophy series | Royal Rivalry Trophy |
| Largest victory | James Madison, 16.5–7.5 (2022–23) |
| Longest win streak | James Madison, 2 (2022–present) |
| Current win streak | James Madison, 2 (2022–present) |
The Royal Rivalry refers to the college rivalry games between the James Madison Dukes and the Old Dominion Monarchs of the Sun Belt Conference. It is an intra-conference match-up between two Div. I FBS public universities, James Madison University and Old Dominion University, in the Commonwealth of Virginia.