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Football Rivalry Game schedule for 2020 season

06/04/2020, 2:00pm CDT
By Travis Wilson

Reedsburg and Baraboo will meet for the 133rd time on the gridiron in Week 7 of the 2020 season

For many years we have kept a list of the most-played high school football rivalries in the state of Wisconsin, focusing on those that have been played at least 70 times. Certainly there are other outstanding rivalries that haven't met that criteria, and some rivalries that we do not have specific history on (such as Edgerton vs. Stoughton, Janesville vs. Beloit, and others).

As we gear up for the 2020 season, below are a list of the rivalry match-ups with at least 70 previous meetings for the upcoming high school football campaign. It would appear Week 7 is "Rivalry Week" this fall, with three of the seven most-played rivalries in state taking place that week, including the 133rd meeting between Reedsburg and Baraboo.

WEEK 1

Cedarburg at Port Washington
Stats: 90 previous meetings; Port Washington leads all-time series 55-31-4; teams first met in 1928 and have faced off every year since 1951.
Last Year: Cedarburg won 42-14

Platteville at Darlington
Stats: 97 previous meetings; Platteville leads all-time series 54-38-5; teams first met in 1894.
Last Year: Did not play

WEEK 2

River Falls at Hudson
Stats: 102 previous meetings; River Falls leads series 55-47; teams first met in 1899
Last Year: River Falls won 34-20

Menasha at Neenah
Stats:
96 previous meetings; Neenah leads series 51-40-5; teams first met in 1896
Last Year: Did not play

Mayville at Horicon/Hustisford
Stats:
84 previous meetings between Mayville and Horicon; Mayville leads series 62-18-4; teams first met in 1895
Last Year: Mayville won 27-7

WEEK 3

Darlington at Mineral Point
Stats:
120 previous meetings; Darlington leads 88-27-5; teams first met in 1894
Last Year: Mineral Point won 47-16

Sparta at Tomah
Stats:
114 previous meetings; Tomah leads 67-41-6; teams first met in 1894
Last Year: Sparta won 28-12

Menominee (MI) at Marinette
Stats:
112 previous meetings; Menominee (MI) leads series 55-50-7; teams first met in 1894 and have faced off every year since 1999
Last Year: Menominee (MI) won 43-14

Chippewa Falls at Menomonie
Stats:
107 previous meetings; Menomonie leads series 55-47-2 (there are three games with no results available); teams first met in 1895
Last Year: Menomonie won 42-18

Shawano at New London
Stats:
74 previous meetings; Shawano leads series 39-34-1; teams first met in 1927 and have played every year since 1979
Last Year: New London won 21-13

WEEK 4

Watertown at Beaver Dam
Stats:
98 previous meetings; Watertown leads series 54-41-3; teams first met in 1904
Last Year: Did not play

Berlin at Ripon
Stats:
95 previous meetings; Berlin leads series 48-43-4; teams first met in 1915
Last Year: Berlin won 44-6 in regular season and 34-0 in postseason

WEEK 5

Stevens Point at Wisconsin Rapids
Stats:
105 previous meetings; Stevens Point leads series 55-39-11
Last Year: Wisconsin Rapids won 35-21

La Crosse Central at La Crosse Logan
Stats:
93 previous meetings; Central leads series 47-39-7; teams first met in 1928
Last Year: Central won 33-6

South Milwaukee at Cudahy
Stats:
90 previous meetings; Cudahy leads series 46-39-5; teams first met in 1922 and have faced off every year since 2009
Last Year: South Milwaukee won 28-14

West Allis Central at West Allis Hale
Stats:
76 previous meetings; Central leads series 41-30-5; teams first met in 1940
Last Year: Did not play

WEEK 6

Reedsburg at Portage
Stats:
107 previous meetings; Portage leads 54-52-1
Last Year: Reedsburg won 41-6

Rhinelander at Antigo
Stats:
98 previous meetings; Antigo leads series 63-32-3; teams first met in 1917 and have met every year since 1921
Last Year: Rhinelander won 20-10

Racine Park at Racine Horlick
Stats:
94 previous meetings; Park leads 53-35-6; teams first met in 1928 and have played at least once every year since
Last Year: Park won 12-0

WEEK 7

Baraboo at Reedsburg
Stats:
132 previous meetings; series is tied 63-63-6; teams first met in 1900 and have played at least once every year since 1919
Last Year: Reedsburg won 42-13

Green Bay West at Green Bay East
Stats:
114 previous meetings; East leads series 62-49-3; teams first met in 1905 and have played at least once every year since
Last Year: East won 16-6

Chippewa Falls at Eau Claire Memorial
Stats:
112 previous meetings; Eau Claire Memorial leads series 69-38-5; teams fist met in 1898
Last Year: Eau Claire Memorial won 33-21

Sheboygan North at Sheboygan South
Stats:
83 previous meetings; South leads series 44-36-3; teams first met in 1938 and have met at least once every year since
Last Year: North won 13-7

Cuba City at Darlington
Stats: 82 previous meetings; Darlington leads all-time series 56-25-1; teams first met in 1922.
Last Year: Darlington won 40-28

WEEK 8

Rhinelander at Merrill
Stats:
95 previous meetings; Merrill leads 50-43-2; teams first met in 1921 and have met every year since 2009
Last Year: Merrill won 27-21

Wisconsin Rapids at Marshfield
Stats:
118 previous meetings; Wisconsin Rapids leads series 65-39-4; teams first met in 1907
Last Year: Marshfield won 37-7

WEEK 9

Marshfield at Stevens Point
Stats:
103 previous meetings; Stevens Point leads series 59-35-9; teams first met in 1914 and have met every year since 1919
Last Year: Marshfield won 28-3

Kenosha Bradford at Racine Horlick
Stats:
88 previous meetings; Kenosha Bradford leads series 46-40-2; teams first met in 1929 and have met every year since 1983
Last Year: Kenosha Bradford won 14-0

About the Author

Travis Wilson serves as the WisSports.net General Manager, Football Editor, and contributing writer for other parts of the site. Wilson was selected as part of the Sports 40 Under 40 list by Coach & AD Magazine and the National High School Athletic Coaches Association for 2019. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) named Travis the 2015 recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves on the WFCA Executive Board and is a member of the Executive Board of the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association. A graduate of Richland Center High School and Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Travis was a three-sport athlete in high school (football, baseball, basketball), inducted to the Richland Center High School Hall of Fame in 2023, and currently resides in Reedsburg. You can follow him on Twitter at @travisWSN.

For the latest and most up to date football news and recruiting information, follow Travis on Twitter @travisWSN. Email story ideas, recruiting info, etc. to Travis at travis(at)wissports.net.

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