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The Dam Cup
Teams	Eastern Washington Portland State Portland State Vikings Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...
Originated	2010
Trophy series	Portland State leads 2–0
Current holder	Portland State
Eastern Washington (0)	Portland State (2) 2010–11

The Dam Cup Is a five sport rivalry between the Portland State Vikings

Portland State Vikings

Portland State Vikings is the nickname of the NCAA-affiliated, intercollegiate athletic teams representing Portland State University of Portland, Oregon...

 and Eastern Washington Eagles

Eastern Washington Eagles

The Eastern Washington Eagles are the intercollegiate varsity athletic teams of Eastern Washington University, located in Cheney, Washington. The athletic program comprises five men's sports: basketball, cross country, football, tennis, and track and field, and seven women's sports: basketball,...

. The five sports competing for the cup are football, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball and men’s basketball. The annual football game is worth four points, the women’s soccer match is worth one point, each women’s volleyball match is worth two points for a total of four points possible, and each men’s and women’s basketball game is worth two points for a total of four points possible in each sport, The total points possible are 17 which means that to win the cup a school would need to win at least 9 points.

Rivalry history

The Dam Cup celebrates the friendly rivalry between the states of Oregon and Washington within the Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

The Big Sky Conference is an intercollegiate college athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I, with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. The BSC was founded in 1963. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the states of Arizona,...

. The so-named rivalry refers to the four dams linking Oregon and Washington that one passes on the 339-mile drive from the Portland State campus to the Eastern Washington campus. Located along the Columbia River, they are Bonneville Dam

Bonneville Dam

Bonneville Lock and Dam consists of several run-of-the-river dam structures that together complete a span of the Columbia River between the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington at River Mile 146.1. The dam is located east of Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge. The primary functions of...

, The Dalles Dam, the John Day Dam

John Day Dam

The John Day Dam is a concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam spanning the Columbia River in the northwestern United States. The dam features a navigation lock plus fish ladders on both sides. The John Day Lock has the highest lift of any U.S. lock...

, and the McNary Dam

McNary Dam

McNary Dam is a 1.4-mile long concrete gravity run-of-the-river dam which spans the Columbia River. It joins Umatilla County, Oregon with Benton County, Washington, 292 miles upriver from the mouth of the Columbia at Astoria, Oregon. It is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' McNary...

.

Rivalry purpose

The purpose of The Dam Cup is to create a rivalry between Portland State University and Eastern Washington University and provide a sense of pride between alumni in the Portland and Spokane areas. Other goals include increasing attendance at events between both schools and building school spirit among each institutions' student body. According the PSU's website, winning the Dam Cup is one of the schools' priorities.
The winner of the Dam Cup will possess The Dam Trophy acknowledging the achievement for the following year.

The 2010-11 Dam Cup Series

Soccer - Oct. 8, @ PSU 3, EWU 0 - PSU leads 1-0
Volleyball - Oct. 9, @ PSU 3, EWU - PSU leads 3-0
Football - Oct. 30, EWU 50, @ PSU 17 - EWU leads 4-3
Volleyball - Nov. 6, PSU 3, @ EWU 2 - PSU leads 5-4
Women’s Basketball - @ EWU 72, PSU 60 - EWU leads 6-5
Men’s Basketball - Jan. 8 @ PSU 74, EWU 58 - PSU leads 7-6
Women’s Basketball - Jan. 27 @ PSU 77, EWU 70 - PSU leads 9-6
Men’s Basketball - Jan. 27 @ EWU 65, PSU 51 - PSU wins 2010-2011 series and Dam Cup 9-8

Football Series results

Portland, OR State victories are shaded green. Eastern Washington victories are shaded red.

#	Date	|Portland, OR State	|Eastern Washington	Location	|Series
1	Oct. 1, 1968	Portland, OR State	19	Eastern Washington	18	Cheney, WA	PSU	1-0
2	Sept. 27, 1969	Portland, OR State	35	Eastern Washington	0	Portland, OR	PSU	2-0
3	Nov. 21, 1970	Portland, OR State	34	Eastern Washington	0	Cheney, WA	PSU	3-0
4	Nov. 13, 1971	Portland, OR State	13	Eastern Washington	6	Portland, OR	PSU	4-0
5	Oct. 21, 1972	Portland, OR State	7	Eastern Washington	14	Portland, OR	PSU	4-1
6	Oct. 27, 1973	Portland, OR State	0	Eastern Washington	3	Cheney, WA	PSU	4-2
7	Sept. 21, 1974	Portland, OR State	56	Eastern Washington	18	Portland, OR	PSU	5-2
8	Sept. 27, 1975	Portland, OR State	51	Eastern Washington	0	Cheney, WA	PSU	6-2
9	Oct. 18, 1980	Portland, OR State	54	Eastern Washington	21	Portland, OR	PSU	7-2
10	Oct. 9, 1982	Portland, OR State	0	Eastern Washington	36	Cheney, WA	PSU	7-3
11	Nov. 19, 1983	Portland, OR State	0	Eastern Washington	6	Portland, OR	PSU	7-4
12	Sept. 3, 1988	Portland, OR State	31	Eastern Washington	31	Spokane	PSU	7-4-1
13	Oct. 27, 1990	Portland, OR State	13	Eastern Washington	21	Portland, OR	PSU	7-5-1
14	Oct. 12, 1991	Portland, OR State	35	Eastern Washington	23	Cheney, WA	PSU	8-5-1
15	Sept. 12, 1992	Portland, OR State	24	Eastern Washington	21	Portland, OR	PSU	9-5-1
16	Oct. 9, 1993	Portland, OR State	21	Eastern Washington	38	Cheney, WA	PSU	9-6-1
17	Oct. 1, 1994	Portland, OR State	31	Eastern Washington	21	Portland, OR	PSU	10-6-1
18	Sept. 23, 1995	Portland, OR State	14	Eastern Washington	6	Cheney, WA	PSU	11-6-1
19	Sept. 28, 1996	Portland, OR State	7	Eastern Washington	24	Cheney, WA	PSU	11-7-1
20	Sept. 20, 1997	Portland, OR State	14	Eastern Washington	31	Portland, OR	PSU	11-8-1
21	Sept. 12, 1998	Portland, OR State	30	Eastern Washington	27	Cheney, WA	PSU	12-8-1
22	Sept. 16, 1999	Portland, OR State	48	Eastern Washington	39	Portland, OR	PSU	13-8-1
23	Nov. 11, 2000	Portland, OR State	24	Eastern Washington	27	Portland, OR	PSU	13-9-1
24	Nov. 10, 2001	Portland, OR State	37	Eastern Washington	22	Cheney, WA	PSU	14-9-1
25	Oct. 12, 2002	Portland, OR State	34	Eastern Washington	31	Portland, OR	PSU	15-9-1
26	Oct. 11, 2003	Portland, OR State	16	Eastern Washington	42	Cheney, WA	PSU	15-10-1
27	Oct. 2, 2004	Portland, OR State	21	Eastern Washington	41	Portland, OR	PSU	15-11-1
28	Oct. 1, 2005	Portland, OR State	24	Eastern Washington	42	Cheney, WA	PSU	15-12-1
29	Oct. 21, 2006	Portland, OR State	34	Eastern Washington	0	Portland, OR	PSU	16-12-1
30	Sept. 29, 2007	Portland, OR State	28	Eastern Washington	21	Cheney, WA	PSU	17-12-1
31	Oct. 4, 2008	Portland, OR State	47	Eastern Washington	36	Portland, OR	PSU	18-12-1
32	Oct. 31, 2009	Portland, OR State	10	Eastern Washington	47	Seattle	PSU	18-13-1
33	Oct. 30, 2010	Portland, OR State	17	Eastern Washington	50	Portland, OR	PSU	18-14-1
34	Oct. 29, 2011	Portland, OR State	32	Eastern Washington	26	Cheney, WA	PSU	19-14-1
		Portland, OR State	861	Eastern Washington	789		PSU	19-14-1

http://espn.go.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/331/year/2002/eastern-washington-eagles

External links

• GoViks Official site for Portland State athletics
• GoEags Official site for Eastern Washington athletics
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwb7PSPyiAs&feature=player_embedded Official Dam Cup video and promo