Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup
American college football trophy
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The Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup is a traveling trophy continuously awarded to the winner of the American college football rivalry game between the Dakota State Trojans and the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers.[1][2][3] The Trojans currently are in the Frontier Conference[4] and the Tigers are currently in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.[5]
Dakota State 56, Dakota Wesleyan 39
Dakota State 35, Dakota Wesleyan 27
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Teams | |
| First meeting | August 25, 2017 Dakota State 56, Dakota Wesleyan 39 |
| Latest meeting | August 29, 2026 Dakota State 35, Dakota Wesleyan 27 |
| Statistics | |
| Total meetings | 9 |
All-time series | Dakota State leads, 7–2 (.778) |
Largest victory | Dakota State, 34–3 (2024) |
Longest win streak | Dakota State, 5 (2017–2022) |
Current win streak | Dakota State, 1 (2026–present) |
Series history
The Dakota Wesleyan Tigers hold a 41–38–1 all-time series lead against the Dakota State Trojans.[6][7] However, the Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup wasn't introduced to the rivalry until 2017.[8] Since then the Trojans hold a series lead of 7–2.
There was no game held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Notable games
August 25, 2017: Dakota State upset No. 17 Dakota Wesleyan in the first ever game for the Chamber of Commerce Traveling Cup. It was also the first time that Dakota State had beat Dakota Wesleyan at Trojan Field since 1999.[3]
August 29, 2024: This was the inaugural game for the Trojans at Brian Kern Family Stadium.[10][11] This game also marked the highest margin of victory, 31 points, in the trophy's history.
Game results
| Dakota State victories | Dakota Wesleyan victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 25, 2017 | Trojan Field | Dakota State | 56–39 | ||||
| 2 | August 23, 2018 | Joe Quintal Field | Dakota State | 27–18 | ||||
| 3 | August 29, 2019 | Trojan Field | Dakota State | 33–30 | ||||
| 4 | August 28, 2021 | Joe Quintal Field | Dakota State | 6–0 | ||||
| 5 | August 25, 2022 | Trojan Field | Dakota State | 29–19 | ||||
| 6 | August 26, 2023 | Joe Quintal Field | Dakota Wesleyan | 23–13 | ||||
| 7 | August 29, 2024 | Brian Kern Family Stadium | Dakota State | 34–3 | ||||
| 8 | August 30, 2025 | Joe Quintal Field | Dakota Wesleyan | 16–14 | ||||
| 9 | August 29, 2026 | Brian Kern Family Stadium | Dakota State | 35–27 | ||||
| Series: Dakota State leads 7–2 | ||||||||
Wins by location
| Category | Dakota State | Dakota Wesleyan |
|---|---|---|
| Madison, SD | 5 | 0 |
| Mitchell, SD | 2 | 2 |
Wins by venue
| Category | Dakota State | Dakota Wesleyan |
|---|---|---|
| Trojan Field | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Quintal Field | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Kern Family Stadium | 2 | 0 |