Hampden–Sydney Tigers

The Hampden–Sydney Tigers are the athletic teams that represent Hampden–Sydney College, located in Hampden Sydney, Virginia, in NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports. The Tigers compete as members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for all sports. The Tigers were one of the founding members of the ODAC in 1976. Hampden–Sydney sponsors 9 sporting activities for its male students.

Hampden–Sydney Tigers
University	Hampden–Sydney College
Conference	Old Dominion Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division III
Athletic director	Chad Eisele
Location	Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Varsity teams	9
Football stadium	Lewis C. Everett Stadium
Basketball arena	Kirby Fieldhouse
Baseball stadium	Ty Cobb Ballpark
Soccer stadium	Miller Field
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Garnet and gray[1]
Website	hscathletics.com

History

Hampden–Sydney's rivalry with Randolph–Macon College is one of the longest-running college rivalries in the United States. "The Game" is often referred to as the oldest small-school football rivalry in the South,^[2] with the first match up having been played in 1893. Athletic events involving the two schools are fiercely competitive, and the week prior to "The Game" between Hampden–Sydney and Randolph-Macon is known as "Beat Macon Week".^[3]

Varsity teams

Sports
Baseball	Basketball
Cross country	Football
Golf	Lacrosse
Rugby [n 1]	Soccer
Swimming	Tennis
Track and field

Notes

1. Club sport.

Football

Main article: List of Hampden–Sydney Tigers football seasons

The first football team representing Hampden–Sydney in 1892

The Hampden–Sydney football team compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division III, representing Hampden–Sydney College in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Hampden–Sydney has played their home games at Everett Stadium in Hampden–Sydney, Virginia since 2007, replacing the 40-year-old Hundley Stadium.^[4] Hampden–Sydney's playing surface, originally named Venable Field, was built on a former frog pond dredged by students in 1896. In 1915, according to tradition, the field was nicknamed "Death Valley" by a defeated Richmond College player because Hampden–Sydney so frequently trounced opposing teams at home.^[5]

Football was introduced to the college by William Ford "Billy" Bull in 1892 after he matriculated as a freshman.^[6] Bull was also the captain of the squad for the team's first match up against Randolph–Macon College in 1893, a bitter rivalry known as The Game – the oldest small-school rivalry in the South^[7] – which has been contested 119 times. Bull led the Tigers to a record of one win and two losses over his three seasons as head coach, earning the College's first victory in 1894 with a 28–0 win over William & Mary.

Facilities

Lewis Everett stadium, home to the football team

Venue	Sport(s)	Ref.
Lewis C. Everett Stadium	Football	[8]
Ty Cobb Ballpark	Baseball	[9]
Kirby Field House	Basketball	[10]
Hellmuth-Gibson Field	Soccer Lacrosse	[11]
Harold Leggett Pool	Swimming	[12]
H-SC Courts	Tennis	[13]
John Ellis Pitch	Rugby	[14]

Notable athletes

• Ryan Odom, head coach of Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
• Russell Turner, head coach of UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball