Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket

Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket
SportFootball
First meetingSeptember 26, 1903
Maine, 10–0
Latest meetingNovember 23, 2024
New Hampshire, 27–9
Next meetingNovember 22, 2025
TrophyBrice–Cowell Musket
Statistics
Meetings total114
All-time seriesNew Hampshire leads, 60–46–8
Trophy seriesNew Hampshire leads, 44–28–4 (since 1948)
Largest victoryNew Hampshire, 63–13 (1993)
Longest win streakMaine, 8 (1903–1911)
New Hampshire, 8 (2011–2017)
Longest unbeaten streakMaine, 9 (1903–1916)
Current win streakNew Hampshire, 3 (2022–present)
100km
62miles
New Hampshire
Maine
Locations of Maine and New Hampshire

The Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket is the rivalry between the Maine Black Bears and the New Hampshire Wildcats. Both schools are members of CAA Football, the legally separate football league operated by the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). Through the 2022 season, the two teams have met 114 times on the football field, with New Hampshire currently holding a 60–46–8 edge in the all-time series.