Rupp Cup

College comparison
CategoryFranklin & Marshall CollegeMillersville University
AffiliationPrivate
(liberal arts)
Public
(liberal arts)
LocationLancaster, PAMillersville, PA
Undergraduate students2,3247,424
School colorsBlue and whiteBlack and gold
NicknameDiplomatsMarauders
ArenaMayser Gymnasium Pucillo Gymnasium
Head coachMike RogersKerry Regner
ChampionshipNCAA Division INCAA Division II
ConferenceEIWAPSAC

The Rupp Cup is a traveling trophy that is held by the winner of the annual collegiate wrestling dual meet between Franklin & Marshall College and Millersville University. The two schools, located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, are less than five miles from each other.

Though the two programs had a long history of competing against one another, the rivalry wasn't formally christened until the 2008 season with the formation of the Rupp Cup by both schools.

The rivalry is unique in that Franklin & Marshall College is a Division-III (non-scholarship) school that elects to showcase their wrestling program in Division I and Millersville is a Division-II school. As a result, Millersville competes in a lower division than Franklin & Marshall but Millersville is permitted to offer scholarships while Franklin & Marshall, as a Division-III school, is barred from offering scholarships to their wrestlers. (At the time of the formation of the Rupp Cup, both schools were 'showcasing' their wrestling programs in Division 1.)