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Battle for the Palladium Greatest Games

The series' top 14 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 14
Top score: 34/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 14
Series record: Middle Tennessee 5-9 Troy
Tracked years: 1936-2020
Trophy: The Palladium Trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 14 games

0 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2006Week 13
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 21, Middle Tennessee 20
Winner: Troy
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
2020Week 12
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17
Winner: Middle Tennessee
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
2012Week 13
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 21, Middle Tennessee 24
Winner: Middle Tennessee
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
2011Week 4
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 35, Troy 38
Winner: Troy
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
2003Week 12
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 20, Middle Tennessee 27
Winner: Middle Tennessee
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
28
Game score
2005Week 13
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 7
Winner: Middle Tennessee
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 10-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
25
Game score
2008Week 1
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 31, Middle Tennessee 17
Winner: Troy
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 14-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
21
Game score
1999Week 6
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 48, Middle Tennessee 31
Winner: Troy
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 17-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
18
Game score
2004Week 13
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 17, Troy 37
Winner: Troy
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 20-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
15
Game score
2009Week 6
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 31
Winner: Troy
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 24-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 11/35 · Overtime 0/15
11
Game score
2010Week 6
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 42, Middle Tennessee 13
Winner: Troy
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 29-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 6/35 · Overtime 0/15
6
Game score
2020Week 3
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 47, Middle Tennessee 14
Winner: Troy
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 33-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 2/35 · Overtime 0/15
2
Game score
2007Week 13
Middle Tennessee at Troy
Middle Tennessee 7, Troy 45
Winner: Troy
Unranked Middle Tennessee vs. Unranked Troy · 38-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score
2001Week 3
Troy at Middle Tennessee
Troy 17, Middle Tennessee 54
Winner: Middle Tennessee
Unranked Troy vs. Unranked Middle Tennessee · 37-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
0
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.