The Paul Bunyan Trophy (Michigan-Michigan State), Paul Bunyan Axe (Wisconsin-Minnesota), the Old Oaken Bucket (Purdue-Indiana) and the Little Brown Jug (Minnesota-Michigan) are among the most recognizable college football rivalry trophies contested every season.
But in a sport that has plenty of really bizarre traditions, the trophies fought for in so-called rivalry games may be some of the strangest. There are plenty of animals – or depictions of animals – awarded to winners of rivalry games. Consider the "Civil War" game in which the Oregon-Oregon State winner gets a trophy of a platypus, the "Floyd of Rosedale" trophy, which replaced an actual hog in the annual Iowa-Minnesota game or the "Illibuck," a long-lived turtle to represent the long-standing Ohio State-Illinois rivalry. Ironically, the original Illibuck turtle died in 1927, just two years after it began being exchanged and it’s been since replaced by a wood-carved trophy.
Here's a look at some of the weirdest trophies in the history of college football.