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- New Canaan vs. Darien Record -
New Canaan’s Overall Record vs. Darien 48-33-2
New Canaan’s Turkey Bowl Record 13-4-1
Every Thanksgiving since 1994 New Canaan and Darien play in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference's (FCIAC) most celebrated Rivalry game, "The Turkey Bowl". "I like the concept of a Thanksgiving Day game. Traditionally, in New England, Thanksgiving IS football," said former head DHS coach, Mike Sangster.
The border town rivals have been battling it out on the gridiron since that fateful fall afternoon in November, 1928 when NCHS head coach Harold Keys and DHS skipper Lindley Hubbard's troops clashed on the grounds of Ox Ridge Hunt Club in Darien. Since that day, the tradition of this intense rivalry has survived the Great Depression. World War II, Vietnam, Disco and the Reagan-era to become perhaps the single most anticipated scholastic-level sporting event in Southwestern Connecticut.
The series has also persevered through three periods of hiatus which threatened the very existence of the rivalry. There were no games played in 1930, 1950-55 and 1965-66. In effect, the interruption of play in 1930 was later compensated for with double games during the prime years of the Second World War. However, with the break in action from 1950-1956 the rivalry faced near extinction. Feeling outnumbered (164-85) in male enrollment and having lost three straight by a combined score of 144-0, NCHS dropped DHS from its schedule in December 1949. The two teams did not meet again until 1956.
"When I think about high school sports, sportsmanship, rivalries, and competition, that's what this game is all about," said former NCHS Athletic Director, Vin Iovino. "The rivalry brings out the best in both teams. It's a matter of pride," added former DHS Athletic Director, Jim Girard.
Of the eighty-two games played to date, New Canaan holds a 48-33-2 edge in the series. Both clubs have enjoyed substantial winning streaks since the games inception. Darien won nine straight contests from 1956-1964, while the Rams answered with nine consecutive victories of their own from 1967-1976.
Ironically, twenty-nine games have ended in shutouts - the most lopsided coming in 1962 when Darien overwhelmed their rivals 70-0. Darien has fifteen shut outs, while New Canaan has fourteen. "It's a good old fashion rivalry," said Lou Marinelli, NCHS head coach. "It's a game we want to win. If we were 0-9, we'd want to win this game. It would make our season."
The coveted Coaches Memorial Trophy - in honor of legendary leaders John E. Maher, who headed up the Darien program from 1945-1965, and Joseph C. Sikorski, who guided New Canaan for a twenty-year span beginning in 1949. As the trophy reads, the award is, "presented annually to the winning team in honor of the two outstanding coaches who devoted a lifetime to establishing a winning tradition."
"The game is dedicated to two outstanding role model coaches. There aren't two better people that this game should be played in honor of than those two men," said Iovino.
2012 will be the eighty-fourth meeting between the two schools.
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Year
|
Mtg |
Results
(*=Host Team)
|
Turkey
Bowl
|
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1928
|
#1 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 26
|
-
|
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1929
|
#2 |
New Canaan 13 - Darien 12
|
-
|
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1930
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
|
1931
|
#3 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 0
|
-
|
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1932
|
#4 |
New Canaan 9 - Darien 9
|
-
|
|
1933
|
#5 |
New Canaan 12 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1934
|
#6 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1935
|
#7 |
New Canaan 44 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1936
|
#8 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 12
|
-
|
|
1937
|
#9 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1937
|
#10 |
New Canaan 19 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1938
|
#11 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 0
|
-
|
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1939
|
#12 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 7
|
-
|
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1940
|
#13 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 7
|
-
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1941
|
#14 |
New Canaan 12 - Darien 8
|
-
|
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1942
|
#15 |
New Canaan 13 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1942
|
#16 |
New Canaan 18 - Darien 14
|
-
|
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1943
|
#17 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1943
|
#18 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 0
|
-
|
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1944
|
#19 |
New Canaan 26 - Darien 12
|
-
|
|
1944
|
#20 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1945
|
#21 |
New Canaan 13 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1945
|
#22 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 7
|
-
|
|
1946
|
#23 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 13
|
-
|
|
1946
|
#24 |
New Canaan 12 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1947
|
#25 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 35
|
-
|
|
1948
|
#26 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 35
|
-
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1949
|
#27 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 64
|
-
|
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1950
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
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1951
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
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1952
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
|
1953
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
|
1954
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
|
1955
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
|
1956
|
#28 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 26
|
-
|
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1957
|
#29 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 38
|
-
|
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1958
|
#30 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 14
|
-
|
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1959
|
#31 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 28
|
-
|
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1960
|
#32 |
New Canaan 12 - Darien 14
|
-
|
|
1961
|
#33 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1962
|
#34 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 70
|
-
|
|
1963
|
#35 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 26
|
-
|
|
1964
|
#36 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 30
|
-
|
|
1965
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
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1966
|
- |
-no game-
|
-
|
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1967
|
#37 |
New Canaan 22 - Darien 16
|
-
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1968
|
#38 |
New Canaan 48 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1969
|
#39 |
New Canaan 68 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1970
|
#40 |
New Canaan 42 - Darien 0
|
-
|
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1971
|
#41 |
New Canaan 68 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1972
|
#42 |
New Canaan 22 - Darien 20
|
-
|
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1973
|
#43 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1974
|
#44 |
New Canaan 20 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1975
|
#45 |
New Canaan 36 - Darien 13
|
-
|
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1976
|
#46 |
New Canaan 12 - Darien 13
|
-
|
|
1977
|
#47 |
New Canaan 25 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1978
|
#48 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 14
|
-
|
|
1979
|
#49 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 35
|
-
|
|
1980
|
#50 |
New Canaan 0 - Darien 18
|
-
|
|
1981
|
#51 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 27
|
-
|
|
1982
|
#52 |
New Canaan 28 - Darien 13
|
-
|
|
1983
|
#53 |
New Canaan 29 - Darien 7
|
-
|
|
1984
|
#54 |
New Canaan 14 - Darien 7
|
-
|
|
1985
|
#55 |
New Canaan 6 - Darien 13
|
-
|
|
1986
|
#56 |
New Canaan 24 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1987
|
#57 |
New Canaan 7 - Darien 20
|
-
|
|
1988
|
#58 |
New Canaan 42 - Darien 0
|
-
|
|
1989
|
#59 |
New Canaan 14 - Darien 15
|
-
|
|
1990
|
#60 |
New Canaan 17 - Darien 19
|
-
|
|
1991
|
#61 |
New Canaan 28 - Darien 21
|
-
|
|
1992
|
#62 |
New Canaan 20 - Darien 29
|
-
|
|
1993
|
#63 |
New Canaan 22 - Darien 6
|
-
|
|
1994
|
#64 |
*New Canaan 14 - Darien 0
|
TB #1
|
|
1995
|
#65 |
New Canaan 28 - *Darien 7
|
TB #2
|
|
1996
|
#66 |
*New Canaan 20 - Darien 21
|
TB #3
|
|
1997
|
#67 |
New Canaan 7 - *Darien 28
|
TB #4
|
|
1998
|
#68 |
*New Canaan 0 - Darien 27
|
TB #5
|
|
1999 |
#69 |
New Canaan 8 - *Darien 7 |
TB #6 |
|
1999 |
#70 |
*New Canaan 0 - Darien 23
STATE SEMI-FINALS |
- |
|
200
|
#71 |
*New Canaan 35 - Darien 6
|
TB #7
|
|
2001
|
#72 |
New Canaan 21 - *Darien 24
|
TB #8
|
|
2002
|
#73 |
*New Canaan 40 - Darien 22
|
TB #9
|
|
2003
|
#74 |
*New Canaan 14 - Darien 14
|
TB #10
|
|
2004
|
#75 |
*New Canaan 23 - Darien 8
|
TB #11
|
|
2005
|
#76 |
New Canaan 21 - *Darien 7
|
TB #12
|
|
2006
|
#77 |
*New Canaan 14 - Darien 0
|
TB #13
|
|
2007
|
#78 |
New Canaan 19 - *Darien 18
|
TB #14
|
|
2008 |
#79 |
New Canaan 28 - Darien 20
Turkey Bowl &
FCIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
(at Boyle Stadium) |
TB #15 |
|
2008 |
#80 |
New Canaan 26 - Darien 7
STATE FINALS |
- |
|
2009
|
#81 |
*New Canaan 14 - Darien 7
|
TB #16
|
|
2010 |
#82 |
New Canaan 42 - *Darien 14 |
TB #17 |
|
2011 |
#83 |
*New Canaan 42 - Darien 21 |
TB #18 |
|
2011 |
#84 |
New Canaan - Darien* |
TB #19 |
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