Fremont Cannon
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The Fremont Cannon is a famous college football rivalry trophy, a full-sized mountain howitzer awarded to the winner of the annual game between the University of Nevada Wolf Pack and the UNLV Rebels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fremont Cannon canonical | 4 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
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trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithTeam |
Nevada Wolf Pack football
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNLV Rebels football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithUniversity |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Nevada, Reno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winner of the annual football game between the University of Nevada and UNLV ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalry trophies
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Nevada Wolf Pack football NERFINISHED ⓘ UNLV Rebels football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorWhenHeldByNevada | blue ⓘ |
| colorWhenHeldByUNLV | scarlet ⓘ |
| competition | Nevada–UNLV football rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | Mountain West Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Ken Hines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAwardedYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| fullName | Fremont Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInspiration | howitzer used by John C. Frémont in the 1840s ⓘ |
| level | NCAA Division I FBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationWhenNevadaHolds | University of Nevada, Reno campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationWhenUNLVHolds | University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John C. Frémont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | fully functional replica cannon ⓘ |
| ownerType | rotating possession between rival universities ⓘ |
| region | Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rivalryName | Battle for the Fremont Cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | one of the heaviest and most valuable rivalry trophies in college football ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes | statewide bragging rights in Nevada college football ⓘ |
| tradition |
displayed on the winning campus until the next game
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painted in the winning school’s colors after each game ⓘ |
| type | full-sized mountain howitzer ⓘ |
| usedInEvent | Nevada–UNLV annual football game ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 545 pounds ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.