Oil Can rivalry
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The Oil Can rivalry is a college football rivalry game played annually between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the San Diego State Aztecs, named after a historic oil can trophy symbolizing the connection between the two schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oil Can rivalry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12945803 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Oil Can rivalry Context triple: [Battle for the Oil Can, alsoKnownAs, Oil Can rivalry]
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A.
Cy-Hawk rivalry
The Cy-Hawk rivalry is the annual college sports competition, most notably in football, between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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B.
Blue–Green Rivalry
The Blue–Green Rivalry is a college sports rivalry primarily between Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, especially prominent in men's soccer and other athletic competitions along California’s Central Coast.
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C.
Wagon Wheel rivalry
The Wagon Wheel rivalry is a longstanding college football matchup between Kent State University and the University of Akron, highlighted by the teams competing for possession of a historic wagon wheel trophy.
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D.
The Rivalry
The Rivalry is the historic college football series between Lafayette College and Lehigh University, recognized as one of the oldest and most frequently played rivalries in American football.
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E.
Rival
"Rival" is a music track by the electronic artist Binaural, likely featuring atmospheric, immersive sound design characteristic of binaural audio production.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oil Can rivalry Target entity description: The Oil Can rivalry is a college football rivalry game played annually between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the San Diego State Aztecs, named after a historic oil can trophy symbolizing the connection between the two schools.
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A.
Cy-Hawk rivalry
The Cy-Hawk rivalry is the annual college sports competition, most notably in football, between the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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B.
Blue–Green Rivalry
The Blue–Green Rivalry is a college sports rivalry primarily between Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara, especially prominent in men's soccer and other athletic competitions along California’s Central Coast.
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C.
Wagon Wheel rivalry
The Wagon Wheel rivalry is a longstanding college football matchup between Kent State University and the University of Akron, highlighted by the teams competing for possession of a historic wagon wheel trophy.
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D.
The Rivalry
The Rivalry is the historic college football series between Lafayette College and Lehigh University, recognized as one of the oldest and most frequently played rivalries in American football.
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E.
Rival
"Rival" is a music track by the electronic artist Binaural, likely featuring atmospheric, immersive sound design characteristic of binaural audio production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry
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sports rivalry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oil Can game ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalries in the United States
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Fresno State Bulldogs football rivalries ⓘ San Diego State Aztecs football rivalries ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
NCAA Division I FBS
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linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
|
| conference | Mountain West Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasTeamColor |
black
ⓘ
blue ⓘ red ⓘ scarlet ⓘ |
| involvesSchool |
California State University, Fresno
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San Diego State University ⓘ |
| isPlayedBy |
Fresno State Bulldogs
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San Diego State Aztecs ⓘ |
| locationRegion |
California
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linked to:
California (state)
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| nameOrigin | historic oil can ⓘ |
| participant |
Fresno State Bulldogs football team
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linked to:
Fresno State Bulldogs
San Diego State Aztecs football team ⓘ
linked to:
San Diego State Aztecs football
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| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes | connection between Fresno State and San Diego State ⓘ |
| trophy | Oil Can trophy ⓘ |
| trophyMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| trophyShape | oil can ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oil Can rivalry Description of subject: The Oil Can rivalry is a college football rivalry game played annually between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the San Diego State Aztecs, named after a historic oil can trophy symbolizing the connection between the two schools.
Referenced by (1)
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