Slab of Bacon trophy
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The Slab of Bacon trophy was a humorous, bacon-shaped traveling award once contested in the college football rivalry between the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Slab of Bacon trophy canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Slab of Bacon trophy Context triple: [Paul Bunyan's Axe, replaced, Slab of Bacon trophy]
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A.
Freedom Trophy
The Freedom Trophy is a college football rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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B.
Shula Bowl
The Shula Bowl is an annual college football rivalry game between Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University, named in honor of legendary NFL coach Don Shula.
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C.
National Trophy
The National Trophy is a prestigious award presented to the winners of the National Trophy Matches shooting competition.
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D.
Little Brown Jug
"Little Brown Jug" is a popular 19th-century American drinking song that became widely known as a swing-era standard, notably associated with Glenn Miller's orchestra.
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E.
Little Brown Jug
Little Brown Jug is a historic college football rivalry trophy contested between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Slab of Bacon trophy Target entity description: The Slab of Bacon trophy was a humorous, bacon-shaped traveling award once contested in the college football rivalry between the Wisconsin Badgers and Minnesota Golden Gophers.
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A.
Freedom Trophy
The Freedom Trophy is a college football rivalry trophy awarded to the winner of the annual game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
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B.
Shula Bowl
The Shula Bowl is an annual college football rivalry game between Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University, named in honor of legendary NFL coach Don Shula.
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C.
National Trophy
The National Trophy is a prestigious award presented to the winners of the National Trophy Matches shooting competition.
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D.
Little Brown Jug
"Little Brown Jug" is a popular 19th-century American drinking song that became widely known as a swing-era standard, notably associated with Glenn Miller's orchestra.
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E.
Little Brown Jug
Little Brown Jug is a historic college football rivalry trophy contested between the University of Michigan Wolverines and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
humorous sports trophy ⓘ traveling trophy ⓘ |
| associatedConference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Wisconsin–Minnesota game of 1943
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
|
| category |
College football rivalry trophies in the United States
ⓘ
Minnesota Golden Gophers football ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota Golden Gophers
Wisconsin Badgers football team ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin Badgers football
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentLocation | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| currentUse | display piece rather than active trophy ⓘ |
| designer | Dr. W. W. “Doc” Meanwell ⓘ |
| feature | lettering could be read as WIS or MIN depending on orientation ⓘ |
| firstUsedBy |
University of Minnesota
ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| humorType | novelty food-themed trophy ⓘ |
| inscription | WIS-MIN ⓘ |
| introducedInSeason | 1930 ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| lastRegularUseSeason | 1942 ⓘ |
| lostAfter |
1943 Wisconsin–Minnesota game
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
|
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bacon-shaped design
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being predecessor to Paul Bunyan’s Axe ⓘ |
| rediscoveredAt |
University of Wisconsin athletic department
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Wisconsin–Madison athletics
|
| rediscoveredInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Paul Bunyan’s Axe
ⓘ
linked to:
Paul Bunyan's Axe
|
| replacedInYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| rivalry |
Wisconsin–Minnesota football rivalry
ⓘ
linked to:
Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
|
| shape | bacon-shaped slab ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| status | retired trophy ⓘ |
| tradition |
score of each game was written on the back of the trophy
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winning team kept the trophy until the next game ⓘ |
| usedIn | college football ⓘ |
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