Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini)
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The Land of Lincoln Trophy is a college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the in-state matchup between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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| Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3605732 — 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: Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini) Context triple: [Northwestern Wildcats, rivalryTrophy, Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini)]
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Illinois Field
Illinois Field is a baseball stadium on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus that serves as the home field for the Fighting Illini baseball team.
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Illinois Fighting Illini (nearby, university-based)
The Illinois Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in NCAA Division I competition.
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Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The Illinois Fighting Illini football team is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's NCAA Division I FBS college football program competing in the Big Ten Conference.
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Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
Memorial Stadium (Champaign) is a historic college football stadium in Champaign, Illinois, serving as the home field for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.
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Big Ten Football Championship Game
The Big Ten Football Championship Game is the annual title matchup that determines the champion of the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I FBS college football.
- 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)
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Target entity: Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini) Target entity description: The Land of Lincoln Trophy is a college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the in-state matchup between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
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Illinois Field
Illinois Field is a baseball stadium on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus that serves as the home field for the Fighting Illini baseball team.
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Illinois Fighting Illini (nearby, university-based)
The Illinois Fighting Illini are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in NCAA Division I competition.
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Illinois Fighting Illini football team
The Illinois Fighting Illini football team is the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's NCAA Division I FBS college football program competing in the Big Ten Conference.
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Memorial Stadium (Champaign)
Memorial Stadium (Champaign) is a historic college football stadium in Champaign, Illinois, serving as the home field for the University of Illinois Fighting Illini.
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Big Ten Football Championship Game
The Big Ten Football Championship Game is the annual title matchup that determines the champion of the Big Ten Conference in NCAA Division I FBS college football.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
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sports trophy ⓘ |
| associatedWithUniversity |
Northwestern University
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University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ⓘ |
| awardedFor | winner of the Northwestern vs. Illinois college football game ⓘ |
| category |
College football rivalry trophies in the United States
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Illinois Fighting Illini football rivalries ⓘ Northwestern Wildcats football rivalries ⓘ |
| competition |
Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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Northwestern Wildcats ⓘ
surface form:
Northwestern Wildcats football team
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| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| decidedBy | single regular-season game between Northwestern and Illinois ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Illinois
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surface form:
State of Illinois
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| hasRivalryName | Northwestern–Illinois football rivalry ⓘ |
| level |
Football Bowl Subdivision
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surface form:
NCAA Division I FBS
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| namedAfter | nickname of the state of Illinois ⓘ |
| participants |
Illinois Fighting Illini
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Northwestern Wildcats ⓘ |
| rivalryType | in-state college football rivalry ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| symbolizes | college football supremacy in Illinois between Northwestern and Illinois ⓘ |
| winnerReceives | possession of the Land of Lincoln Trophy until the next game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini) Description of subject: The Land of Lincoln Trophy is a college football rivalry trophy awarded annually to the winner of the in-state matchup between the Northwestern Wildcats and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Northwestern Wildcats
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rivalryTrophy
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Land of Lincoln Trophy (football vs. Illinois Fighting Illini)
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