Land of Lincoln Trophy
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The Land of Lincoln Trophy is the award given to the winner of the annual college football rivalry game between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Illinois–Northwestern rivalry trophy | 1 |
| Land of Lincoln Trophy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Land of Lincoln Trophy Context triple: [Illinois Fighting Illini football team, rivalry, Land of Lincoln Trophy]
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A.
Heartland Trophy
The Heartland Trophy is a bronze bull awarded annually to the winner of the college football rivalry game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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B.
Riley Cup
The Riley Cup was the championship trophy awarded to the playoff winner of the ECHL, a North American minor professional ice hockey league, before it was replaced by the Kelly Cup.
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C.
Harmon National Trophy
The Harmon National Trophy is an American aviation award recognizing outstanding achievements in flight and aeronautics.
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D.
Cy-Hawk Trophy
The Cy-Hawk Trophy is the award presented annually to the winner of the college football game between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State University Cyclones, symbolizing their in-state rivalry.
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E.
Shillelagh Trophy
The Shillelagh Trophy is a traditional rivalry award in American college football, contested in games involving the Purdue Boilermakers and symbolizing their historic matchups against a fellow Midwestern opponent.
- 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: Land of Lincoln Trophy Target entity description: The Land of Lincoln Trophy is the award given to the winner of the annual college football rivalry game between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats.
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A.
Heartland Trophy
The Heartland Trophy is a bronze bull awarded annually to the winner of the college football rivalry game between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
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B.
Riley Cup
The Riley Cup was the championship trophy awarded to the playoff winner of the ECHL, a North American minor professional ice hockey league, before it was replaced by the Kelly Cup.
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C.
Harmon National Trophy
The Harmon National Trophy is an American aviation award recognizing outstanding achievements in flight and aeronautics.
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D.
Cy-Hawk Trophy
The Cy-Hawk Trophy is the award presented annually to the winner of the college football game between the University of Iowa Hawkeyes and the Iowa State University Cyclones, symbolizing their in-state rivalry.
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E.
Shillelagh Trophy
The Shillelagh Trophy is a traditional rivalry award in American college football, contested in games involving the Purdue Boilermakers and symbolizing their historic matchups against a fellow Midwestern opponent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
college football rivalry trophy
ⓘ
sports trophy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Illinois–Northwestern rivalry trophy
ⓘ
linked to:
Land of Lincoln Trophy
|
| associatedWith |
Northwestern University
ⓘ
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ⓘ
linked to:
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
|
| awardedTo |
Illinois Fighting Illini football team
ⓘ
Northwestern Wildcats football team ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Wildcats
|
| awardFor | winner of the Illinois vs. Northwestern annual football game ⓘ |
| competition |
Illinois–Northwestern football game
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern–Illinois football rivalry
|
| conference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| division |
NCAA Division I FBS
ⓘ
linked to:
Football Bowl Subdivision
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| follows | annual Illinois–Northwestern football game result ⓘ |
| frequency | annually ⓘ |
| governingBody | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Abraham Lincoln and the state of Illinois ⓘ |
| inception | 2009 ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| namedAfter |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
State of Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| partOf | college football rivalry trophies in the United States ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | retirement of Native American–themed Sweet Sioux Tomahawk ⓘ |
| replaced | Sweet Sioux Tomahawk ⓘ |
| represents |
Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern–Illinois football rivalry
|
| rivalryBetween |
Illinois Fighting Illini
ⓘ
Northwestern Wildcats ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| symbolizes | state of Illinois college football supremacy between Illinois and Northwestern ⓘ |
| usedIn | regular-season college football ⓘ |
| winnerKeepsTrophyUntil | next Illinois–Northwestern game ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Land of Lincoln Trophy Description of subject: The Land of Lincoln Trophy is the award given to the winner of the annual college football rivalry game between the University of Illinois Fighting Illini and the Northwestern Wildcats.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Land of Lincoln Trophy