Kennedy Challenge Cup

This trophy, for the men's second varsity eight contenders, was originally presented to the IRA in 1898 by Davidson Kennedy of the University of Pennsylvania, as a trophy for four-oared races.  This trophy is now annually awarded to the winner of the Men's Heavyweight Second Varsity Eight.

 1914 Cornell

 1948 Washington

 1982 Navy

 1915 Cornell

 1949 Washington

 1983 Navy

 1916 Syracuse

 1950 Washington

 1984 Brown

 1917 -

 1951 California

 1985 Princeton "B"

 1918 -

 1952 Navy

 1986 Wisconsin

 1919 -

 1953 Washington

 1987 Brown

 1920 Cornell

 1954 Cornell

 1988 Brown

 1921 Cornell

 1955 Cornell

 1989 Pennsylvania

 1922 Cornell

 1956 Washington

 1990 Navy

 1923 Syracuse

 1957 Cornell

 1991 Pennsylvania

 1924 Pennsylvania

 1958 Cornell

 1992 Navy

 1925 Washington

 1959 California

 1993 Washington

 1926 Washington

 1960 Cornell

 1994 Brown

 1927 Washington

 1961 Cornell

 1995 Brown

 1928 Navy

 1962 Navy

 1996 Princeton

 1929 Cornell

 1963 Navy

 1997 Washington

 1930 Cornell

 1964 Washington

 1998 Princeton

 1931 Syracuse

 1965 Navy

 1999 California

 1932 Syracuse

 1966 Dartmouth

 2000 California

 1933 -

 1967 Navy

 2001 California

 1934 Syracuse

 1968 Pennsylvania

 2002 California

 1935 Washington

 1969 Cornell

 2003 California

 1936 Washington

 1970 Pennsylvania

 2004 Washington

 1937 Washington

 1971 Navy

 2005 Washington

 1938 Washington

 1972 Washington

 2006 Harvard

 1939 Syracuse

 1973 Wisconsin

 

 1940 Washington

 1974 Wisconsin

 

 1941 California

 1975 MIT

 

 1942 California

 1976 Pennsylvania

 

 1943 -

 1977 Pennsylvania

 

 1944 -

 1978 Pennsylvania

 

 1945 -

 1979 Northeastern

 

 1946 -

 1980 Cornell

 

 1947 California

 1981 Navy

 

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