The trophy for 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 Second Varsity Eight.
Winners of the Kennedy Challenge Cup Second Varsity Eight
1914 - Cornell
1915 - Cornell
1916 - Syracuse
1917 - N/A
1918 - N/A
1919 - N/A
1920 - Cornell
1921 - Cornell
1922 - Cornell
1923 - Syracuse
1924 - Pennsylvania
1925 - Washington
1926 - Washington
1927 - Washington
1928 - Navy
1929 - Cornell
1930 - Cornell
1931 - Syracuse
1932 - Syracuse
1933 - N/A
1934 - Syracuse
1935 - Washington
1936 - Washington
1937 - Washington
1938 - Washington
1939 - Syracuse
1940 - Washington
1941 - California
1942 - California
1943 - N/A
1944 - N/A
1945 - N/A
1946 - N/A
1947 - California
1948 - Washington
1949 - Washington
1950 - Washington
1951 - California
1952 - Navy
1953 - Washington
1954 - Cornell
1955 - Cornell
1956 - Washington
1957 - Cornell
1958 - Cornell
1959 - California
1960 - Cornell
1961 - Cornell
1962 - Navy
1963 - Navy
1964 - Washington
1965 - Navy
1966 - Dartmouth
1967 - Navy
1968 - Pennsylvania
1969 - Cornell
1970 - Pennsylvania
1971 - Navy
1972 - Washington
1973 - Wisconsin
1974 - Wisconsin
1975 - MIT
1976 - Pennsylvania
1977 - Pennsylvania
1978 - Pennsylvania
1979 - Northeastern
1980 - Cornell
1981 - Navy
1982 - Navy
1983 - Navy
1984 - Brown
1985 - Princeton
1986 - Wisconsin
1987 - Brown
1988 - Brown
1989 - Pennsylvania
1990 - Navy
1991 - Pennsylvania
1992 - Navy
1993 - Washington
1994 - Brown
1995 - Brown
1996 - Princeton
1997 - Washington
1998 - Princeton
1999 - California
2000 - California
2001 - California
2002 - California
2003 - California
2004 - Washington
2005 - Washington
2006 - Harvard
2007 - Washington
2008 - Washington
2009 - Washington
2010 - Washington
2011 - Washington
2012 - Washington
2013 - Washington
2014 - California
2015 - Washington
2016 - Harvard
2017 - Washington
2018 - Washington
2019 - California
2020 - N/A
2021 - Washington
2022 - Yale
2023 - California
All-Time Wins By Institution
30 - Washington
15 - Cornell
13 - California
12 - Navy
8 - Pennsylvania
6 - Syracuse
5 - Brown
3 - Princeton
3 - Wisconsin
2 - Harvard
1 - Dartmouth
1 - MIT
1 - Yale