The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug was the name given to the Appalachian State–Western Carolina football rivalry, an American college football rivalry game that became dormant when Appalachian State left the Southern Conference and moved to the FBS in 2014.

The jug idea was presented to alumni of both universities and the Sports Information Directors were charged with drumming up media exposure.

The jug was donated by Roby Triplett, the manager of the Appalachian State Bookstore.

[4] With Appalachian's move to the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2014, the trophy was retired after 2013's contest.

The two teams had squared off for 68 consecutive years since the game was suspended for World War II, 1942–1945.