The River Bell Classic is the annual football game between Nicholls State University and Southeastern Louisiana University with the winner being presented with the River Bell Trophy.

The game played between the rivals[4] began in 1972 and was played annually until 1985 when Southeastern Louisiana dropped its football program.

[5][6] It resumed 20 years later in 2005 when football was reinstated by the university.

[4][7] On each side of the bell are the teams' athletic logos with Nicholls on the left and Southeastern Louisiana on the right.

The trophy was conceived by the Phi Chapter Alumni Association of Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity at Southeastern Louisiana.