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The Lafayette–Lehigh MVP Trophy plaque in February 2011. Although they did not meet on the football field until 1884, an anecdote from David Bishop Skillman's history of Lafayette College reveals that bad blood existed between the two places even before Lehigh University was founded.
Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry , at 134 games. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year.
The first game in 1884 brought a new team to Lafayette's schedule: Lehigh University. Located in nearby Bethlehem, Lehigh would be playing its first football game. With experience and superior skill on its side, Lafayette annihilated Lehigh 56–0 in what would shortly become known as The Rivalry. Due to the proximity of the schools, Lafayette ...
Lehigh–Lafayette: 1897 The Rivalry: FCS: 1884 Lafayette Most played series in college football. [66] No game played in calendar 2020 due to COVID-19, but played in April 2021 as part of the Patriot League's rescheduled spring 2021 season. Minnesota–Wisconsin: 1907 Paul Bunyan's Axe: FBS: 1890 Wisconsin Most played series in FBS [65]
This is a list of colleges and universities that are members of Division I, the highest level of competition sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Currently, there are 364 institutions classified as Division I (including those in the process of transitioning from other divisions), making it the second largest ...
In particular, "The Rivalry" between Lehigh University and Lafayette College is both the nation's most-played and longest-uninterrupted college football series. [ 3 ] The winner of the Patriot League basketball tournament receives an automatic invitation to the NCAA Division I basketball tournament every March.
Although Lafayette won the first game played at brand new Goodman Stadium in 1989, Lehigh has won 9 of the last 11 at Goodman, and 16 of 25 since Patriot League play began. Lehigh won the latest contest in 2024 and won an overtime thriller in 2009. The overall record stands at Lafayette 82, Lehigh 73. There have been 5 ties.
Fisher Stadium's scoreboard following Lafayette College's victory over Lehigh University in the 142nd edition of "The Rivalry" in 2006.The series between the two colleges, which are 17 miles (27 km) away from each other in the Lehigh Valley, is the most-played rivalry in college football history with 158 meetings since 1884.