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Lehigh-Lafayette

Known as THE RIVALRY, the Lehigh-Lafayette football game is the most-played college football rivalry in the nation. The two teams first took to the gridiron in 1884, just one year after the first standardized football rules were established, and have played 157 times since.

Rivalry 159

The 159th edition of the most-played rivalry in all of college football will be on November 18th at Goodman Stadium.

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Lehigh football player throws the ball down field

Rivalry 158: Lehigh falls 14-11

The Mountain Hawks scored their first points of the game with just under five minutes left in the first half on a Dylan Van Dusen 27-yard field goal. A 13-yard touchdown pass from Perri to Eric Johnson early in the fourth quarter cut Lafayette's lead to six points as the Mountain Hawks failed to convert a two-point conversion attempt, but Lehigh didn't score again until Lafayette intentionally took a safety with 14 seconds remaining.  Read more about the game >

 

By the Numbers

10.8

miles between stadiums (how the Mountain Hawk flies)

72

all-time wins for Lehigh (72-81-5 overall)

1967

year of the first Bed Races down The Hill

2.6

miles are run (up and down the hill) during the Turkey Trot

1888

year the first Bonfire was held at Lehigh

18-10

the Mountain Hawks' record in The Rivalry since 1995

The Rivalry

College football is a sport built on great rivalries. But there is truly nothing like The Rivalry. Learn more about The Rivalry>

Spirit Week

From bedraces to bedsheet banners, the week leading up to The Rivalry game is full of campus celebrations and long time traditions. Learn more about Spirit Week >

Beat Lafayette!

Across all sports, Lehigh won the 2021-22 academic year 23-7-1. In 2020-21 it was 18-9. The shortened 2019-20 academic year was won by Lehigh 11-6-1. View Lehigh-Lafayette game reports >

 

Marching 97 playing

Eco Flame

The Marching 97 “Eco-Flame” began in the 1970s, when Professor Rich Aaronson asked the band to play during his ECO 001 class.

Lehigh's Bed Races

Bed Races

Students form teams, decorate beds and drag race them down Packer Avenue in one of Lehigh’s most treasured traditions.

Lehigh football coach Andy Coen

Coach Coen

Andy Coen went 9-4 in 13 Rivalry games as head coach of the Mountain Hawks.

Lehigh's Turkey Trot

Turkey Trot

A 2.6-mile run through campus to the top of “The Hill” and back to the UC lawn, the Turkey Trot draws participants from the entire Lehigh community.

Beat Lafayette Luncheon

Beat Lafayette Luncheon

On the Friday before the game, senior players & coaches have lunch with members of the “50 Game Club,” who have attended 50 or more Lehigh-Lafayette games.

Lehigh alumni

Alumni Telecasts

Can’t make it to the game? Go to an Alumni Telecast Party in your hometown.

Bedsheet sign

Rivalry on Display

One of the most popular, and creative, traditions is "Bedsheet Banners" hung up in front of residence halls, off-campus housing, offices and even in some Southside businesses.

Tearing down goalposts

Tearing Down Goalposts

Taylor Stadium was Lehigh’s home for The Rivalry from 1914 to 1987.