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[[Lehigh University]] and [[Lafayette College]] have one of the most passionate [[college rivalry|rivalrys]] in college sports. The two schools are located 21 miles apart in eastern [[Pennsylvania]]. The rivalry is not limited to one sport, but is seen in any meeting of the two schools. The [[football]] rivalry is the most well known, however, as it has been played 141 times since 1884. It holds the record as the '''most played rivalry in the nation'''. The game is always sold out a month in advance.
#REDIRECT[[Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry]]

===Rivalry History===
====Pre Football====
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 schools even before Lehigh was founded. When [[Asa Packer]] first moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) as an uneducated carpenter, he joined the congregation of a local Presbyterian Church following his family's footsteps. However, he did not fit in well with the other more strait-laced members of the congregation, and so left and joined an Episcopalian congregration that welcomed him.

One day, after Asa Packer had risen into affluence and before he founded Lehigh University, Ario Pardee, a coal baron from Easton, approached Judge Packer in connection with the addition of an engineering wing to Lafayette College. While eager at first in the proposition, Judge Packer's enthusiam turned sour when Pardee mentioned that the school would be under the control of the Presbyterian Church. Judge Packer let him know that he would have nothing to do with any school run by the Presbyterians.<ref name="Diaries">{{cite book
| last = Whelan
| first = Frank
| authorlink =
| coauthors = Lance Metz
| title = The Diaries of Robert Hersham Sayre
| work =
| publisher = Lehigh University
| date = 1990
}}</ref>

====Early Football====

Lafayette began playing football in 1882. The game was closer to [[rugby]] back then and even the goals and touchdowns were recorded separately in the scores. After football rules were standardized in 1883, they approached Lehigh and offered to play them. Lehigh formed its first team in 1884, managed by [[Richard Harding Davis]] and gamely played and lost twice to the more experienced Lafayette team.

The Lehigh freshman were dismayed by the lack of support that the administration showed the team. They thought the rickety stands built for the event in Bethlehem were a disgrace and set them on fire at the end of the game. Thus the tradition of excess surrounding the game was started.

Because few schools were playing football at the time and travel was more difficult in the horse and buggy era, Lehigh and Lafayette played each other twice in the early years with each school hosting one of the games. This continued until the development of modern football in 1902 when the current annual game was established.

Only once have Lehigh and Lafayette not met in Easton or Bethlehem. In 1891 the teams played a third game in Wilkes-Barre, before 3,000 spectators. A newspaper report stated:“... by far the largest crowd that ever witnessed a football game in Wilkes-Barre, and the cheering of the students seemed to startle the natives.” That was one of three Lehigh-Lafayette games that year and Lehigh won all three.

====Modern Era====

In 1918, as recorded by various observers, Lehigh halfback Raymond B. “Snooks” Dowd completed a 115-yard touchdown run. According to the story, Dowd ran the wrong way, circled his own goalposts, and went the right way 100 yards to score.

Lehigh-Lafayette football games have been postponed only twice. The first postponement occurred in 1904 because of the death of Dr. Henry S. Drown, president of Lehigh. The only
other postponement was in 1963 when the game was moved from November 23 to November 30 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

During World War II, the war restricted travel to other opponents. Thus to fill out their schedules, the nearby schools played two games again in 1943 and 1944. The combination of only missing one year of play since 1884 plus 19 years with two games has led to the record of "The Rivalry" becoming the most played in college football.

Until the late 1980's when new rules and venues where imposed, it was traditional for the fans to tear down the temporary wooden goalposts erected for the event. Pieces of the goalposts were highly sought as trophies. Eventually this got out of hand with the goalposts often being torn down by the end of the third quarter. Obviously, field goals were impossible to score once the goal posts were down.

==Football Record==
===Summary===
141 Meetings since 1884
*Number of Wins
**Lafayette - 74
**Lehigh - 62
**Ties - 5

===Individual Games===
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|Game
!width="50"|Year
!width="100"|Site
!width="100"|Winner
!width="50"|Score
!width="525"|Notes
|-
|1||1884||Easton||Lafayette||50-0||First Game - Standardized Football Rules only established previous year|| |
|-
|2||1884||Bethlehem||Lafayette||34-4|| |
|-
|3||1885||Easton||Lafayette||6-0|| |
|-
|4||1885||Easton||Tie||6-6|| |
|-
|5 ||1886 ||Easton||Lafayette ||12-0 || |
|-
|6 ||1886 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||4-0 || |
|-
|7 ||1887 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||10-4 || |
|-
|8 ||1887 ||Easton||Lafayette ||6-0 || |
|-
|9 ||1888 ||Easton||Lehigh||6-4 || |
|-
|10 ||1888 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||16-0 || |
|-
|11 ||1889 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||16-10 || |
|-
|12 ||1889 ||Easton||Tie ||6-6 || |
|-
|13 ||1890 ||Easton||Lehigh||30-0 || |
|-
|14 ||1890 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||66-6 || |
|-
|15 ||1891 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||22-4 || |
|-
|16 ||1891 ||Wilkes-Barre ||Lehigh||6-2 ||Only Neutral Ground game|| |
|-
|17 ||1891 ||Easton||Lehigh||16-2 || |
|-
|18 ||1892 ||Easton||Lafayette ||4-0 || |
|-
|19 ||1892 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||15-6 || |
|-
|20 ||1893 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||22-6 || |
|-
|21 ||1893 ||Easton||Lehigh||10-0 || |
|-
|22 ||1894 ||Easton||Lafayette ||28-0 || |
|-
|23 ||1894 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||11-8 || |
|-
|24 ||1895 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||22-12 || |
|-
|25 ||1895 ||Easton||Lafayette ||14-6 || |
|-
| ||1896 || || || ||Only year teams did not play each other|| |
|-
|26 ||1897 ||Easton||Lafayette ||34-0 || |
|-
|27 ||1897 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||22-0 || |
|-
|28 ||1898 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||22-0 || |
|-
|29 ||1898 ||Easton||Lafayette ||11-5 || |
|-
|30 ||1899 ||Easton||Lafayette ||17-0 || |
|-
|31 ||1899 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||35-0 || |
|-
|32 ||1900 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||34-0 || |
|-
|33 ||1900 ||Easton||Lafayette ||18-0 || |
|-
|34 ||1901 ||Easton||Lafayette ||29-0 || |
|-
|35 ||1901 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||41-0 || |
|-
|36 ||1902 ||Easton||Lehigh||6-0 ||Modern era of one game per year|| |
|-
|37 ||1903 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||12-6 ||Wright Brothers fly|| |
|-
|38 ||1904 ||Easton||Lafayette ||40-6 || |
|-
|39 ||1905 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||53-0 || |
|-
|40 ||1906 ||Easton||Lafayette ||33-0 ||Forward Pass invented by future Lehigh coach|| |
|-
|41 ||1907 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||22-5 || |
|-
|42 ||1908 ||Easton||Lehigh||11-5 || |
|-
|43 ||1909 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||21-0 || |
|-
|44 ||1910 ||Easton||Lafayette ||14-0 ||NCAA Established|||
|-
|45 ||1911 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||11-0 || |
|-
|46 ||1912 ||Easton||Lehigh||10-0 || |
|-
|47 ||1913 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||7-0 || || |
|-
|48 ||1914 ||Easton||Lehigh||17-7 || |
|-
|49 ||1915 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||35-6 || |
|-
|50 ||1916 ||Easton||Lehigh||16-0 || |
|-
|51 ||1917 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||78-0 || |
|-
|52 ||1918 ||Easton||Lehigh||17-0 || |
|-
|53 ||1919 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||10-6 || |
|-
|54 ||1920 ||Easton||Lafayette ||27-7 || |
|-
|55 ||1921 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||28-6 ||Lafayette National Champions|| |
|-
|56 ||1922 ||Easton||Lafayette ||3-0 || |
|-
|57 ||1923 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||13-3 || |
|-
|58 ||1924 ||Easton||Lafayette ||7-0 ||First Fisher Field Game|| |
|-
|59 ||1925 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||14-0 || |
|-
|60 ||1926 ||Easton||Lafayette ||35-0 || |
|-
|61 ||1927 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||43-0 ||Lafayette National Champions|| |
|-
|62 ||1928 ||Easton||Lafayette ||38-14 || |
|-
|63 ||1929 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||13-12 || |
|-
|64 ||1930 ||Easton||Lafayette ||16-6 || |
|-
|65 ||1931 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||13-7 || |
|-
|66 ||1932 ||Easton||Lafayette ||25-6 || |
|-
|67 ||1933 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||54-12 || |
|-
|68 ||1934 ||Easton||Lehigh||13-7 || |
|-
|69 ||1935 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||48-0 || |
|-
|70 ||1936 ||Easton||Lehigh||18-0 || |
|-
|71 ||1937 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||6-0 || |
|-
|72 ||1938 ||Easton||Lafayette ||6-0 || |
|-
|73 ||1939 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||29-13 || |
|-
|74 ||1940 ||Easton||Lafayette ||46-0 || |
|-
|75 ||1941 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||47-7 || |
|-
|76 ||1942 ||Easton||Tie ||7-7 || |
|-
|77 ||1943 ||Easton||Lafayette ||39-7 ||Played 2 games due to travel restrictions|| |
|-
|78 ||1943 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||58-0 || || |
|-
|79 ||1944 ||Easton||Lafayette ||44-0 ||Played 2 games due to travel restrictions|| |
|-
|80 ||1944 ||Easton||Lafayette ||64-0 || || |
|-
|81 ||1945 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||7-0 || |
|-
|82 ||1946 ||Easton||Lafayette ||13-0 || |
|-
|83 ||1947 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||7-0 || |
|-
|84 ||1948 ||Easton||Lafayette ||23-13 || |
|-
|85 ||1949 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||21-12 || |
|-
|86 ||1950 ||Easton||Lehigh||38-0 ||Lehigh Undefeated|| |
|-
|87 ||1951 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||51-0 || |
|-
|88 ||1952 ||Easton||Lehigh||14-7 || |
|-
|89 ||1953 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||33-13 || |
|-
|90 ||1954 ||Easton||Lafayette ||46-0 || |
|-
|91 ||1955 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||35-6 || |
|-
|92 ||1956 ||Easton||Lehigh||27-10 || |
|-
|93 ||1957 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||26-13 || |
|-
|94 ||1958 ||Easton||Tie ||14-14 || |
|-
|95 ||1959 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||28-6 || |
|-
|96 ||1960 ||Easton||Lehigh||26-3 || |
|-
|97 ||1961 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||17-14 || |
|-
|98 ||1962 ||Easton||Lehigh||13-6 || |
|-
|99 ||1963 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||15-8 || |
|-
|100 ||1964 ||Easton||Tie ||6-6 || |
|-
|101 ||1965 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||20-14 || |
|-
|102 ||1966 ||Easton||Lafayette ||16-0 || |
|-
|103 ||1967 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||6-0 || |
|-
|104 ||1968 ||Easton||Lehigh||21-6 || |
|-
|105 ||1969 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||36-19 || |
|-
|106 ||1970 ||Easton||Lafayette ||31-28 || |
|-
|107 ||1971 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||48-19 || |
|-
|108 ||1972 ||Easton||Lehigh||14-6 || |
|-
|109 ||1973 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||45-13 || |
|-
|110 ||1974 ||Easton||Lehigh||57-7 || |
|-
|111 ||1975 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||40-14 || |
|-
|112 ||1976 ||Easton||Lafayette ||21-17 || |
|-
|113 ||1977 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||35-17 ||Lehigh National Div II Champions|| |
|-
|114 ||1978 ||Easton||Lehigh||23-15 || |
|-
|115 ||1979 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||24-3 ||Lehigh National Div 1-AA Runners-Up|| |
|-
|116 ||1980 ||Easton||Lehigh||32-0 || |
|-
|117 ||1981 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||10-3 || |
|-
|118 ||1982 ||Easton||Lafayette ||34-6 || |
|-
|119 ||1983 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||22-14 || |
|-
|120 ||1984 ||Easton||Lafayette ||28-7 || |
|-
|121 ||1985 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||24-19 || || |
|-
|122 ||1986 ||Easton||Lafayette ||28-23 ||Colonial League Established|| |
|-
|123 ||1987 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||17-10 ||Last Taylor Stadium Game|| |
|-
|124 ||1988 ||Easton||Lafayette ||52-45 || |
|-
|125 ||1989 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||36-21 ||First Goodman Stadium Game|| |
|-
|126 ||1990 ||Easton||Lehigh||35-14 ||Patriot League Established|| |
|-
|127 ||1991 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||36-18 || |
|-
|128 ||1992 ||Easton||Lafayette ||32-29 ||Lafayette Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|129 ||1993 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||39-14 ||Lehigh Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|130 ||1994 ||Easton||Lafayette ||54-20 ||Lafayette Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|131 ||1995 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||37-30 ||Lehigh Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|132 ||1996 ||Easton||Lehigh||23-19 || |
|-
|133 ||1997 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||43-31 || |
|-
|134 ||1998 ||Easton||Lehigh||31-7 ||Lehigh Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|135 ||1999 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||14-12 || |
|-
|136 ||2000 ||Easton||Lehigh||31-17 ||Lehigh Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|137 ||2001 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||41-6 ||Lehigh Patriot League Champions|| |
|-
|138 ||2002 ||Easton||Lafayette ||14-7 || |
|-
|139 ||2003 ||Bethlehem ||Lehigh||30-10 || |
|-
|140 ||2004 ||Easton||Lafayette ||24-10 ||Game decided Patriot League champions (Lehigh & Lafayette)|| |
|-
|141 ||2005 ||Bethlehem ||Lafayette ||23-19 ||Game decided Patriot League champions (Lafayette & Colgate)|| |
|}

==All Sports Trophy==
The rivaly was further cemented by the creation of "All Sports Trophy" in the 1960's. The trophy is held by the school which wins the most varsity sports meetings during a school year. One point is awarded per victory. At the year end, points are totaled to determine the overall champion.

===All Sports Trophy record===

*<u>'''Men's Sports'''</u>
**Years won by Lehigh - 32
**Years won by Lafayette - 1
**Ties - 6
*<u>'''Women's Sports'''</u>
**Years won by Lafayette - 12
**Years won by Lehigh - 8
**Ties - 0

===2005-2006 Results===
Lehigh won the 2005-2006 All Sports Trophy as follows:

====Mens Sports====
{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|Mon
!width="100"|Sport
!width="100"|Winner
!width="50"|Points

|-
|Sep||Men's Cross Country ||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Nov||Men's Soccer||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Nov||Men's Swimming and Diving||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Nov||Football||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Jan||Men's Basketball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Jan||Men's Indoor Track and Field||Lehigh ||1|| |
|-
|Feb||Men's Basketball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Men's Tennis||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Men's Lacrosse ||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Baseball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Baseball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Baseball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Baseball||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Men's Outdoor Track and Field||Lehigh||1|| |
|}

2005-2006 Mens Totals:
*Lehigh - 11
*Lafayette - 3

====Womens Sports====

{| border="1" cellpadding="2"
!width="50"|Mon
!width="100"|Sport
!width="100"|Winner
!width="50"|Points

|-
|Sep||Women's Cross Country||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Sep||Field Hockey||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Oct||Women’s Soccer||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Oct||Volleyball||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Nov||Volleyball||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Nov||Women's Swimming and Diving||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Jan||Women's Basketball||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Jan||Women's Indoor Track and Field||Lafayette ||1|| |
|-
|Feb||Women's Basketball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Women's Crew||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Softball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Softball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Softball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Softball||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Women's Tennis||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Women's Golf||Lehigh||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Women’s Lacrosse||Lafayette||1|| |
|-
|Apr||Women's Outdoor Track and Field||Lafayette||1|| |
|}
2005-2006 Womens Totals:
*Lehigh - 12
*Lafayette - 6

2005-2006 Overall Totals:
*Lehigh - 23
*Lafayette - 9

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Revision as of 03:39, 21 September 2006

Lehigh University and Lafayette College have one of the most passionate rivalrys in college sports. The two schools are located 21 miles apart in eastern Pennsylvania. The rivalry is not limited to one sport, but is seen in any meeting of the two schools. The football rivalry is the most well known, however, as it has been played 141 times since 1884. It holds the record as the most played rivalry in the nation. The game is always sold out a month in advance.

Rivalry History

Pre Football

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 schools even before Lehigh was founded. When Asa Packer first moved to Mauch Chunk (now Jim Thorpe) as an uneducated carpenter, he joined the congregation of a local Presbyterian Church following his family's footsteps. However, he did not fit in well with the other more strait-laced members of the congregation, and so left and joined an Episcopalian congregration that welcomed him.

One day, after Asa Packer had risen into affluence and before he founded Lehigh University, Ario Pardee, a coal baron from Easton, approached Judge Packer in connection with the addition of an engineering wing to Lafayette College. While eager at first in the proposition, Judge Packer's enthusiam turned sour when Pardee mentioned that the school would be under the control of the Presbyterian Church. Judge Packer let him know that he would have nothing to do with any school run by the Presbyterians.[1]

Early Football

Lafayette began playing football in 1882. The game was closer to rugby back then and even the goals and touchdowns were recorded separately in the scores. After football rules were standardized in 1883, they approached Lehigh and offered to play them. Lehigh formed its first team in 1884, managed by Richard Harding Davis and gamely played and lost twice to the more experienced Lafayette team.

The Lehigh freshman were dismayed by the lack of support that the administration showed the team. They thought the rickety stands built for the event in Bethlehem were a disgrace and set them on fire at the end of the game. Thus the tradition of excess surrounding the game was started.

Because few schools were playing football at the time and travel was more difficult in the horse and buggy era, Lehigh and Lafayette played each other twice in the early years with each school hosting one of the games. This continued until the development of modern football in 1902 when the current annual game was established.

Only once have Lehigh and Lafayette not met in Easton or Bethlehem. In 1891 the teams played a third game in Wilkes-Barre, before 3,000 spectators. A newspaper report stated:“... by far the largest crowd that ever witnessed a football game in Wilkes-Barre, and the cheering of the students seemed to startle the natives.” That was one of three Lehigh-Lafayette games that year and Lehigh won all three.

Modern Era

In 1918, as recorded by various observers, Lehigh halfback Raymond B. “Snooks” Dowd completed a 115-yard touchdown run. According to the story, Dowd ran the wrong way, circled his own goalposts, and went the right way 100 yards to score.

Lehigh-Lafayette football games have been postponed only twice. The first postponement occurred in 1904 because of the death of Dr. Henry S. Drown, president of Lehigh. The only other postponement was in 1963 when the game was moved from November 23 to November 30 following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

During World War II, the war restricted travel to other opponents. Thus to fill out their schedules, the nearby schools played two games again in 1943 and 1944. The combination of only missing one year of play since 1884 plus 19 years with two games has led to the record of "The Rivalry" becoming the most played in college football.

Until the late 1980's when new rules and venues where imposed, it was traditional for the fans to tear down the temporary wooden goalposts erected for the event. Pieces of the goalposts were highly sought as trophies. Eventually this got out of hand with the goalposts often being torn down by the end of the third quarter. Obviously, field goals were impossible to score once the goal posts were down.

Football Record

Summary

141 Meetings since 1884

  • Number of Wins
    • Lafayette - 74
    • Lehigh - 62
    • Ties - 5

Individual Games

Game Year Site Winner Score Notes
1 1884 Easton Lafayette 50-0 First Game - Standardized Football Rules only established previous year
2 1884 Bethlehem Lafayette 34-4
3 1885 Easton Lafayette 6-0
4 1885 Easton Tie 6-6
5 1886 Easton Lafayette 12-0
6 1886 Bethlehem Lafayette 4-0
7 1887 Bethlehem Lehigh 10-4
8 1887 Easton Lafayette 6-0
9 1888 Easton Lehigh 6-4
10 1888 Bethlehem Lehigh 16-0
11 1889 Bethlehem Lehigh 16-10
12 1889 Easton Tie 6-6
13 1890 Easton Lehigh 30-0
14 1890 Bethlehem Lehigh 66-6
15 1891 Bethlehem Lehigh 22-4
16 1891 Wilkes-Barre Lehigh 6-2 Only Neutral Ground game
17 1891 Easton Lehigh 16-2
18 1892 Easton Lafayette 4-0
19 1892 Bethlehem Lehigh 15-6
20 1893 Bethlehem Lehigh 22-6
21 1893 Easton Lehigh 10-0
22 1894 Easton Lafayette 28-0
23 1894 Bethlehem Lehigh 11-8
24 1895 Bethlehem Lafayette 22-12
25 1895 Easton Lafayette 14-6
1896 Only year teams did not play each other
26 1897 Easton Lafayette 34-0
27 1897 Bethlehem Lafayette 22-0
28 1898 Bethlehem Lehigh 22-0
29 1898 Easton Lafayette 11-5
30 1899 Easton Lafayette 17-0
31 1899 Bethlehem Lafayette 35-0
32 1900 Bethlehem Lafayette 34-0
33 1900 Easton Lafayette 18-0
34 1901 Easton Lafayette 29-0
35 1901 Bethlehem Lafayette 41-0
36 1902 Easton Lehigh 6-0 Modern era of one game per year
37 1903 Bethlehem Lehigh 12-6 Wright Brothers fly
38 1904 Easton Lafayette 40-6
39 1905 Bethlehem Lafayette 53-0
40 1906 Easton Lafayette 33-0 Forward Pass invented by future Lehigh coach
41 1907 Bethlehem Lafayette 22-5
42 1908 Easton Lehigh 11-5
43 1909 Bethlehem Lafayette 21-0
44 1910 Easton Lafayette 14-0 NCAA Established
45 1911 Bethlehem Lafayette 11-0
46 1912 Easton Lehigh 10-0
47 1913 Bethlehem Lehigh 7-0
48 1914 Easton Lehigh 17-7
49 1915 Bethlehem Lafayette 35-6
50 1916 Easton Lehigh 16-0
51 1917 Bethlehem Lehigh 78-0
52 1918 Easton Lehigh 17-0
53 1919 Bethlehem Lafayette 10-6
54 1920 Easton Lafayette 27-7
55 1921 Bethlehem Lafayette 28-6 Lafayette National Champions
56 1922 Easton Lafayette 3-0
57 1923 Bethlehem Lafayette 13-3
58 1924 Easton Lafayette 7-0 First Fisher Field Game
59 1925 Bethlehem Lafayette 14-0
60 1926 Easton Lafayette 35-0
61 1927 Bethlehem Lafayette 43-0 Lafayette National Champions
62 1928 Easton Lafayette 38-14
63 1929 Bethlehem Lehigh 13-12
64 1930 Easton Lafayette 16-6
65 1931 Bethlehem Lafayette 13-7
66 1932 Easton Lafayette 25-6
67 1933 Bethlehem Lafayette 54-12
68 1934 Easton Lehigh 13-7
69 1935 Bethlehem Lehigh 48-0
70 1936 Easton Lehigh 18-0
71 1937 Bethlehem Lafayette 6-0
72 1938 Easton Lafayette 6-0
73 1939 Bethlehem Lafayette 29-13
74 1940 Easton Lafayette 46-0
75 1941 Bethlehem Lafayette 47-7
76 1942 Easton Tie 7-7
77 1943 Easton Lafayette 39-7 Played 2 games due to travel restrictions
78 1943 Bethlehem Lafayette 58-0
79 1944 Easton Lafayette 44-0 Played 2 games due to travel restrictions
80 1944 Easton Lafayette 64-0
81 1945 Bethlehem Lafayette 7-0
82 1946 Easton Lafayette 13-0
83 1947 Bethlehem Lafayette 7-0
84 1948 Easton Lafayette 23-13
85 1949 Bethlehem Lafayette 21-12
86 1950 Easton Lehigh 38-0 Lehigh Undefeated
87 1951 Bethlehem Lehigh 51-0
88 1952 Easton Lehigh 14-7
89 1953 Bethlehem Lafayette 33-13
90 1954 Easton Lafayette 46-0
91 1955 Bethlehem Lafayette 35-6
92 1956 Easton Lehigh 27-10
93 1957 Bethlehem Lehigh 26-13
94 1958 Easton Tie 14-14
95 1959 Bethlehem Lafayette 28-6
96 1960 Easton Lehigh 26-3
97 1961 Bethlehem Lehigh 17-14
98 1962 Easton Lehigh 13-6
99 1963 Bethlehem Lehigh 15-8
100 1964 Easton Tie 6-6
101 1965 Bethlehem Lehigh 20-14
102 1966 Easton Lafayette 16-0
103 1967 Bethlehem Lafayette 6-0
104 1968 Easton Lehigh 21-6
105 1969 Bethlehem Lehigh 36-19
106 1970 Easton Lafayette 31-28
107 1971 Bethlehem Lehigh 48-19
108 1972 Easton Lehigh 14-6
109 1973 Bethlehem Lehigh 45-13
110 1974 Easton Lehigh 57-7
111 1975 Bethlehem Lehigh 40-14
112 1976 Easton Lafayette 21-17
113 1977 Bethlehem Lehigh 35-17 Lehigh National Div II Champions
114 1978 Easton Lehigh 23-15
115 1979 Bethlehem Lehigh 24-3 Lehigh National Div 1-AA Runners-Up
116 1980 Easton Lehigh 32-0
117 1981 Bethlehem Lafayette 10-3
118 1982 Easton Lafayette 34-6
119 1983 Bethlehem Lehigh 22-14
120 1984 Easton Lafayette 28-7
121 1985 Bethlehem Lehigh 24-19
122 1986 Easton Lafayette 28-23 Colonial League Established
123 1987 Bethlehem Lehigh 17-10 Last Taylor Stadium Game
124 1988 Easton Lafayette 52-45
125 1989 Bethlehem Lafayette 36-21 First Goodman Stadium Game
126 1990 Easton Lehigh 35-14 Patriot League Established
127 1991 Bethlehem Lehigh 36-18
128 1992 Easton Lafayette 32-29 Lafayette Patriot League Champions
129 1993 Bethlehem Lehigh 39-14 Lehigh Patriot League Champions
130 1994 Easton Lafayette 54-20 Lafayette Patriot League Champions
131 1995 Bethlehem Lehigh 37-30 Lehigh Patriot League Champions
132 1996 Easton Lehigh 23-19
133 1997 Bethlehem Lehigh 43-31
134 1998 Easton Lehigh 31-7 Lehigh Patriot League Champions
135 1999 Bethlehem Lehigh 14-12
136 2000 Easton Lehigh 31-17 Lehigh Patriot League Champions
137 2001 Bethlehem Lehigh 41-6 Lehigh Patriot League Champions
138 2002 Easton Lafayette 14-7
139 2003 Bethlehem Lehigh 30-10
140 2004 Easton Lafayette 24-10 Game decided Patriot League champions (Lehigh & Lafayette)
141 2005 Bethlehem Lafayette 23-19 Game decided Patriot League champions (Lafayette & Colgate)

All Sports Trophy

The rivaly was further cemented by the creation of "All Sports Trophy" in the 1960's. The trophy is held by the school which wins the most varsity sports meetings during a school year. One point is awarded per victory. At the year end, points are totaled to determine the overall champion.

All Sports Trophy record

  • Men's Sports
    • Years won by Lehigh - 32
    • Years won by Lafayette - 1
    • Ties - 6
  • Women's Sports
    • Years won by Lafayette - 12
    • Years won by Lehigh - 8
    • Ties - 0

2005-2006 Results

Lehigh won the 2005-2006 All Sports Trophy as follows:

Mens Sports

Mon Sport Winner Points
Sep Men's Cross Country Lehigh 1
Nov Men's Soccer Lafayette 1
Nov Men's Swimming and Diving Lehigh 1
Nov Football Lafayette 1
Jan Men's Basketball Lehigh 1
Jan Men's Indoor Track and Field Lehigh 1
Feb Men's Basketball Lehigh 1
Apr Men's Tennis Lehigh 1
Apr Men's Lacrosse Lehigh 1
Apr Baseball Lehigh 1
Apr Baseball Lehigh 1
Apr Baseball Lehigh 1
Apr Baseball Lafayette 1
Apr Men's Outdoor Track and Field Lehigh 1

2005-2006 Mens Totals:

  • Lehigh - 11
  • Lafayette - 3

Womens Sports

Mon Sport Winner Points
Sep Women's Cross Country Lehigh 1
Sep Field Hockey Lehigh 1
Oct Women’s Soccer Lehigh 1
Oct Volleyball Lafayette 1
Nov Volleyball Lafayette 1
Nov Women's Swimming and Diving Lehigh 1
Jan Women's Basketball Lafayette 1
Jan Women's Indoor Track and Field Lafayette 1
Feb Women's Basketball Lehigh 1
Apr Women's Crew Lehigh 1
Apr Softball Lehigh 1
Apr Softball Lehigh 1
Apr Softball Lehigh 1
Apr Softball Lehigh 1
Apr Women's Tennis Lehigh 1
Apr Women's Golf Lehigh 1
Apr Women’s Lacrosse Lafayette 1
Apr Women's Outdoor Track and Field Lafayette 1

2005-2006 Womens Totals:

  • Lehigh - 12
  • Lafayette - 6

2005-2006 Overall Totals:

  • Lehigh - 23
  • Lafayette - 9
  1. ^ Whelan, Frank (1990). The Diaries of Robert Hersham Sayre. Lehigh University. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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