The Rivalry: Told Through Traditions
Rivalry: Miles between stadiums
10.8
miles between stadiums (how the Mountain Hawk flies)
miles between stadiums (how the Mountain Hawk flies)
Rivalry: All-time wins for Lehigh
73
all-time wins for Lehigh (73-82-5 overall)
all-time wins for Lehigh (73-82-5 overall)
Rivalry: Year of the first Bed Races
1967
year of the first Bed Races down The Hill
year of the first Bed Races down The Hill
Rivalry: Turkey Trot miles
2.6
miles are run (up and down the hill) during the Turkey Trot
miles are run (up and down the hill) during the Turkey Trot
Rivalry: Year of the first Rivalry game
1884
The year of the first Rivalry game.
The year of the first Rivalry game.
Rivalry: Mountain Hawks record since 1995
18-12
the Mountain Hawks' record in The Rivalry since 1995
the Mountain Hawks' record in The Rivalry since 1995
The Marching 97 “Eco-Flame” began in the 1970s, when Professor Rich Aaronson asked the band to play during his ECO 001 class.
Students form teams, decorate beds and drag race them down Packer Avenue in one of Lehigh’s most treasured traditions.
For Coach Cahill’s second season in Fall of 2024, Rivaly 160 will be played again at Goodman Stadium.
A 2.6-mile run through campus to the top of “The Hill” and back to the Clayton UC lawn, the Turkey Trot draws participants from the entire Lehigh community.
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.
A newer tradition hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter, participants are invited to witness the 5 million-pound testing machine in Fritz Lab crush a Lafayette steel beam.
One of the most popular, and creative, traditions is “Bedsheet Banners” hung up in front of residence halls, off-campus housing, or even in offices.
Taylor Stadium was Lehigh’s home for The Rivalry from 1914 to 1988.