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Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry Game

Lehigh-Lafayette Rivalry

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 159 times since.

Rivalry 160

The 160th edition of the most-played rivalry in all of college football will be on November 23rd, 2024 at Goodman Stadium.

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Lehigh-Lafayette Alumni Telecast

Rivalry Forever

The Rivalry doesn't end at graduation. Lehigh alumni are some of the loudest and proudest supporters of this annual tradition. Between festive tailgates on Goodman Campus and a host of telecast parties across the nation, the love for The Rivalry lasts forever. Explore the Lehigh-Lafayette events for alumni, parents, and friends!

10.8

miles between stadiums (how the Mountain Hawk flies)

72

all-time wins for Lehigh (72-82-5 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

1884

The year of the first Rivalry game.

18-12

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

Beat Lafayette!

Across all sports, Lehigh won the 2022-23 academic year 25-8. In 2021-22 the record was 23-7-1. View Lehigh-Lafayette game reports >

The Rivalry: Told Through Traditions

The Lehigh-Lafayette game is the most-played and longest uninterrupted college football rivalry. This year marks the 160th meeting of the two teams.
The most unpredictable Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry week tradition is Eco-Flame. The student marching band enters classrooms before the game and briefly interrupts classes to play spirit tunes.
Every year on the Thursday before the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game, students, faculty and staff gather in front of Packer Chapel to participate in the Turkey Trot.

Rivalry Week Events