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The Lafayette–Lehigh MVP Trophy plaque prior 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.
Today, Lafayette football is most noted for its fierce arch-rivalry with Lehigh, which is the most played rivalry in college football (150 games) and the most consecutive years played (since 1897). ESPN considers "The Rivalry" to be among the top ten in college football, [ 15 ] and was the subject of a PBS documentary narrated by NFL Films ...
Fisher Stadium's scoreboard in Easton, Pennsylvania 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.
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.
Here's what to know on the Backyard Brawl football rivalry between Pitt and West Virginia as the Panthers and Mountaineers square off on Saturday:
3. West Lafayette. Class: 3A Conference: Hoosier Conference — Big Schools 2023 record: 9-4 (reigning IHSAA 3A Sectional Champions) Major wins: Hanover Central 42-41 (IHSAA 3A Sectional title ...
Boys 4 x 100 meter relay: West Lafayette - Jevan Subagia, Brennan Wood, Porter Mitrione - David Curl - 44.01. Hamilton Heights - Jaylyn Pugh, Connor Baumann, Eric Balcom and Jack Bickett - 44.12.
Today, Lafayette is most noted for its fierce arch-rivalry with Lehigh, which is the most played rivalry in college football (158 games) and the most consecutive years played (since 1897). ESPN considers " The Rivalry " to be among the top ten in college football, [ 3 ] and was the subject of a PBS documentary narrated by NFL Films voice and ...