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Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was originally affiliated with the Episcopal Church.
The Rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played by the Lafayette Leopards football team of Lafayette College and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team of Lehigh University. It is the most-played football rivalry in the nation and is the longest uninterrupted rivalry game. As of 2022, "The Rivalry" has been played 158 times since 1884 with only one interruption in 1896. No game was played in calendar 2020 due to COVID-19 issues, but the teams played in April 2021 after the Patriot League, home to both schools, moved its originally planned fall 2020 season to spring 2021. The colleges' football teams met twice annually until 1901. The two institutions are located seventeen miles apart in the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania.
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks are the athletic teams representing Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Hawks participate in NCAA Division I competition as a member of the Patriot League. In football, Lehigh competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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The Lehigh Mountain Hawks football program represents Lehigh University in college football. Lehigh competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level as members of the Patriot League. The Mountain Hawks play their home games at Goodman Stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tom Gilmore was the team's head coach from 2019 to 2022; he resigned following the 2022 season with a cumulative Lehigh coaching record of 9–27.
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The 1891 Princeton Tigers football team represented Princeton University in the 1891 college football season. The team finished with a 12–1 record. The Tigers recorded 12 shutouts and outscored opponents by a combined total of 391 to 0 in their first 12 games. The team's sole loss was in the final game of the season by a 19–0 score against Yale.
The 1899 Lafayette football team represented Lafayette College in the 1899 college football season. Lafayette shut out 10 opponents and finished with a 12–1 record in their first year under head coach Samuel B. Newton. Significant games included victories over Penn (6–0), Lehigh, and Cornell (6–5), and its sole loss coming against co-national champion Princeton (0–12). The 1899 Lafayette team outscored its opponents by a combined total of 253 to 23.
The 1885 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1885 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 1–5–1.
The 1886 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1886 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 4–3–1.
The 1887 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1887 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 4–3.
The 1888 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1888 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 10–2.
The 1889 Lehigh football team represented Lehigh University in the 1889 college football season. The team finished with an overall record of 8–3–2.
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The 1896 Lehigh football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach L. N. Morris, the team compiled a 2–5 record and was outscored by a total of 130 to 80.
The 1910 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard R. Reiter, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 46. The team played its home games at Lehigh Field in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The 1912 Lehigh Brown and White football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In its first season under head coach Tom Keady, the team compiled a 9–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 222 to 72. The team played its home games at Lehigh Field in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The 1941 Lehigh Engineers football team was an American football team that represented Lehigh University during the 1941 college football season. In its eighth and final season under head coach Glen Harmeson, the team compiled a 0–6–3 record, and lost both games against its Middle Three Conference rivals. This was Lehigh's first winless campaign since its four-game, four-loss inaugural season in 1884.
The Swarthmore football team represented Swarthmore College in American football. Swarthmore was the 15th oldest college football program in the United States. The football program started in 1878 with a game against Penn. The program played no more than two games per year until 1885 when it played a six-game schedule. There was no team in 1880 and 1881. The team did not hire a coach until 1888 when Jacob K. Shell began his 11-year tenure as head coach. This article covers the program's early years prior to the hiring of Shell as the school's first head football coach.
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- ↑ "1884 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Schedule and Results". College Football Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Lehigh Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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