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Cornell vs. Lehigh

Cornell and Lehigh first met in 1887 and have played 22 times; Cornell leads the series 16–⁠4–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Cornell 8–⁠1, and Cornell has won the last 3.

Cornell wins
16
Lehigh wins
4
Ties
2
First meeting
1887
Longest streak
7 Cornell
Current streak
3 Cornell
Last 10 meetings
Cornell 8–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠2
1890s4–⁠1
1900s2–⁠0–⁠1
1940s1–⁠0
1950s2–⁠0
1960s2–⁠0
1970s1–⁠0–⁠1
2000s1–⁠0
2010s0–⁠1
2020s3–⁠0
Average margin
18 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cornell
12–⁠3–⁠2 Cornell’s record at home
At Lehigh
1–⁠4 Lehigh’s record at home
Shutouts
8

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Cornell’s biggest win1892: Cornell 76, Lehigh 0by 76 points
  2. Lehigh’s biggest win1887: Lehigh 38, Cornell 10by 28 points
  3. Upset1887: Lehigh 38, Cornell 10Lehigh had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2026: Cornell 48, Lehigh 38Cornell had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1893: Lehigh 14, Cornell 0Lehigh had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cornell and Lehigh, 1887 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

From the newspapers

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1891 game: CORNELL BEATS HER OLD RIVAL, LEHIGH

    1891 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 8, 1891

  • The The Wilmington daily Republican's story of the 1894 game: CORNELL DEFEATS LEHIGH. The Game Ends in Dispute, Lehigh Leav- ing the Field.

    1894 · The Wilmington daily Republican, Wilmington, Del., Nov 30, 1894

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1901 game: CORNELL USED SUBSTITUTES, Yet Had No Trouble in Defeating Lee high University 30 to o.

    1901 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 10, 1901

  • The The Indianapolis journal's story of the 1903 game: Two Minutes Before the End the Prince of Punters Hoisted the Pig skin Forty Yards for a Goal. AN EASY VICTORY FOR YALE SYRACUSE WAS WEAK ALL AROUND AND LOST. 30 TO o. Neither Cornell Nor Lehigh Able to S~core-Navy Beaten, but the Army Victorious.

    1903 · The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 8, 1903

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1904 game: LEHIGH SCORES ONCE ON CORNELL. Ithacans Sweep Bethlehem Team OFF Their Feet-Score, so to 5.

    1904 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 6, 1904

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Cornell 48, Lehigh 38at Cornell
Sep 16, 2023Cornell 23, Lehigh 20at Lehigh
Oct 15, 2022Cornell 19, Lehigh 15at Cornell
Oct 18, 2014Lehigh 31, Cornell 14at Cornell
Oct 4, 2008Cornell 25, Lehigh 24at Lehigh
Oct 6, 1973Cornell 7, Lehigh 7at Cornell
Oct 3, 1970Cornell 41, Lehigh 14at Cornell
Oct 2, 1965Cornell 49, Lehigh 13at Lehigh
Oct 5, 1963Cornell 24, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Oct 3, 1959Cornell 13, Lehigh 6at Cornell
Sep 24, 1955Cornell 14, Lehigh 6at Cornell
Sep 27, 1947Cornell 27, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Nov 5, 1904Cornell 50, Lehigh 5at Cornell
Nov 7, 1903Cornell 0, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Nov 9, 1901Cornell 30, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Oct 21, 1899Cornell 6, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Nov 29, 1894Cornell 10, Lehigh 6at Cornell
Nov 11, 1893Lehigh 14, Cornell 0at Cornell
Oct 22, 1892Cornell 76, Lehigh 0at Lehigh
Nov 7, 1891Cornell 24, Lehigh 0at Cornell
Dec 1, 1888Lehigh 4, Cornell 0at Lehigh
Nov 26, 1887Lehigh 38, Cornell 10at Cornell

Every game is listed as played on the field.