Lafayette vs. New York University

Lafayette and New York University first met in 1903 and have played 11 times; New York University leads the series 6–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New York University 6–⁠4.

Lafayette wins
5
New York University wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1903
Longest streak
3 New York University
Current streak
1 New York University
Last 10 meetings
New York University 6–⁠4
Most recent
1952

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1930s2–⁠4
1940s2–⁠1
1950s0–⁠1
Average margin
12.4 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Lafayette
1–⁠2 Lafayette’s record at home
At New York University
4–⁠4 New York University’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Lafayette’s biggest win1944: Lafayette 39, New York University 0by 39 points
  2. New York University’s biggest win1936: New York University 46, Lafayette 0by 46 points
  3. Upset1944: Lafayette 39, New York University 0Lafayette had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1937: Lafayette 13, New York University 0Lafayette had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1940: Lafayette 9, New York University 7Lafayette had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsLafayetteSeriesNew York University
1938–⁠1940Edward Mylin2–⁠1Mal Stevens

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Lafayette’s side (Mylin 2–⁠1 against Stevens). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Lafayette and New York University, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

Every game

Nov 1, 1952New York University 14, Lafayette 7at Lafayette
Oct 7, 1944Lafayette 39, New York University 0at New York University
Oct 4, 1941New York University 6, Lafayette 0at Lafayette
Oct 5, 1940Lafayette 9, New York University 7at New York University
Nov 4, 193917New York University 14, Lafayette 0at New York University
Oct 22, 1938Lafayette 7, New York University 6at Lafayette
Oct 23, 1937Lafayette 13, New York University 0at New York University
Oct 31, 1936New York University 46, Lafayette 0at New York University
Oct 20, 1934New York University 12, Lafayette 7at New York University
Oct 14, 1933New York University 13, Lafayette 12at New York University
Oct 31, 1903Lafayette 8, New York University 6at New York University

Every game is listed as played on the field.