Lehigh vs. New York University
Lehigh and New York University first met in 1897 and have played 16 times; Lehigh leads the series 8–7–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s New York University 6–3. Share
- Lehigh wins
- 8
- New York University wins
- 7
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1897
- Longest streak
- 5 Lehigh
- Current streak
- 1 New York University
- Last 10 meetings
- New York University 6–3
- Most recent
- 1952
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 4–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–1 |
- Average margin
- 20 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Lehigh
- 8–2–1 Lehigh’s record at home
- At New York University
- 5–0 New York University’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
- Lehigh’s biggest win1899: Lehigh 50, New York University 0by 50 points
- New York University’s biggest win1938: New York University 45, Lehigh 0by 45 points
- Upset1949: Lehigh 21, New York University 6Lehigh had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
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
1909 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 14, 1909
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
| Sep 27, 1952 | New York University 10, Lehigh 7 | at New York University | ||
| Oct 27, 1951 | Lehigh 27, New York University 20 | at Lehigh | ||
| Oct 29, 1949 | Lehigh 21, New York University 6 | at Lehigh | ||
| Oct 30, 1948 | New York University 21, Lehigh 20 | at Lehigh | ||
| Nov 9, 1946 | New York University 13, Lehigh 3 | at Lehigh | ||
| Nov 10, 1945 | New York University 19, Lehigh 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 5, 1938 | New York University 45, Lehigh 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 6, 1937 | New York University 13, Lehigh 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 13, 1909 | Lehigh 6, New York University 6 | at Lehigh | ||
| Nov 9, 1907 | Lehigh 34, New York University 0 | at Lehigh | ||
| Nov 10, 1906 | Lehigh 27, New York University 11 | at Lehigh | ||
| Oct 7, 1905 | Lehigh 11, New York University 2 | at Lehigh | ||
| Oct 25, 1902 | Lehigh 46, New York University 0 | at Lehigh | ||
| Nov 1, 1899 | Lehigh 50, New York University 0 | at Lehigh | ||
| Oct 8, 1898 | New York University 10, Lehigh 0 | at New York University | ||
| Nov 13, 1897 | Lehigh 42, New York University 0 | at Lehigh |
Every game is listed as played on the field.