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A fan in the crowd holding a Beat Lafayette scarf, cheering on the brown and white

 

For 157 games, Lehigh has met Lafayette on the football field to battle for the glory of winning the Rivalry. The 158th game is upon us. We celebrate the people and traditions built around it.

Crushing Lafayette

Watch the 5-million pound Baldwin Universal Testing Machine as Lehigh student members of the American Society of Civil Engineers use it to crush a Lafayette beam. This annual tradition allows students and faculty to come together, operate the machine, and support Lehigh during Spirit Week.

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf thinks Aegon should be king."

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Turkey Trot members gather for a photo

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf engineers think a footer is 12 inches"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 band members player their instruments in a lobby

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Turkey Trot runners begin their race

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf killed the ChocoTaco"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Runners sprinting to the finish line

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Marching 97 Eco-Flame

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf did Shakira's taxes"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 band members outside the College of Arts and Sciences

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Turkey Trot runners posing for a group image

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf uses amicus"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 band members on tables in a lecture hall

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Runners in the Trot heading for the finish line

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf wears jeans to the gym."

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf has a nut allergy"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 saxophone player

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Runners gather for the start of the Trot

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Laf has no Grace. #GracingLehigh."

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 band members on tables in Linderman Library

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Le-Laf Bedsheet reading "Breaking News! Laf caused inflation"

In This Image: Lehigh-Lafayette 2022 Bedsheets

Marching 97 band members on tables in Linderman Library

In This Image: 2022 Marching 97 Eco-Flame

Runners gather at the start of the trot

In This Image: 2022 Turkey Trot

All Things Rivalry

Go Lehigh!

The associate professor of mechanical engineering, Justin Jaworski, catching a football

Rivalry Aerodynamics

The associate professor of mechanical engineering, Justin Jaworski, discusses how footballs move through the air. Understanding how it works just might provide the brown and white the scientific edge needed to crush their competition during Rivalry Week.

Taylor Stadium as seen from above

7 Ways Lehigh Alumni Would Describe Taylor Stadium to Current Students

What we now know as Goodman Stadium did not exist at one point. Instead, Taylor Stadium was the home of Lehigh Football — and Lehigh Baseball, Lacrosse, and Soccer if you can believe it! We asked Lehigh alumni how they would describe Taylor Stadium.

The Leopard and Clutch standing back to back with their arms crossed

Looking Back at 5 Lehigh-Lafayette Week Memories and Traditions

Check out what some of our Lehigh alumni said about their favorite memories and traditions from The Rivalry!

Tucker Knupp ’25 running onto the football field

Tucker Knupp ’25 Player Snapshot

Tucker Knupp ’25 discusses his scholarship and his experiences as a long snapper on Lehigh University's football team.

Joe Workman ’53 sitting with his family in the stands at Goodman Stadium

The 50-Game Club: The Rivalry’s Diehard Fans

Only 100 alumni have earned membership rights to the 50-Game Club – an exclusive group of alumni who have attended at least 50 Rivalry games in their lifetimes. Meet two members who share some highlights from the many games they’ve seen.

Bed Races 2022

On Your Mark. Get Set. Bed Race!

While the construction and route may be safer than what some alumni may remember from decades ago, the desire to drag race beds across campus is still in fifth gear. That speed and spirit is captured in these images from the most recent contest!

Lehigh football players with the ball during the 158th Rivalry game

Two Early Big Plays Cost Mountain Hawks in 14-11 Loss in #Rivalry158

Lehigh put up big numbers but couldn't claw out of an early hole as they fall in the 158th Rivalry.

Lehigh and Lafayette athletics swag sitting on a table

The 158th Rivalry

Check out all photo galleries from this year's 158th Rivalry and spirit week celebrations.