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Stories about The Rivalry: Told Through Tradition

An old photo of a Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry football game

The Game
The Lehigh-Lafayette game is the most-played and longest uninterrupted college football rivalry. This year marks the 160th meeting of the two teams.
A man wearing Lehigh gear plays the trumpet

Eco-Flame
The most unpredictable Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry week tradition is Eco-Flame. The student marching band enters classrooms before the game and briefly interrupts classes to play spirit tunes.
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Turkey Trot
Every year on the Thursday before the Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game, students, faculty and staff gather in front of Packer Chapel to participate in the Turkey Trot.
A team of students, all wearing white shirts with red and black plaid pajama pants, race their bed in front of onlookers

Bed Races
One of the most-anticipated and well-attended Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry traditions is the Bed Races.
Bedsheet banner reading "Laf goes to Laf" hangs from brown siding between a pair of windows.

Bedsheet Banners
In the weeks leading up to the Lehigh-Lafayette game, spray-painted bedsheets begin to appear across Lehigh’s campus and neighborhood homes and businesses.
Black and white photo of people tearing down a goalpost

Past Traditions
While some still persist, not all the original Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry game traditions are still practiced today.