Cornell–Hobart lacrosse rivalry

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|name = Cornell–Hobart lacrosse rivalry

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| team1logo = Cornell "C" logo.svg

|firstmeeting = May 5, 1898
Hobart 2, Cornell 1{{cite web |url=http://www.hws.edu/news/cg_h_lacrosse.aspx |title=The History of Hobart Lacrosse |publisher=Hobart and William Smith Colleges}}

|mostrecent = February 25, 2025
Cornell 22, Hobart 9

| total = 141

|series = Cornell: 91–46–4{{cite web |url=http://www.hwsathletics.com/alltime.aspx?path=mlax& |title=Hobart Lacrosse All-Time Records |publisher=Hobart and William Smith Colleges}}

| largestvictory = Cornell, 20–2 (1968)

| longeststreak = Cornell, 12 (2004–2016)

| longestunbeatenstreak =

| currentstreak = Cornell, 6 (2018–present)

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The Cornell–Hobart rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Cornell Big Red, which represent Cornell University, and the Hobart Statesmen, which represent Hobart College.{{cite web |url=http://www.cornellbigred.com/documents/2009/11/20/History_and_Timeline.pdf?id=2450 |title=Cornell University History and Timeline |publisher=Cornell University}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cornellbigred.com/documents/2009/11/20/Cornell_vs_All_Opponents.pdf?id=2449 |title=Cornell vs. All Opponents |publisher=Cornell University}} It is one of the oldest rivalries in college lacrosse; the inaugural game in the series was played on May 5, 1898, with Hobart prevailing by a score of 2–1. The game is the oldest ongoing college lacrosse series. The Johns Hopkins–Maryland lacrosse rivalry began in 1895, but the teams only played 7 times before 1924.[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/jhop/sports/m-lacros/auto_pdf/09-mg-section9.pdf All-Time Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916033839/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/jhop/sports/m-lacros/auto_pdf/09-mg-section9.pdf |date=2012-09-16 }} (PDF), 2009 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 98, Johns Hopkins University, 2009.

In 1995, Hobart promoted its team from Division III to Division I to preserve the lacrosse rivalry with Cornell and a similar one with the Syracuse Orange. In 2008, the continuation of the series was put in jeopardy when the Hobart Board of Trustees decided to reclassify its lacrosse program back to the Division III level on April 26. After an emotional reaction from the alumni community, however, the decision was reversed on May 1. The following day, Cornell played the first night game at Hobart's Boswell Field, in which the #8 Big Red beat the Statesmen by a score of 15 to 7.{{cite news |url=http://cornellsun.com/2017/02/23/mens-lacrosse-looks-for-first-win-of-season-against-oldest-rival-hobart/ |title=Men’s Lacrosse Looks for First Win of Season Against Oldest Rival Hobart |date=February 17, 2017 |first=Jamil |last=Rahman |work=Cornell Sun}}

Like Cornell, Hobart has never awarded athletic scholarships, and could not after the men's lacrosse program moved to Division I in 1995 due to NCAA policy. Unlike Johns Hopkins, which was grandfathered, Statesmen lacrosse is one of only five Division III programs to compete in Division I without athletic scholarships.

Rival Accomplishments

The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.

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!Cornell Big Red

!Hobart Statesmen

Pre-NCAA National Titles

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |5

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |1

NCAA National Titles

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |3

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |15*

NCAA Final Four Appearances

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |13

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |20*

NCAA Tournament Appearances

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |28

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |26*

NCAA Tournament Record

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |33–25

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |55–11*

Conference Tournament Titles

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |2

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |1

Conference Championships

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |29

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |3

Tewaarton Award Recipients

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |2

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |0

Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |6

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |0

Consensus First Team All-Americans

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |55

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |13

All-time Program Record

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |773–485–27

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |788–512–20

All-time Winning Percentage

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}" |{{Winning percentage|773|485|27}}

| style="{{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}" |{{Winning percentage|788|512|20}}

21 of Hobart's NCAA tournament appearances and all 15 titles came at either the NCAA Division II or III level.

Game Results

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| team1 = Cornell

| team1style = {{NCAA color cell|Cornell Big Red}}

| team2 = Hobart

| team2style = {{NCAA color cell|Hobart Statesmen}}

| May 5, 1898 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 2 | Cornell | 1

| May 5, 1900 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 1

| May 16, 1901 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 0

| May 22, 1901 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 2

| May 17, 1902 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 3 | Cornell | 2

| May 12, 1904 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 5 | Cornell | 1

| May 5, 1905 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 3

| May 9, 1905 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 9 | Hobart | 0

| May 17, 1906 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 6 | Cornell | 0

| May 9, 1908 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 3

| May 23, 1908 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 8 | Hobart | 7

| May 14, 1910 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7 | Hobart | 4

| May 28, 1910 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 2

| May 30, 1911 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 9 | Hobart | 5

| May 4, 1912 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 4

| May 25, 1912 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6 | Hobart | 3

| May 17, 1913 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7 | Hobart | 4

| May 9, 1914 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 16 | Hobart | 0

| May 1, 1915 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 4 | Cornell | 2

| May 13, 1916 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 16 | Hobart | 3

| May 15, 1920 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 2

| May 24, 1921 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 4 | Cornell | 3

| May 12, 1923 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 8 | Cornell | 2

| May 3, 1924 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 2

| May 9, 1925 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 7 | Cornell | 4

| May 14, 1927 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3 | Hobart | 0

| May 5, 1928 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 1

| May 11, 1929 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 5 | Cornell | 0

| May 10, 1930 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 1

| May 9, 1931 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 4 | Hobart | 1

| May 7, 1932 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6 | Hobart | 0

| May 6, 1933 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7 | Hobart | 3

| May 12, 1934 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 2

| May 4, 1935 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 17 | Cornell | 5

| May 2, 1936 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 16 | Cornell | 4

| May 1, 1937 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 17 | Cornell | 3

| May 6, 1939 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 15 | Cornell | 15

| May 3, 1941 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 9 | Cornell | 8

| May 10, 1947 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 7 | Cornell | 2

| May 9, 1951 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 12 | Cornell | 9

| May 21, 1952 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 11 | Cornell | 7

| May 2, 1953 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8 | Hobart | 6

| May 12, 1954 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17 | Hobart | 10

| May 21, 1955 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 8 | Cornell | 6

| May 9, 1956 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 10 | Cornell | 8

| May 17, 1958 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 5

| May 16, 1959 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5 | Hobart | 3

| May 14, 1960 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 7 | Hobart | 2

| May 13, 1961 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8 | Hobart | 6

| May 12, 1962 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 13 | Cornell | 10

| May 11, 1963 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 13 | Hobart | 7

| May 16, 1964 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 11 | Hobart | 9

| May 15, 1965 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 11 | Hobart | 2

| May 14, 1966 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 4

| May 13, 1967 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 5

| May 20, 1970 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 19 | Hobart | 2

| May 18, 1971 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 8

| May 9, 1972 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 11 | Cornell | 10

| May 9, 1973 | Ithaca, NY | #10 Cornell | 12 | #13 Hobart | 2

| May 8, 1974 | Geneva, NY | #4 Cornell | 17 | Hobart | 12

| May 3, 1983 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 15 | #5 Cornell | 7

| May 4, 2002 | Geneva, NY | #10 Cornell | 10 | Hobart | 6

| May 2, 2003 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 14 | Hobart | 5

| May 7, 2004 | Geneva, NY | #17 Hobart | 12 | #9 Cornell | 10

| May 15, 2004 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 11 | #17 Hobart | 5

| May 6, 2005 | Ithaca, NY | #3 Cornell | 10 | Hobart | 5

| May 5, 2006 | Geneva, NY | #3 Cornell | 15 | Hobart | 6

| May 4, 2007 | Ithaca, NY | #1 Cornell | 17 | Hobart | 4

| May 2, 2008 | Geneva, NY | #8 Cornell | 15 | Hobart | 7

| May 2, 2009 | Ithaca, NY | #6 Cornell | 8 | Hobart | 7

| note = Source:{{cite web|title=Cornell All-Time Results|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/cornellbigred.com/documents/2009/11/20/AllTimeResults.pdf|accessdate=17 March 2019}}

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References

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