| First meeting | May 5, 1898 Hobart 2, Cornell 1[1] |
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| Latest meeting | February 28, 2023 Cornell 17, Hobart 8 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 139 |
| All-time series | Cornell: 88–47–4[2][3] |
| Largest victory | Cornell, 20–2 (1968) |
| Longest win streak | Cornell, 12 (2004–2016) |
| Current win streak | Cornell, 3 (2018–Present) |
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.[4][3] 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.[4][1] As of 2023, Cornell leads the series 89–47–4.[3] 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.[5]
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.[6]
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.
| Team | Cornell Big Red | Hobart Statesmen |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-NCAA National Titles | 5 | 1 |
| NCAA National Titles | 3 | 15* |
| NCAA Final Four Appearances | 13 | 20* |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | 28 | 26* |
| NCAA Tournament Record | 33–25 | 55–11* |
| Conference Tournament Titles | 2 | 1 |
| Conference Championships | 29 | 3 |
| Tewaarton Award Recipients | 2 | 0 |
| Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients | 6 | 0 |
| Consensus First Team All-Americans | 55 | 13 |
| All-time Program Record | 773–485–27 | 788–512–20 |
| All-time Winning Percentage | .612 | .605 |
- 21 of Hobart's NCAA tournament appearances and all 15 titles came at either the NCAA Division II or III level.
Game Results
| Cornell victories | Hobart victories | Tie games |
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References
- 1 2 "The History of Hobart Lacrosse". Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
- ↑ "Hobart Lacrosse All-Time Records". Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
- 1 2 3 "Cornell vs. All Opponents" (PDF). Cornell University.
- 1 2 "Cornell University History and Timeline" (PDF). Cornell University.
- ↑ All-Time Results Archived 2012-09-16 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), 2009 Johns Hopkins Men's Lacrosse Media Guide, p. 98, Johns Hopkins University, 2009.
- ↑ Rahman, Jamil (February 17, 2017). "Men's Lacrosse Looks for First Win of Season Against Oldest Rival Hobart". Cornell Sun.
- ↑ "Cornell All-Time Results" (PDF). Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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