The oldest continuous rivalry in college football history is contested between the Lafayette Leopards and the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, a historic intersectional series that first kicked off in eighteen eighty-four. Played across more than a century of continuous annual matchups known simply as "The Rivalry," this historic FCS showdown predates many major modern collegiate athletic conferences and embodies deep regional and institutional pride, serving as a foundational milestone in the rich heritage of American college football traditions and pageantry.