# Cornell–Hobart lacrosse rivalry

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. 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.
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.
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 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | May 5, 1898 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 2–1 |
| 2 | June 11, 1898 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3–1 |
| 3 | April 22, 1899 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 11–0 |
| 4 | April 29, 1899 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 7–1 |
| 5 | April 28, 1900 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 2–1 |
| 6 | May 5, 1900 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3–1 |
| 7 | April 27, 1901 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 2–0 |
| 8 | May 16, 1901 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5–0 |
| 9 | May 22, 1901 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5–2 |
| 10 | April 24, 1902 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6–2 |
| 11 | May 17, 1902 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 3–2 |
| 12 | April 22, 1903 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 2–1 |
| 13 | April 27, 1903 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 4–3 |
| 14 | May 12, 1904 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 5–1 |
| 15 | June 3, 1904 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 4–2 |
| 16 | May 5, 1905 | Geneva, NY | Tie | 3–3 |
| 17 | May 9, 1905 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 9–0 |
| 18 | May 17, 1906 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 6–0 |
| 19 | June 2, 1906 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 5–1 |
| 20 | April 25, 1907 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3–2 |
| 21 | June 1, 1907 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 4–3 |
| 22 | May 9, 1908 | Geneva, NY | Tie | 3–3 |
| 23 | May 23, 1908 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 8–7 |
| 24 | May 14, 1910 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7–4 |
| 25 | May 28, 1910 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–2 |
| 26 | May 30, 1911 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 9–5 |
| 27 | May 4, 1912 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5–4 |
| 28 | May 25, 1912 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6–3 |
| 29 | April 19, 1913 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 11–0 |
| 30 | May 17, 1913 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7–4 |
| 31 | April 18, 1914 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 6–2 |
| 32 | May 9, 1914 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 16–0 |
| 33 | April 17, 1915 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6–0 |
| 34 | May 1, 1915 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 4–2 |
| 35 | May 13, 1916 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 16–3 |
| 36 | April 24, 1920 | Geneva, NY | Tie | 2–2 |
| 37 | May 15, 1920 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3–2 |
| 38 | May 24, 1921 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 4–3 |
| 39 | April 28, 1922 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5–4 |
| 40 | May 12, 1923 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 8–2 |
| 41 | May 3, 1924 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 3–2 |
| 42 | May 9, 1925 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 7–4 |
| 43 | May 14, 1927 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 3–0 |
| 44 | May 5, 1928 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5–1 |
| 45 | May 11, 1929 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 5–0 |
| 46 | May 10, 1930 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5–1 |
| 47 | May 9, 1931 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 4–1 |
| 48 | May 7, 1932 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 6–0 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 49 | April 22, 1933 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17–1 |
| 50 | May 6, 1933 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 7–3 |
| 51 | April 18, 1934 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8–3 |
| 52 | May 12, 1934 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 5–2 |
| 53 | April 24, 1935 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 8–3 |
| 54 | May 4, 1935 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 17–5 |
| 55 | April 11, 1936 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 10–4 |
| 56 | May 2, 1936 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 16–4 |
| 57 | May 1, 1937 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 17–3 |
| 58 | April 16, 1938 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 9–4 |
| 59 | May 6, 1939 | Geneva, NY | Tie | 15–15 |
| 60 | April 27, 1940 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 19–6 |
| 61 | May 3, 1941 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 9–8 |
| 62 | April 24, 1942 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 13–11 |
| 63 | April 19, 1947 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8–4 |
| 64 | May 10, 1947 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 7–2 |
| 65 | April 28, 1948 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 8–7 |
| 66 | April 20, 1949 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 10–6 |
| 67 | April 18, 1950 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 8–7 |
| 68 | April 25, 1951 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 12–2 |
| 69 | May 9, 1951 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 12–9 |
| 70 | April 23, 1952 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 7–4 |
| 71 | May 21, 1952 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 11–7 |
| 72 | May 2, 1953 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8–6 |
| 73 | May 12, 1954 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17–10 |
| 74 | May 21, 1955 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 8–6 |
| 75 | May 9, 1956 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 10–8 |
| 76 | April 24, 1957 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 10–2 |
| 77 | May 17, 1958 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–5 |
| 78 | May 16, 1959 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 5–3 |
| 79 | May 14, 1960 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 7–2 |
| 80 | May 13, 1961 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 8–6 |
| 81 | May 12, 1962 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 13–10 |
| 82 | May 11, 1963 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 13–7 |
| 83 | May 16, 1964 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 11–9 |
| 84 | May 15, 1965 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 11–2 |
| 85 | May 14, 1966 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–4 |
| 86 | May 13, 1967 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 14–5 |
| 87 | April 24, 1968 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 20–2 |
| 88 | April 19, 1969 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 14–11 |
| 89 | May 20, 1970 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 19–2 |
| 90 | May 18, 1971 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 14–8 |
| 91 | May 9, 1972 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 11–10 |
| 92 | May 9, 1973 | Ithaca, NY | #10 Cornell | 12–2 |
| 93 | May 8, 1974 | Geneva, NY | #4 Cornell | 17–12 |
| 94 | April 2, 1975 | Ithaca, NY | #2 Cornell | 19–5 |
| 95 | April 24, 1976 | Geneva, NY | #1 Cornell | 14–8 |
| 96 | March 28, 1978 | Ithaca, NY | #1 Cornell | 13–11 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 97 | April 4, 1979 | Geneva, NY | #3 Cornell | 8–5 |
| 98 | April 2, 1980 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 11–8 |
| 99 | April 4, 1981 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 8–6 |
| 100 | April 24, 1982 | Ithaca, NY | #10 Cornell | 14–6 |
| 101 | May 3, 1983 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 15–7 |
| 102 | April 18, 1984 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 14–13$^{OT}$ |
| 103 | April 24, 1985 | Geneva, NY | #11 Cornell | 15–13 |
| 104 | April 23, 1986 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 23–11 |
| 105 | April 22, 1987 | Geneva, NY | #2 Cornell | 16–12 |
| 106 | April 27, 1988 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 17–15 |
| 107 | April 26, 1989 | Geneva, NY | #10 Cornell | 13–12 |
| 108 | April 25, 1990 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 15–14$^{OT}$ |
| 109 | April 24, 1991 | Geneva, NY | #14 Cornell | 11–9 |
| 110 | April 21, 1992 | Ithaca, NY | #16 Cornell | 14–12 |
| 111 | April 20, 1993 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 9–7 |
| 112 | April 19, 1994 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 11–9 |
| 113 | April 18, 1995 | Geneva, NY | Cornell | 14–7 |
| 114 | April 16, 1996 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 10–8 |
| 115 | April 15, 1997 | Geneva, NY | #19 Hobart | 12–9 |
| 116 | April 14, 1998 | Ithaca, NY | #8 Hobart | 13–12 |
| 117 | April 20, 1999 | Ithaca, NY | Hobart | 13–12 |
| 118 | April 18, 2000 | Geneva, NY | #15 Hobart | 14–10 |
| 119 | April 17, 2001 | Ithaca, NY | #14 Cornell | 11–3 |
| 120 | May 4, 2002 | Geneva, NY | #10 Cornell | 10–6 |
| 121 | May 2, 2003 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 14–5 |
| 122 | May 7, 2004 | Geneva, NY | #17 Hobart | 12–10 |
| 123 | May 15, 2004 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 11–5 |
| 124 | May 6, 2005 | Ithaca, NY | #3 Cornell | 10–5 |
| 125 | May 5, 2006 | Geneva, NY | #3 Cornell | 15–6 |
| 126 | May 4, 2007 | Ithaca, NY | #1 Cornell | 17–4 |
| 127 | May 2, 2008 | Geneva, NY | #8 Cornell | 15–7 |
| 128 | May 2, 2009 | Ithaca, NY | #6 Cornell | 8–7 |
| 129 | February 28, 2010 | Syracuse, NY | #7 Cornell | 10–7 |
| 130 | February 26, 2011 | Ithaca, NY | #8 Cornell | 14–9 |
| 131 | February 24, 2013 | Syracuse, NY | #7 Cornell | 19–11 |
| 132 | February 22, 2014 | Ithaca, NY | #16 Cornell | 12–8 |
| 133 | February 20, 2015 | Binghamton, NY | #10 Cornell | 16–8 |
| 134 | February 27, 2016 | West Palm, FL | Cornell | 10–8 |
| 135 | February 25, 2017 | Geneva, NY | Hobart | 16–8 |
| 136 | February 24, 2018 | Ithaca, NY | Cornell | 15–8 |
| 137 | February 22, 2019 | Geneva, NY | #4 Cornell | 19–16 |
| 138 | March 1, 2022 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 15–12 |
| 139 | February 28, 2023 | Geneva, NY | #3 Cornell | 17–8 |
| 140 | February 27, 2024 | Ithaca, NY | #9 Cornell | 23–7 |
| 141 | February 25, 2025 | Geneva, NY | #3 Cornell | 22–9 |
| Series: Cornell leads 91–46–4 |||||
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