# Battle of the Bronx

The Battle of the Bronx is a college sports rivalry between Manhattan University and Fordham University, two NCAA Division I schools that play in The Bronx district of New York City. The rivalry dates back to the men's basketball teams playing in 1911 and has since grown into a multi-sport rivalry, and one of the largest intra-city college rivalries in New York City.
Manhattan play in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and Fordham play in the Atlantic 10 Conference.

## History

The history of the rivalry dates back to the 1911-12 NCAA basketball season when the Fordham Rams men's basketball and Manhattan Jaspers men's basketball programs squared off. The game was won by Manhattan 20–19, who would dominate the men's basketball series through the remainder of the 1910s. The series between the two basketball programs swayed over the course of the 20th century, with Manhattan dominating the series in the 1930s, 1950, and 1970s; while Fordham dominated the series in the 1920s and 1980s. The men's basketball series of the rivalry given it century-long longevity has been called one of the most storied rivalries in men's college basketball. The rivalry received extensive coverage in 2011 when they met for the 100th year.
In describing the rivalry former Manhattan guard, Tyler Wilson, said "You always have to play a team that's in your city. You always want to beat those teams — want to feel like you're the best team in your area." Chuba Ohams of Fordham said "It's gonna be fun, competitive — you know we're gonna play hard, go at each other."
The rivalry has expanded beyond men's basketball to include all sports programs that both Fordham and Manhattan sponsor. The women's basketball teams have played each other 50 times in their history, with their rivalry dating back to the 1980s.

## Series table

| Sport | All-time series record | Last result | Next meeting |
| Baseball | | Fordham won 9–0 on March 20, 2019 | March 2020 @ Manhattan |
| Men's basketball | Manhattan leads 58–53 | Manhattan won 78–76 on November 16, 2024 | 2025–26 TBA |
| Women's Basketball | Fordham leads 27–26 | Manhattan won 65–58 on November 20, 2024 | 2025–26 @ Fordham |
| Men's Cross Country | | Manhattan won 69–160 on September 8, 2018 | |
| Women's Cross Country | | Manhattan won 76–115 on September 8, 2018 | |
| Men's golf | | Fordham won 621–626 on October 29, 2018 | |
| Women's Rowing | | | |
| Men's soccer | Fordham leads 30–14–3 | Manhattan won 2–1 on September 24, 2019 | September 2020 @ Manhattan |
| Women's soccer | Fordham leads 18–8–1 | Fordham won 1–0 on August 27, 2018 | August 2020 @ Fordham |
| Men's Swimming | | Fordham won 161–109 on December 5, 2018 | 2019 @ Manhattan |
| Women's Swimming | | Fordham won 182–86 on December 5, 2018 | 2019 @ Manhattan |
| Softball | Fordham leads 28–14 | Fordham won 7–3 on April 6, 2010 | TBD |
| Women's volleyball | | Fordham won 3–0 on September 12, 2018 | |
| Series led and games won by Fordham | Series led and games won by Manhattan |

## Results
### Men's basketball

| Fordham victories | Manhattan victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | January 7, 1912 | Fordham | Manhattan | 20–19 |
| 2 | December 30, 1912 | Fordham | Manhattan | 35–33 |
| 3 | January 18, 1913 | Fordham | Fordham | 37–34 |
| 4 | January 23, 1913 | Fordham | Manhattan | 31–30 |
| 5 | January 11, 1914 | Fordham | Manhattan | 25–20 |
| 6 | January 5, 1923 | Fordham | Manhattan | 26–25 |
| 7 | January 2, 1924 | Fordham | Fordham | 45–30 |
| 8 | January 8, 1925 | Fordham | Fordham | 39–23 |
| 9 | January 9, 1926 | Manhattan | Fordham | 44–23 |
| 10 | December 30, 1927 | Fordham | Fordham | 35–22 |
| 11 | January 6, 1929 | Fordham | Fordham | 29–18 |
| 12 | January 3, 1930 | Fordham | Fordham | 24–22 |
| 13 | January 7, 1931 | Fordham | Manhattan | 31–30 |
| 14 | January 20, 1932 | Fordham | Fordham | 28–26 |
| 15 | January 19, 1933 | Fordham | Manhattan | 35–33 |
| 16 | January 17, 1934 | Fordham | Manhattan | 16–14 |
| 17 | January 2, 1935 | Fordham | Fordham | 33–27 |
| 18 | January 3, 1936 | Fordham | Manhattan | 36–25 |
| 19 | January 6, 1937 | Fordham | Manhattan | 29–19 |
| 20 | January 5, 1938 | Fordham | Manhattan | 34–31 |
| 21 | January 6, 1939 | Fordham | Manhattan | 41–39 |
| 22 | January 5, 1940 | Fordham | Manhattan | 41–34 |
| 23 | January 3, 1941 | Fordham | Manhattan | 57–47 |
| 24 | January 2, 1942 | Fordham | Fordham | 52–38 |
| 25 | January 6, 1943 | Fordham | Fordham | 39–31 |
| 26 | January 18, 1946 | Fordham | Manhattan | 40–39 |
| 27 | January 17, 1947 | Fordham | Fordham | 60–53 |
| 28 | January 23, 1948 | Fordham | Fordham | 60–53 |
| 29 | January 21, 1949 | Fordham | Manhattan | 57–52 |
| 30 | January 20, 1950 | Fordham | Manhattan | 56–55 |
| 31 | January 19, 1951 | Fordham | Fordham | 59–49 |
| 32 | February 1, 1952 | Fordham | Manhattan | 64–56 |
| 33 | January 16, 1953 | Fordham | Manhattan | 80–66 |
| 34 | January 22, 1954 | Fordham | Fordham | 73–68 |
| 35 | February 4, 1955 | Fordham | Manhattan | 60–55 |
| 36 | February 17, 1956 | Fordham | Manhattan | 78–71 |
| 37 | January 25, 1957 | Fordham | Fordham | 81–73 |
| 38 | January 23, 1958 | Fordham | Manhattan | 69–67 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 39 | February 12, 1959 | Fordham | Manhattan | 73–64 |
| 40 | February 4, 1960 | Fordham | Manhattan | 91–61 |
| 41 | February 5, 1961 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 78–69 |
| 42 | February 15, 1962 | Fordham | Fordham | 68–66 |
| 43 | February 9, 1963 | Fordham | Fordham | 66–61 |
| 44 | February 28, 1964 | Fordham | Manhattan | 67–59 |
| 45 | March 4, 1965 | Fordham | Fordham | 67–55 |
| 46 | February 24, 1966 | Fordham | Fordham | 82–72 |
| 47 | March 2, 1967 | Fordham | Manhattan | 87–79 |
| 48 | March 7, 1968 | Fordham | Fordham | 72–66 |
| 49 | February 27, 1969 | Fordham | Fordham | 85–75 |
| 50 | March 5, 1970 | Fordham | Manhattan | 73–54 |
| 51 | March 11, 1971 | Fordham | #10 Fordham | 84–68 |
| 52 | March 2, 1972 | Fordham | Fordham | 91–84 |
| 53 | March 1, 1973 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 72–59 |
| 54 | December 26, 1974 | Fordham | Fordham | 82–70 |
| 55 | February 27, 1975 | Fordham | Manhattan | 81–75 |
| 56 | February 26, 1976 | Fordham | Manhattan | 90–57 |
| 57 | March 3, 1977 | Fordham | Manhattan | 82–49 |
| 58 | February 22, 1978 | Fordham | Manhattan | 103–92 |
| 59 | February 22, 1979 | Fordham | Manhattan | 64–52 |
| 60 | December 22, 1979 | Manhattan | Fordham | 71–65 |
| 61 | February 19, 1981 | Fordham | Fordham | 67–54 |
| 62 | February 20, 1982 | Fordham | Fordham | 74–62 |
| 63 | January 12, 1983 | Fordham | Manhattan | 55–53 |
| 64 | February 24, 1983 | Manhattan | Fordham | 74–65 |
| 65 | January 21, 1984 | Fordham | Fordham | 69–65 |
| 66 | February 18, 1984 | Manhattan | Fordham | 82–62 |
| 67 | January 19, 1985 | Manhattan | Fordham | 73–67 |
| 68 | February 16, 1985 | Fordham | Fordham | 69–55 |
| 69 | January 16, 1986 | Manhattan | Fordham | 87–58 |
| 70 | February 4, 1986 | Fordham | Fordham | 93–57 |
| 71 | January 15, 1987 | Fordham | Manhattan | 84–83 |
| 72 | February 5, 1987 | Manhattan | Fordham | 96–79 |
| 73 | January 13, 1988 | Fordham | Fordham | 60–59 |
| 74 | February 15, 1988 | Manhattan | Fordham | 66–62 |
| 75 | January 25, 1989 | Manhattan | Fordham | 82–76 |
| 76 | February 22, 1989 | Fordham | Fordham | 58–41 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 77 | January 20, 1990 | Manhattan | Fordham | 68–66 |
| 78 | December 15, 1990 | Fordham | Fordham | 75–58 |
| 79 | January 31, 1991 | Manhattan | Fordham | 75–68 |
| 80 | January 4, 1992 | Fordham | Manhattan | 67–66 |
| 81 | December 21, 1992 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 92–67 |
| 82 | December 4, 1993 | Fordham | Manhattan | 57–51 |
| 83 | December 4, 1994 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 88–48 |
| 84 | December 16, 1995 | Fordham | Manhattan | 61–58 |
| 85 | December 15, 1996 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 61–57 |
| 86 | December 2, 1997 | Fordham | Manhattan | 62–55 |
| 87 | December 27, 1998 | Manhattan | Fordham | 70–57 |
| 88 | December 8, 1999 | Fordham | Manhattan | 69–68 |
| 89 | December 5, 2000 | Manhattan | Fordham | 83–78 |
| 90 | December 27, 2001 | MSG | Manhattan | 82–72 |
| 91 | December 3, 2002 | Fordham | Manhattan | 85–57 |
| 92 | November 29, 2003 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 90–77 |
| 93 | November 27, 2004 | Fordham | Manhattan | 76–60 |
| 94 | December 23, 2005 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 81–68 |
| 95 | November 30, 2006 | Fordham | Fordham | 70–66 |
| 96 | November 28, 2007 | Manhattan | Fordham | 66–57 |
| 97 | November 22, 2008 | Fordham | Manhattan | 81–67 |
| 98 | November 28, 2009 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 68–44 |
| 99 | December 8, 2010 | Fordham | Fordham | 73–59 |
| 100 | December 7, 2011 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 81–47 |
| 101 | November 29, 2012 | Fordham | Manhattan | 65–58 |
| 102 | November 26, 2013 | Manhattan | Fordham | 79–75 |
| 103 | December 22, 2014 | Barclays | Manhattan | 71–57 |
| 104 | November 28, 2015 | Fordham | Fordham | 87–64 |
| 105 | December 10, 2016 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 60–53 |
| 106 | November 26, 2017 | Fordham | Fordham | 70–57 |
| 107 | December 1, 2018 | Manhattan | Fordham | 57–56 |
| 108 | December 7, 2019 | Fordham | Manhattan | 54–53 |
| 109 | December 3, 2020 | cancelled |
| 110 | November 12, 2021 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 66–60 |
| 111 | November 27, 2023 | Fordham | Fordham | 93–61 |
| 112 | November 15, 2024 | Manhattan | Manhattan | 78–76 |
| Series: Manhattan leads 58–53 |||||

### Women's soccer

| Fordham victories | Manhattan victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | September 8, 1993 | Gaelic Park | Manhattan | 4–0 |
| 2 | October 30, 1993 | Coffey Field | Manhattan | 3–1 |
| 3 | October 28, 1994 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 2–1 |
| 4 | September 3, 1995 | Coffey Field | Manhattan | 2–1 |
| 5 | August 31, 1996 | Owen T. Carroll Field | Manhattan | 2–1 |
| 6 | September 6, 1997 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–0 |
| 7 | September 8, 1998 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 1–0 |
| 8 | September 12, 1999 | Coffey Field | Manhattan | 2–1 |
| 9 | September 10, 2000 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 6–2 |
| 10 | September 15, 2001 | Coffey Field | Tie | – |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 11 | September 21, 2002 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–0 |
| 12 | September 20, 2003 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 2–1 |
| 13 | September 19, 2004 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 4–0 |
| 14 | September 4, 2005 | Gaelic Park | Manhattan | 2–0 |
| 15 | September 22, 2006 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 3–0 |
| 16 | September 9, 2007 | Gaelic Park | Tie | 1–1 |
| 17 | September 14, 2008 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 4–1 |
| 18 | September 18, 2009 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 3–0 |
| 19 | August 29, 2010 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–1 |
| 20 | September 9, 2011 | Gaelic Park | Manhattan | 1–0 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 21 | August 24, 2012 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 1–0 |
| 22 | August 23, 2013 | Gaelic Park | Manhattan | 2–1 |
| 23 | August 24, 2014 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–1 |
| 24 | August 28, 2015 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 2–0 |
| 25 | September 4, 2016 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–0 |
| 26 | August 25, 2017 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 1–0 |
| 27 | September 9, 2018 | Coffey Field | Fordham | 2–0 |
| 28 | August 29, 2019 | Gaelic Park | Fordham | 1–0 |
| Series: Fordham leads 18–8–1 |||||
* ↑ This match was cancelled due to the September 11 attacks.