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Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry
Cornell Big Red
Princeton Tigers
First meetingApril 10, 1922
Princeton 11, Cornell 1
Latest meetingMarch 17, 2024
Cornell 15, Princeton 14
Next meetingTBD
Statistics
Meetings total86
All-time seriesTied, 42–42–2
Largest victoryPrinceton, 19–1 (1936)
Cornell, 23–5 (1985)
Longest win streakCornell, 22 (1968–1989)
Current win streakCornell, 4 (2019–Present)
In their April 25, 1987 match, Cornell beat Princeton, 13-2

The Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry is a college lacrosse rivalry between Princeton University and Cornell University and their respective men's lacrosse teams, Princeton Tigers and Cornell Big Red.

The rivalry stems from the dominance of the two programs in the Ivy League, where in the first 67 seasons (1956 through 2024 seasons, excluding pandemic canceled years of 2020 and 2021), Cornell won 32 Ivy League lacrosse championships (20 outright, 12 shared) and Princeton won 27 league titles (18 outright, 9 shared). The next nearest team in lacrosse titles is Brown University, which has won 11 (five outright, six shared)[1] The Ivy League awards the league championship to the team with the best record at the conclusion of the regular season. In the event two or more teams are tied with identical records, the title is shared with no tie breaking mechanism. The teams shared the title in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010 (also with Brown and Yale University) and 2015 (also with Brown).

History

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In October 2011, CornellBigRed.com described the Cornell–Princeton lacrosse rivalry as "The marquee matchup in Ivy League lacrosse".[2] Cornell has won three NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championships (1971, 1976, 1977)[3] and four pre-NCAA era national championships (1903, 1907, 1914, 1916).[4] Princeton claims six NCAA championships (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001)[5] and six pre-NCAA era national championships (1884, 1885, 1937, 1942, 1951, 1953).[3] The most recent Ivy League title for Cornell was in 2024 while Princeton's most recent title was in 2015, which they shared with Cornell and Brown with identical 4-2 records.

Although the two schools have a long rivalry, they did not oppose each other in postseason play until the quarterfinals of the 2009 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship at Hofstra University's Shuart Stadium.[6] Cornell won 6–4.[7]

In 2010, Princeton defeated Cornell 10–9 in the inaugural Ivy League lacrosse championship tournament and received the league's automatic berth to the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.[8] Cornell would win the 2011 Ivy League tournament, defeating Harvard 15-6 in the final.[9] Princeton defeated Cornell in the semifinals of both the 2013 and 2015 tournaments, but fell to Yale in the championship game both times. Cornell won the Ivy League tournament again in 2018, giving it two titles to Princeton's one, although both trail Yale's five tournament championships.

The teams first met in 1922, with Princeton winning 11–1.[5] The series is currently tied 42–42–2 over 86 games.[2]

Rival accomplishments

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The following summarizes the accomplishments of the two programs.

Team Cornell Big Red Princeton Tigers
Pre-NCAA National Titles 5 6
NCAA National Titles 3 6
NCAA Final Four Appearances 14 11
NCAA Tournament Appearances 29 21
NCAA Tournament Record 33–25 30–14
Conference Tournament Titles 2 1
Conference Championships 30 27
Tewaarton Award Recipients 2 0
Lt. Raymond Enners Award Recipients 6 2
Consensus First Team All-Americans 55 78
All-time Program Record 773–485–27 721–502–18
All-time Winning Percentage .612 .588

Game Results

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Cornell victoriesPrinceton victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 April 10, 1922 Princeton, NJ Princeton 11–1
2 April 18, 1925 Princeton, NJ Princeton 3–1
3 May 19, 1928 Ithaca, NY Princeton 6–5
4 May 18, 1929 Ithaca, NY Princeton 4–3
5 April 4, 1930 Princeton, NJ Tie2–2
6 April 18, 1931 Princeton, NJ Tie1–1
7 April 16, 1932 Ithaca, NY Cornell 3–2
8 April 15, 1933 Princeton, NJ Princeton 5–4
9 April 28, 1934 Ithaca, NY Princeton 10–1
10 April 27, 1935 Princeton, NJ Princeton 20–7
11 April 25, 1936 Ithaca, NY Princeton 19–1
12 April 23, 1938 Princeton, NJ Princeton 9–1
13 April 22, 1939 Ithaca, NY Princeton 5–4
14 April 29, 1940 Princeton, NJ Princeton 17–8
15 April 19, 1941 Ithaca, NY Princeton 14–3
16 May 12, 1956 Princeton, NJ Princeton 15–3
17 May 22, 1957 Ithaca, NY Princeton 11–2
18 May 24, 1958 Princeton, NJ Princeton 11–7
19 May 23, 1959 Ithaca, NY Princeton 9–8
20 May 21, 1960 Princeton, NJ Princeton 6–5
21 May 20, 1961 Ithaca, NY Princeton 9–6
22 May 19, 1962 Princeton, NJ Princeton 16–5
23 May 25, 1963 Ithaca, NY Princeton 9–8
24 April 18, 1964 Princeton, NJ Princeton 18–8
25 May 22, 1965 Ithaca, NY Cornell 9–8
26 May 21, 1966 Princeton, NJ Cornell 8–7
27 May 20, 1967 Ithaca, NY Princeton 7–5
28 May 18, 1968 Princeton, NJ Cornell 7–6OT
29 May 17, 1969 Ithaca, NY Cornell 13–9
30 May 16, 1970 Princeton, NJ Cornell 15–5
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
31 May 15, 1971 Ithaca, NY Cornell 21–6
32 May 6, 1972 Princeton, NJ Cornell 9–8
33 May 12, 1973 Ithaca, NY #10 Cornell 14–4
34 May 11, 1974 Princeton, NJ #4 Cornell 17–4
35 May 10, 1975 Ithaca, NY #2 Cornell 12–8
36 May 8, 1976 Princeton, NJ #1 Cornell 14–8
37 May 7, 1977 Ithaca, NY #1 Cornell 15–7
38 May 6, 1978 Princeton, NJ #1 Cornell 11–7
39 May 5, 1979 Ithaca, NY #3 Cornell 10–8
40 May 3, 1980 Princeton, NJ #14 Cornell 11–3
41 May 2, 1981 Ithaca, NY #13 Cornell 8–7
42 May 1, 1982 Princeton, NJ #9 Cornell 15–8
43 April 30, 1983 Ithaca, NY #3 Cornell 16–7
44 April 28, 1984 Princeton, NJ #15 Cornell 10–6
45 April 27, 1985 Ithaca, NY #11 Cornell 23–5
46 April 26, 1986 Princeton, NJ Cornell 14–6
47 April 25, 1987 Ithaca, NY #2 Cornell 13–2
48 April 30, 1988 Princeton, NJ Cornell 21–5
49 April 29, 1989 Ithaca, NY #10 Cornell 4–3
50 April 28, 1990 Princeton, NJ #9 Princeton 14–6
51 April 27, 1991 Ithaca, NY #5 Princeton 12–2
52 April 25, 1992 Princeton, NJ #3 Princeton 10–9OT
53 April 24, 1993 Ithaca, NY #2 Princeton 13–8
54 April 23, 1994 Princeton, NJ #2 Princeton 19–7
55 April 22, 1995 Ithaca, NY Cornell 9–8
56 April 20, 1996 Princeton, NJ #2 Princeton 19–6
57 April 19, 1997 Ithaca, NY #1 Princeton 19–8
58 April 18, 1998 Princeton, NJ #1 Princeton 15–5
59 April 24, 1999 Ithaca, NY #11 Princeton 9–6
60 April 22, 2000 Princeton, NJ #4 Princeton 9–5
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
61 April 21, 2001 Ithaca, NY #1 Princeton 7–4
62 April 20, 2002 Princeton, NJ #8 Princeton 12–7
63 April 19, 2003 Ithaca, NY #2 Princeton 17–9
64 April 24, 2004 Princeton, NJ #11 Cornell 12–11OT
65 April 23, 2005 Ithaca, NY #6 Cornell 17–4
66 April 22, 2006 Princeton, NJ #5 Cornell 4–3
67 April 21, 2007 Ithaca, NY #1 Cornell 10–6
68 April 19, 2008 Princeton, NJ #17 Princeton 11–7
69 April 18, 2009 Ithaca, NY #4 Cornell 10–7
70 May 16, 2009 Hempstead, NY #7 Cornell 6–4
71 May 1, 2010 Princeton, NJ #10 Cornell 10–9
72 May 9, 2010 Ithaca, NY #9 Princeton 10–9OT
73 April 30, 2011 Ithaca, NY #3 Cornell 9–7
74 April 28, 2012 Princeton, NJ #12 Princeton 14–9
75 April 27, 2013 East Rutherford, NJ #6 Cornell 17–11
76 May 3, 2013 Ithaca, NY #16 Princeton 14–13OT
77 April 26, 2014 Bethpage, NY #11 Cornell 12–10
78 April 25, 2015 Ithaca, NY #12 Cornell 15–10
79 May 1, 2015 Providence, RI #15 Princeton 11–7
80 April 30, 2016 Princeton, NJ Princeton 7–6
81 April 29, 2017 Ithaca, NY Cornell 18–17
82 April 28, 2018 Princeton, NJ Princeton 14–8
83 April 27, 2019 Ithaca, NY #9 Cornell 14–13
84 April 30, 2022 Princeton, NJ Cornell 18–15
85 April 29, 2023 Ithaca, NY #6 Cornell 14–13OT
86 March 17, 2024 Princeton, NJ #15 Cornell 15–14
Series: Tied 42–42–2
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References

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  1. ^ "2011 Ivy League Men's Lacrosse: Release Eleven • May 4, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Men's Lacrosse Announces 2012 Schedule". CornellBigRed.com. October 18, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship formerly known as the Wingate Memorial Champion". United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  4. ^ "2009Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse" (PDF). CornellBigRed.com. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Men's Lacrosse Record Book" (PDF). Princeton University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  6. ^ Delaney, Brian (May 15, 2009). "A New Stage for Cornell-Princeton Rivalry". Lax. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  7. ^ "Syracuse reaches lacrosse semis; Cornell ousts Princeton". USA Today. May 16, 2009. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "Princeton Downs Cornell in First-Ever Men's Lacrosse Ivy League Tournament Championship Game: Tigers secure automatic berth to 2010 NCAA tournament with overtime win". The Cornell Daily Sun. May 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "Cornell Offense Comes Alive in Second Half as Big Red Claim 2011 Men's Lacrosse Tournament Championship : The Ivy League". Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  10. ^ "Cornell All-Time Results" (PDF). Retrieved March 17, 2019.
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