Colgate–Cornell football rivalry

Colgate–Cornell football rivalry
SportFootball
First meetingSeptember 26, 1896
Cornell, 6–0
Latest meetingOctober 4, 2025
Colgate, 41–21
Next meetingSeptember 19, 2026
Statistics
Meetings total106
All-time seriesColgate, 52–51–3
Largest victoryColgate, 60–7 (1983)
Longest win streakCornell, 10 (1896–1905)
Colgate, 10 (1993–2005)
Longest unbeaten streakCornell, 14 (1896–1911)
Current win streakColgate, 3 (2023–present)
110km
68miles
Cornell
Colgate
Locations of Colgate and Cornell
Cornell runs the football during the 1921 Colgate–Cornell game
Program from 1921 Colgate–Cornell game

The Colgate–Cornell football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Colgate Raiders and the Cornell Big Red. The two teams have met 105 times since their first meeting in 1896. Cornell has played Colgate in football more times than any other opponent except Ivy League rivals Penn and Columbia. Colgate leads the series, 52–51–3 after their win in 2025