Johns Hopkins–McDaniel football rivalry

Johns Hopkins–McDaniel football rivalry
First meetingOctober 1894
Western Maryland 16, Johns Hopkins 0
Latest meetingNovember 8, 2025
Johns Hopkins 42, McDaniel 0
Next meeting2026
TrophyMaryland Railroad Lantern
Statistics
Meetings total103
All-time seriesJohns Hopkins leads, 63–35–5
Largest victoryJohns Hopkins, 58–7 (2023)
Longest win streakJohns Hopkins, 24 (2001–present)
Current win streakJohns Hopkins, 24 (2001–present)
Johns Hopkins
McDaniel
Locations of the two schools.
30km
19miles
McDaniel
Johns Hopkins
Locations of Johns Hopkins and McDaniel

The Johns Hopkins–McDaniel football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the McDaniel Green Terror football team of McDaniel College and Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team of Johns Hopkins University. Up until 2024, it was the last game in the regular season for both respective schools. In 2025, it was scheduled as the penultimate game.

One of the oldest rivalry games in American college football, dating back to 1894, the McDaniel–Hopkins game has been played annually since 1947.