161:
168:
692:
175:
201:
189:
213:
351:
The championship was determined solely by games against Middle Three rivals; these records are given in parentheses in the list below. NCAA rules did not allow overtime play during the Middle Three era, so records could include tie games. Because Middle Three games made up such a small proportion of
342:
Even after the last declared championship in 1969, the round-robin remained in place until 1975, after which
Rutgers dropped Lafayette from its schedule; they have not met since then. The Lehigh–Rutgers series ended in 1977 and has not been renewed. Lafayette–Lehigh continues as an annual rivalry.
322:
In football, the Middle Three
Conference continued a long tradition of Lafayette, Lehigh and Rutgers meeting on the gridiron. The Lafayette–Rutgers series dated back to the start of Lafayette football in 1882, and had been played 24 times by 1929, including annual matchups since 1921.
284:
Lehigh changed its athletic teams' nickname to "Engineers" before the 1931 season; its current name, "Mountain Hawks", was adopted in 1996, long after the Middle Three folded. Rutgers dropped "Queensmen" in favor of "Scarlet
Knights" in 1955.
256:
As there was no official league structure, there was no formal announcement of the Middle Three
Conference dissolving. By 1970, local newspapers had stopped reporting Middle Three football championships. Early in the 1970 season, the
334:
as part of their football schedules throughout the 41 years of Middle Three competition, with the exception of 1936 (Lafayette–Rutgers not played), 1952 and 1953 (Lehigh–Rutgers not played). During the 1943 and 1944 seasons, as
252:
had been longtime rivals, regularly scheduling annual games on their independent schedules. On May 12, 1929, representatives of the three colleges agreed to formalize their annual matchups and compete for a championship.
768:
339:
travel restrictions and military training disrupted the usual college football schedules, the Middle Three teams played a double round-robin, scheduling home-and-home series against each other.
261:
stated that Lehigh's win over
Rutgers was "the start of Lehigh's Middle Three Conference title defense" (as 1969 conference champion). The principal newspapers covering Middle Three teams,
224:
281:, make no mention of the conference during their coverage of the 1970 or 1971 seasons. By 1972, Lehigh and Rutgers were being referred to as "the old Middle Three rivals".
352:
the overall schedule (most years, just two games out of a full season of eight to 10), teams could win the Middle Three despite posting a losing overall record.
134:. Administratively, the "conference" was little more than a three-way rivalry; there was no league commissioner or central office for scheduling or enforcement.
297:
327:", had been played every year except 1896, sometimes more than once a year. The Lehigh–Rutgers annual series had been uninterrupted since 1918.
909:
763:
725:
667:
660:
653:
646:
631:
624:
617:
610:
603:
596:
589:
362:
25:
956:
734:
951:
638:
568:
553:
479:
468:
457:
450:
443:
422:
380:
373:
358:
323:
Lafayette–Lehigh and Lehigh–Rutgers matchups were both present on Lehigh's inaugural schedule in 1884. The former, known as "
561:
546:
539:
514:
507:
500:
493:
486:
472:
436:
429:
408:
401:
394:
387:
366:
699:
674:
642:
582:
575:
557:
535:
528:
521:
461:
415:
301:
324:
317:
946:
288:
After the Middle Three era ended, Lafayette and Lehigh continued to compete mainly with mid-sized colleges in the
877:
300:
in the 1980s. Rutgers, on the other hand, pushed into the highest level of collegiate competition, joining the
150:
167:
289:
160:
278:
137:
Lafayette, Lehigh and
Rutgers competed for a Middle Three championship in several sports, including
703:
268:
249:
824:
331:
852:
800:
114:
scheduling alliance from 1929 to 1969. It had three members throughout its 41-year existence:
245:
230:
Locations of
Lafayette and Lehigh in eastern Pennsylvania, and Rutgers in central New Jersey
8:
773:
305:
241:
142:
127:
918:
886:
857:
829:
805:
273:
153:, from the 1958–59 season to the 1961–62 season, when Rutgers withdrew from the MAC.
119:
115:
111:
834:
263:
258:
146:
138:
75:
71:
862:
838:
810:
779:
293:
940:
336:
123:
98:
769:
List of defunct men's college basketball conferences in the United States
131:
94:
861:. New Brunswick, N.J. September 17, 1972. p. D7 – via
809:. Baltimore, Md. May 13, 1929. p. 12 – via
149:. In all sports, the Middle Three was part of the
938:
151:Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division
764:List of defunct college football conferences
837:. October 11, 1970. p. D1 – via
782:– the current home of Lafayette and Lehigh
682:
330:The three colleges continued to play a
939:
801:"Colleges Organize Middle Three Group"
346:
747:
686:
879:2019 Lafayette Football Record Book
825:"Lehigh U. Nips Rutgers in 8 Plays"
13:
292:, eventually helping to found the
14:
968:
853:"Lehigh Seeking to Extend Streak"
690:
211:
199:
187:
173:
166:
159:
957:College sports in Pennsylvania
901:
869:
845:
817:
793:
318:The Rivalry (Lafayette–Lehigh)
1:
786:
776:– the current home of Rutgers
240:By the end of the 1920s, the
952:College sports in New Jersey
7:
911:Lehigh Football Record Book
757:
311:
55:; 55 years ago
37:; 95 years ago
10:
973:
315:
290:northeastern United States
235:
876:"Series Overall Record".
279:New Brunswick, New Jersey
90:
82:
67:
49:
31:
21:
908:"Year-by-Year Results".
830:Asbury Park Sunday Press
112:intercollegiate athletic
947:Middle Three Conference
269:Allentown, Pennsylvania
108:Middle Three Conference
17:Middle Three Conference
246:Lehigh Brown and White
78:(Lafayette and Lehigh)
858:The Sunday Home News
833:. Asbury Park, N.J.
704:adding missing items
683:Basketball champions
72:University Division
18:
917:. Bethlehem, Pa.:
774:Big Ten Conference
702:; you can help by
347:Football champions
306:Big Ten Conference
242:Lafayette Leopards
128:Rutgers University
16:
919:Lehigh University
887:Lafayette College
754:
753:
720:
719:
250:Rutgers Queensmen
120:Lehigh University
116:Lafayette College
104:
103:
964:
931:
930:
928:
926:
921:. pp. 20–21
916:
905:
899:
898:
896:
894:
884:
873:
867:
866:
849:
843:
842:
835:Associated Press
821:
815:
814:
797:
748:
743:1952 – Lafayette
715:
712:
694:
693:
687:
304:in 1991 and the
264:The Morning Call
259:Associated Press
226:
220:
215:
214:
208:
203:
202:
196:
191:
190:
184:
177:
176:
170:
163:
143:men's basketball
76:College Division
63:
61:
56:
45:
43:
38:
19:
15:
972:
971:
967:
966:
965:
963:
962:
961:
937:
936:
935:
934:
924:
922:
914:
907:
906:
902:
892:
890:
885:. Easton, Pa.:
882:
875:
874:
870:
851:
850:
846:
823:
822:
818:
799:
798:
794:
789:
760:
755:
716:
710:
707:
691:
685:
680:
349:
320:
314:
238:
233:
232:
231:
228:
227:
223:
221:
218:
216:
212:
209:
206:
204:
200:
197:
194:
192:
188:
185:
182:
180:
178:
174:
171:
164:
59:
57:
54:
41:
39:
36:
12:
11:
5:
970:
960:
959:
954:
949:
933:
932:
900:
868:
863:Newspapers.com
844:
839:Newspapers.com
816:
811:Newspapers.com
791:
790:
788:
785:
784:
783:
780:Patriot League
777:
771:
766:
759:
756:
752:
751:
745:
744:
741:
740:1951 – Rutgers
738:
731:
730:1949 – Rutgers
728:
721:
718:
717:
697:
695:
684:
681:
679:
678:
671:
664:
657:
650:
635:
628:
621:
614:
607:
600:
593:
586:
579:
572:
565:
550:
543:
532:
525:
518:
511:
504:
497:
490:
483:
476:
465:
454:
447:
440:
433:
426:
419:
412:
405:
398:
391:
384:
377:
370:
354:
348:
345:
313:
310:
298:Division I FCS
294:Patriot League
237:
234:
229:
222:
217:
210:
205:
198:
193:
186:
179:
172:
165:
158:
157:
156:
155:
102:
101:
92:
88:
87:
84:
80:
79:
69:
65:
64:
51:
47:
46:
33:
29:
28:
23:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
969:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
944:
942:
920:
913:
912:
904:
888:
881:
880:
872:
864:
860:
859:
854:
848:
840:
836:
832:
831:
826:
820:
812:
808:
807:
802:
796:
792:
781:
778:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
750:
749:
742:
739:
736:
732:
729:
727:
723:
722:
714:
711:February 2021
705:
701:
698:This list is
696:
689:
688:
676:
672:
669:
665:
662:
658:
655:
651:
648:
644:
640:
636:
633:
629:
626:
622:
619:
615:
612:
608:
605:
601:
598:
594:
591:
587:
584:
580:
577:
573:
570:
566:
563:
559:
555:
551:
548:
544:
541:
537:
533:
530:
526:
523:
519:
516:
512:
509:
505:
502:
498:
495:
491:
488:
484:
481:
477:
474:
470:
466:
463:
459:
455:
452:
448:
445:
441:
438:
434:
431:
427:
424:
420:
417:
413:
410:
406:
403:
399:
396:
392:
389:
385:
382:
378:
375:
371:
368:
364:
360:
356:
355:
353:
344:
340:
338:
333:
328:
326:
319:
309:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
286:
282:
280:
276:
275:
274:The Home News
270:
266:
265:
260:
254:
251:
247:
243:
225:
169:
162:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
100:
96:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
52:
48:
34:
30:
27:
24:
20:
923:. Retrieved
910:
903:
891:. Retrieved
889:. p. 41
878:
871:
856:
847:
828:
819:
804:
795:
708:
350:
341:
337:World War II
329:
321:
287:
283:
272:
262:
255:
239:
136:
124:Pennsylvania
107:
105:
99:Pennsylvania
83:No. of teams
737:and Rutgers
332:round-robin
325:The Rivalry
74:(Rutgers);
22:Association
941:Categories
787:References
700:incomplete
316:See also:
132:New Jersey
95:New Jersey
735:Lafayette
639:Lafayette
569:Lafayette
554:Lafayette
480:Lafayette
469:Lafayette
458:Lafayette
451:Lafayette
444:Lafayette
423:Lafayette
381:Lafayette
374:Lafayette
359:Lafayette
308:in 2014.
219:Lafayette
925:June 20,
893:June 20,
758:See also
312:Football
302:Big East
147:football
139:baseball
68:Division
806:The Sun
733:1950 –
726:Rutgers
724:1943 –
673:1969 –
668:Rutgers
666:1968 –
661:Rutgers
659:1967 –
654:Rutgers
652:1966 –
647:Rutgers
637:1965 –
632:Rutgers
630:1964 –
625:Rutgers
623:1963 –
618:Rutgers
616:1962 –
611:Rutgers
609:1961 –
604:Rutgers
602:1960 –
597:Rutgers
595:1959 –
590:Rutgers
588:1958 –
581:1957 –
574:1956 –
567:1955 –
562:Rutgers
552:1954 –
547:Rutgers
545:1953 –
540:Rutgers
534:1952 –
527:1951 –
520:1950 –
515:Rutgers
513:1949 –
508:Rutgers
506:1948 –
501:Rutgers
499:1947 –
494:Rutgers
492:1946 –
487:Rutgers
485:1945 –
478:1944 –
473:Rutgers
467:1943 –
464:(1–0–1)
456:1942 –
449:1941 –
442:1940 –
437:Rutgers
435:1939 –
430:Rutgers
428:1938 –
421:1937 –
414:1936 –
409:Rutgers
407:1935 –
402:Rutgers
400:1934 –
395:Rutgers
393:1933 –
388:Rutgers
386:1932 –
379:1931 –
372:1930 –
367:Rutgers
357:1929 –
236:History
195:Rutgers
183:30miles
110:was an
58: (
40: (
32:Founded
746:
675:Lehigh
645:, and
643:Lehigh
583:Lehigh
576:Lehigh
560:, and
558:Lehigh
536:Lehigh
529:Lehigh
522:Lehigh
462:Lehigh
416:Lehigh
365:, and
363:Lehigh
271:, and
207:Lehigh
126:, and
91:Region
50:Ceased
915:(PDF)
883:(PDF)
677:(2–0)
670:(2–0)
663:(2–0)
656:(2–0)
649:(1–1)
634:(2–0)
627:(2–0)
620:(2–0)
613:(2–0)
606:(2–0)
599:(2–0)
592:(2–0)
585:(2–0)
578:(2–0)
571:(2–0)
564:(1–1)
549:(1–0)
542:(1–0)
531:(2–0)
524:(2–0)
517:(2–0)
510:(2–0)
503:(2–0)
496:(2–0)
489:(2–0)
482:(4–0)
475:(3–1)
453:(2–0)
446:(2–0)
439:(2–0)
432:(2–0)
425:(2–0)
418:(2–0)
411:(2–0)
404:(2–0)
397:(2–0)
390:(2–0)
383:(2–0)
376:(2–0)
369:(1–1)
927:2020
895:2020
538:and
471:and
460:and
248:and
181:50km
145:and
118:and
106:The
97:and
60:1969
53:1969
42:1929
35:1929
26:NCAA
706:.
296:in
277:of
267:of
130:in
122:in
943::
855:.
827:.
803:.
641:,
556:,
361:,
244:,
141:,
929:.
897:.
865:.
841:.
813:.
713:)
709:(
86:3
62:)
44:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
