Cornell–Penn football rivalry
The Cornell–Penn football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Cornell Big Red and Penn Quakers. Traditionally, the game was played on Thanksgiving Day in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but now alternates between Philadelphia and Ithaca, New York. The game was often played as the last game of the regular season for both teams. Beginning in 2018, Cornell has faced Columbia in the last game of the regular season, while Penn plays Princeton in the last game of the regular season. The game was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first cancellation after an uninterrupted streak of 101 games going back to 1919.
Penn Quakers
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| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 18, 1893 Penn, 50–0 |
| Latest meeting | November 4, 2023 Penn, 23–8 |
| Next meeting | November 9, 2024 |
| Trophy | Trustees' Cup |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 129 |
| All-time series | Penn leads, 77–47–5 |
| Trophy series | Penn leads, 20–8 |
| Largest victory | Penn, 59–6 (1945) |
| Longest win streak | Penn, 8 (1893–1900, 1940–1947) |
| Current win streak | Penn, 2 (2022–present) |
In the 129 meetings since 1893 (interrupted in 1918 and 2020), Penn leads the series 77–47–5, with Penn forfeiting the game in 1997 (because of the participation of an academically ineligible player).