Army's ground game overshadowed a fierce passing attack for the second successive Saturday as the Cadets beat Lafayette, 34-20, today.
"If Brandeis wins, and we beat Lafayette, that's three teams from Manhattan I in the semis."
The Mountain Hawks entered the season ranked as the nation's number one team and had beaten Lafayette for seven straight seasons.
After the 1919 victory, Lehigh did not beat Lafayette until 1929.
In 1978, the Lions beat Harvard and Lafayette in the first two weeks of the season.
And it had beaten Lafayette 11 straight times since Lafayette's lone victory in the 104-year-old series, in 1940.
Princeton is 7-4 and beat Lafayette by 2 points.
In the championship game, Bucknell beat Lafayette at home to win its third Patriot League men's basketball championship.
They beat Lafayette, 28-8, despite three second-half interceptions.
Elias scored four touchdowns along the way as the Tigers beat Lafayette, 38-35, in a game that was up for grabs to the very end.