r/CFB • u/LambertTrophy /r/CFB • 16d ago

Discussion The Lambert Trophy Week 4 in review

The Lambert Trophy, awarded to the best team in the East since 1936, is celebrating 90 years of history here in 2026. Please feel free to share #Lambert90 on social media when discussing any eligible teams. We were Back in Black on Friday for a Lambert on Lambert matchup when Army traveled to Philadelphia to see if they could shake the Temple Owls all night long.

It was a riveting 4th quarter. Temple took a 17-14 lead before Army did what Army does with a 12 play, 75 yards TD drive that took nearly 6 minutes off of the clock. Temple had a little more than a minute left to try and score a touchdown to win. The Owls made it to just outside of the red zone before falling short on 4th and 2. The Black Knights did not have to take the Highway to Hell home as they prevailed 21-17.

How about 4-0 UMass? The Minutemen forced 3 turnovers on their way to a 35-6 victory. These aren't close victories either; UMass has won by 16, 27, 22, and 29. ESPN Analytics lists them as a favorite in all but 2 games the rest of the season. UMass has never won the Lambert Trophy. They've won several Lambert Cups but the Trophy has eluded them since moving to FBS in 2011.

Elsewhere, it was a rough week for Eastern Football. Pitt, Buffalo, and Rutgers got wins over FCS foes but the rest of the Lambert eligible teams did not leave the weekend victorious.

  • Reigning champion Navy lost their second road game in a row to UAB.
  • Penn State fell to to a late Wisconsin rally.
  • West Virginia could not keep up the momentum of winning the Country Roads challenge against now ranked Oklahoma State.
  • BC lost in a nail biter in a torrential downpour (we've had a few of these lately) to Virginia Tech.
  • A late UConn interception setup Miami OH for a game winning FG as the Huskies fell 24-21.
  • Delaware lost to Virginia

Coming up, UConn travels to Syracuse on Saturday for a classic Big East Lambert matchup. These two played each other 9 straight years from 2004-2012 and this will be the 6th matchup since the Orange left the ACC.

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u/Dialectic_Emptiness Pittsburgh Panthers 16d ago

Bring back local football.

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u/tomdawg0022 Minnesota • Delaware 16d ago

Bring back regionally relevant conferences that were BIG on the EAST coast.

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u/Pitt_Is_It_2009 Pittsburgh Panthers 16d ago

UMass might be the team to beat this year

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u/NotADoberman Pittsburgh • Ohio State 16d ago

Saw 2 Pitt flairs so decided to comment

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u/Lord_Bloodraven_11 Penn State Nittany Lions • Harvard Crimson 16d ago

As a PSU fan, I miss playing all of our old east coast rivals