The Ralph T. Jope cup was presented in 1963 to the EARC by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to honor Mr. Ralph T. Jope.  Mr. Jope graduated from MIT in 1928 and later served as secretary to the Institute's Advisory Council on Athletics for many years.  A lone-time friend of rowing, Mr. Jope died in 1965.  The Jope Cup is awarded annually at the Sprints Championships to the member college whose lightweight crews score the highest total points in the varsity, second varsity and freshman races under a scoring formula developed by the EARC coaches.

1963 Cornell	1979 Harvard	1995 Princeton
1964 Cornell	1980 Harvard	1996 Princeton
1965 Harvard	1981 Princeton	1997 Yale
1966 Harvard	1982 Harvard	1998 Princeton
1967 Pennsylvania	1983 Princeton	1999 Princeton
1968 Harvard	1984 Princeton	2000 Princeton
1969 Harvard	1985 Princeton	2001 Yale
1970 Harvard	1986 Princeton	2002 Yale
1971 Harvard	1987 Princeton	2003 Princeton
1972 Harvard	1988 Princeton	2004 Harvard
1973 Harvard	1989 Yale	2005 Harvard
1974 Harvard	1990 Princeton
1975 Harvard	1991 Harvard
1976 Harvard	1992 Cornell
1977 Harvard	1993 Dartmouth
1978 Harvard	1994 Yale