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| First meeting | November 15, 1873 New Haven, Connecticut Princeton 3, Yale 0 |
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| Latest meeting | November 2, 2024 Yale Bowl New Haven, Connecticut Yale 42, Princeton 28 |
| Next meeting: | 2025 Yale Bowl New Haven, Connecticut |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 146 meetings |
| All-time series | 81–55–10: Yale leads |
| Largest victory | Yale: won 51-14 (1931, 2019) |
| Current win streak | Yale, 3 (2022–present) |
| Longest win streak | Yale: 14 wins (1967-1980) |
The Princeton–Yale football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Princeton Tigers of and the Yale Bulldogs. The football rivalry is among the oldest in American sports.
History[]
The rivalry is one of the oldest continuous rivalries in American sports, the oldest continuing rivalry in the history of American football, and is constituent to the Big Three academic, athletic and social rivalry among alumni and students associated with Harvard, Yale and Princeton universities.
The Kentucky Derby and Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show example American sporting events that are older or have been engaged continuously longer than this contest.
Princeton claims 28 collegiate football national championships. Yale claims 27 collegiate national football championship. The rivalry has also been played beyond the gridiron, with Princeton's Undergraduate Dean of Admissions hacking the Yale undergraduate admissions website in 2002.
Princeton and Yale first met on the gridiron in 1873 and soon dominated the sport. Princeton has been considered the best football program of the nineteenth century. Princeton played the University of Virginia in 1890, a contest considered the first major North–South intersectional football matchup. Princeton won, 116–0. Yale's record was 100–4–5 in the 1900s.
In the mid to late 20th century a saying regarding the fortunes of the Yale football program gained currency among different constituencies. As reported in the November 9, 1970, issue of Sports Illustrated, the saying offered that the alumni would rather beat Harvard, the coaches would rather beat Dartmouth, and "the players would rather beat Princeton".
Some past teams and participants have been noteworthy:
During the 25 seasons spanning 1869 through 1894 the consensus collegiate national champion was either Princeton (16 titles) or Yale (13 titles);
Three of four Heisman Trophy winners affiliated with Ivy League football programs participated in the rivalry: Clint Frank and Larry Kelley for Yale, and Dick Kazmaier for Princeton. Frank won the first Maxwell Award in 1937 and Kazmaier won the Award in 1951;
Twenty nine members of the College Football Hall of Fame have been associated with Yale's football program. Twenty six members of the Hall of Fame have been associated with Princeton's football program;
Princeton won the 1950 and 1951 Lambert Trophy. Princeton last claimed a collegiate national championship in 1950. Yale shared the Lambert in 1960 with the Navy team;
Yale leads the series, 81–55–10.
Game results[]
1873-1899[]
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 15, 1873 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 3–0 |
| 2 | November 30, 1876 | Hoboken, NJ | Yale | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 8, 1877 | Hoboken, NJ | Tie | 0–0 |
| 4 | November 28, 1878 | Hoboken, NJ | Princeton | 1–0 |
| 5 | November 27, 1879 | Hoboken, NJ | Tie | 0–0 |
| 6 | November 25, 1880 | New York, NY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 7 | November 24, 1881 | New York, NY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 8 | November 30, 1882 | New York, NY | Yale | 2–1 |
| 9 | November 24, 1883 | New York, NY | Yale | 6–0 |
| 10 | November 27, 1884 | New York, NY | Tie | 0–0 |
| 11 | November 21, 1885 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 6–5 |
| 12 | November 25, 1886 | Princeton, NJ | Tie | 0–0 |
| 13 | November 19, 1887 | New York, NY | Yale | 12–0 |
| 14 | November 24, 1888 | New York, NY | Yale | 10–0 |
| 15 | November 28, 1889 | New York, NY | Princeton | 10–0 |
| 16 | November 27, 1890 | Brooklyn, NY | Yale | 32–0 |
| 17 | November 26, 1891 | New York, NY | Yale | 19–0 |
| 18 | November 24, 1892 | New York, NY | Yale | 12–0 |
| 19 | November 30, 1893 | New York, NY | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 20 | December 1, 1894 | New York, NY | Yale | 24–0 |
| 21 | November 23, 1895 | New York, NY | Yale | 20–10 |
| 22 | November 21, 1896 | New York, NY | Princeton | 24–6 |
| 23 | November 20, 1897 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 6–0 |
| 24 | November 12, 1898 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 25 | November 25, 1899 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 11–10 |
1900-1926[]
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | November 17, 1900 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 29–5 |
| 27 | November 16, 1901 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 12–0 |
| 28 | November 15, 1902 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 12–5 |
| 29 | November 14, 1903 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 11–6 |
| 30 | November 12, 1904 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 12–0 |
| 31 | November 18, 1905 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 23–4 |
| 32 | November 17, 1906 | Princeton, NJ | Tie | 0–0 |
| 33 | November 16, 1907 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 12–10 |
| 34 | November 14, 1908 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 11–6 |
| 35 | November 13, 1909 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 17–0 |
| 36 | November 12, 1910 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 5–3 |
| 37 | November 18, 1911 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 6–3 |
| 38 | November 16, 1912 | Princeton, NJ | Tie | 6–6 |
| 39 | November 15, 1913 | New Haven, CT | Tie | 3–3 |
| 40 | November 14, 1914 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 19–14 |
| 41 | November 13, 1915 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 13–7 |
| 42 | November 18, 1916 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 10–0 |
| 43 | November 15, 1919 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 13–6 |
| 44 | November 13, 1920 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 20–0 |
| 45 | November 12, 1921 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 13–7 |
| 46 | November 18, 1922 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 3–0 |
| 47 | November 17, 1923 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 27–0 |
| 48 | November 15, 1924 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 10–0 |
| 49 | November 14, 1925 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 25–12 |
| 50 | November 13, 1926 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 10–7 |
1927-1952[]
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | November 12, 1927 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 14–6 |
| 52 | November 17, 1928 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 12–2 |
| 53 | November 16, 1929 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 13–0 |
| 54 | November 15, 1930 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 10–7 |
| 55 | November 21, 1931 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 51–14 |
| 56 | November 12, 1932 | Princeton, NJ | Tie | 7–7 |
| 57 | December 2, 1933 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 27–2 |
| 58 | November 17, 1934 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 7–0 |
| 59 | November 30, 1935 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 38–7 |
| 60 | November 14, 1936 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 26–23 |
| 61 | November 13, 1937 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 26–0 |
| 62 | November 12, 1938 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 20–7 |
| 63 | November 18, 1939 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 13–7 |
| 64 | November 16, 1940 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 10–7 |
| 65 | November 15, 1941 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 20–6 |
| 66 | November 14, 1942 | New York, NY | Yale | 13–6 |
| 67 | November 13, 1943 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 27–6 |
| 68 | November 24, 1945 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 20–14 |
| 69 | November 16, 1946 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 30–2 |
| 70 | November 15, 1947 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 17–0 |
| 71 | November 13, 1948 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 20–14 |
| 72 | November 12, 1949 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 21–13 |
| 73 | November 18, 1950 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 47–12 |
| 74 | November 17, 1951 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 27–0 |
| 75 | November 15, 1952 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 27-21 |
1953-1977[]
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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| 76 | November 14, 1953 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 26–24 | ||||
| 77 | November 13, 1954 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 21–14 | ||||
| 78 | November 12, 1955 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 13–0 | ||||
| 79 | November 17, 1956 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 42–20 | ||||
| 80 | November 16, 1957 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 20–13 | ||||
| 81 | November 15, 1958 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 50–14 | ||||
| 82 | November 14, 1959 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 38–20 | ||||
| 83 | November 12, 1960 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 43–22 | ||||
| 84 | November 18, 1961 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 26–16 | ||||
| 85 | November 17, 1962 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 14–10 | ||||
| 86 | November 16, 1963 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 27–7 | ||||
| 87 | November 14, 1964 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 35–14 | ||||
| 88 | November 13, 1965 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 31–6 | ||||
| 89 | November 12, 1966 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 13–7 | ||||
| 90 | November 18, 1967 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 29–7 | ||||
| 91 | November 16, 1968 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 42–17 | ||||
| 92 | November 15, 1969 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 17–14 | ||||
| 93 | November 14, 1970 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 27–22 | ||||
| 94 | November 13, 1971 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 10–6 | ||||
| 95 | November 18, 1972 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 31–7 | ||||
| 96 | November 17, 1973 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 30–13 | ||||
| 97 | November 16, 1974 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 19–6 | ||||
| 98 | November 15, 1975 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 24–13 | ||||
| 99 | November 6, 1976 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 39–7 | ||||
| 100 | November 5, 1977 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 44–8 | ||||
| 101 | November 11, 1978 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 23–7 | ||||
| 102 | November 10, 1979 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 35–10 | ||||
| 103 | November 15, 1980 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 25–13 | ||||
| 104 | November 14, 1981 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 35–31 | ||||
| 105 | November 13, 1982 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 37–19 | ||||
| 106 | November 12, 1983 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 28–21 | ||||
| 107 | November 10, 1984 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 27–24 | ||||
| 108 | November 16, 1985 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 21–12 | ||||
| 109 | November 15, 1986 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 14–13 | ||||
| 110 | November 14, 1987 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 34–19 | ||||
| 111 | November 12, 1988 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 24–7 | ||||
| 112 | November 11, 1989 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 14–7 | ||||
| 113 | November 10, 1990 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 34–7 | ||||
| 114 | November 16, 1991 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 22–16 | ||||
| 115 | November 14, 1992 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 36–7 | ||||
| 116 | November 13, 1993 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 28–7 | ||||
| 117 | November 12, 1994 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 19–6 | ||||
| 118 | November 11, 1995 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 21–13 | ||||
| 119 | November 16, 1996 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 17–13 | ||||
| 120 | November 15, 1997 | East Rutherford, NJ | Princeton | 9–0 | ||||
| 121 | November 14, 1998 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 31–28 | ||||
| 122 | November 13, 1999 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 23–21 | ||||
| 123 | November 11, 2000 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 19–14 | ||||
| 124 | November 10, 2001 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 34–14 | ||||
| 125 | November 16, 2002 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 7–3 | ||||
| 126 | November 15, 2003 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 27–24 | ||||
| 127 | November 13, 2004 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 21–9 | ||||
| 128 | November 12, 2005 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 21–14 | ||||
| 129 | November 11, 2006 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 34–31 | ||||
| 130 | November 10, 2007 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 27–6 | ||||
| 131 | November 15, 2008 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 14–0 | ||||
| 132 | November 14, 2009 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 24–17 | ||||
| 133 | November 13, 2010 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 14–13 | ||||
| 134 | November 12, 2011 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 33–24 | ||||
| 135 | November 10, 2012 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 29–7 | ||||
| 136 | November 16, 2013 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 59–23 | ||||
| 137 | November 15, 2014 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 44–30 | ||||
| 138 | November 14, 2015 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 35–28 | ||||
| 139 | November 12, 2016 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 31–3 | ||||
| 140 | November 11, 2017 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 35–31 | ||||
| 141 | November 10, 2018 | New Haven, CT | Princeton | 59–43 | ||||
| 142 | November 16, 2019 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 51–14 | ||||
| 143 | November 13, 2021 | Princeton, NJ | Princeton | 35–20 | ||||
| 144 | November 12, 2022 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 24–20 | ||||
| 145 | November 11, 2023 | Princeton, NJ | Yale | 36–28 | ||||
| 146 | November 16, 2024 | New Haven, CT | Yale | 42–28 | ||||
| Series: Yale leads 81–55–10 | ||||||||
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