Yale at Princeton
Saturday, November 14, 1936 Share
Yale beat Princeton 26–23. It was their 60th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 32–18–10.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 29°FAttendance 57,000
On the newsreel
- THRILLS PACK GRID CONTESTSYale conquers the Tiger, 26 to 23, in a breathtaking see-saw tilt that nearly gives 57,000 fans heart failure
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Princeton 67% to win. Yale pulled the upset.
The series
Every Yale–Princeton gameYale leads 71–45–10 in 126 meetings, counting the 66 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 13, Princeton 10 | |
| 2024 | Yale 42, Princeton 28 | |
| 2023 | Yale 36, Princeton 28 | |
| 2022 | Yale 24, Princeton 20 | |
| 2021 | Princeton 35, Yale 20 | |
| 2019 | Yale 51, Princeton 14 |
Around this game
Yale
- Next gamevs. HarvardNov. 21, 1936
- SeasonYale in 1936
- ProgramYale history and records
Princeton
- Next gamevs. DartmouthNov. 21, 1936
- SeasonPrinceton in 1936
- ProgramPrinceton history and records