Princeton at Navy
Saturday, October 15, 1898 Share
Princeton beat Navy 30–0. It was their third meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 44°F
In the newspapers

The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., October 16, 1898, page 1
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A sO-YARp RusH RY ZOE. Another Member of the Famous Foot Ball Family Distinguishes Himself. Annapolis, Nd Oct. ia large crowd from Baltimore and Annapolis witnessed the naval cadets and Princeton. Prince ton won by the score of 30 to 0. The Tigers made only one touchdown in the very close to a touchdown on several ooeasions The feature was 90-yard rush by Poe, when the first touchdown was maze. Both sides We’re given distances for off-side playing. Mr. Elding was referee and Mr.. Flint umpire Touch downs We’re made by Poe (2), Black. La lhrop and Rider, and Mills kicked all
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Princeton 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Princeton–Navy gamePrinceton leads 18–12–6 in 36 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.
| 1984 | Navy 41, Princeton 3 | |
| 1983 | Navy 37, Princeton 29 | |
| 1953 | Navy 65, Princeton 7 | |
| 1951 | Princeton 24, Navy 20 | |
| 1950 | Princeton 20, Navy 14 | |
| 1949 | Navy 28, Princeton 7 |
Around this game
Princeton
- Next gamevs. CornellOct. 22, 1898
- SeasonPrinceton in 1898
- ProgramPrinceton history and records
Navy
- Next gamevs. Penn StateOct. 22, 1898
- SeasonNavy in 1898
- ProgramNavy history and records

