Harvard at Princeton
Saturday, November 4, 1939 Share
Princeton beat Harvard 9–6. It was their 35th meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 20–11–4.
FinalHigh 49°F, low 24°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 5, 1939, page 24
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Princeton Scores Over Harvard Their 35th Meeting on Gdo Catholic Subdes Tsa 73 and Georgetown Beats West Vrqn Win, Lose lose. o! or Draw ByFRANcEE E. STAN The Touchdown Parade Moves On Georgetown, a. West Virginia been thinking of anything game from now the Hloppers doing all right yesterday consecutive without sustaining blocking their nbeaten the Ves The Hoyas still Meendek back Jack and yesterdays kicking should help Y. and kicker make Catholic University 49, Tulsa 7-Brookland keeps with the Hilltop This No only st. Anselms nbeaten united record in Catholics history The time between the 1899 champs of 1896 Except their lack do although Mr. Bergman quoted If Brother Maryland will be happy absorb Me Mouteno Brostek Pnro

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 6, 1939, page 5 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES The following are final scores Of games played last Saturday: Idaho 19; Utah State T. Oregon 38; Washington State 0. Southern California 19; oregon State ‘. Santa Clara 27; Stanford T. U.C.L.A. 20; California T. Chicago 0; Virginia AT. Villanova 13; Detroit 6. Washington and Lee 6; Washing ton University 12. Vanderbilt T; Mississippi IA. Texas 0; Southern Methodist 10. Oklahoma 38; Iowa State 6. University of Washington g.; Montana 0. Notre Dame 14; Army o. Rice T; Fordham 13. Navy 6; Penn 8. Harvard 6; Princeton 9. Columbia ‘; Cornell 13. Pitt 13; Temple T. Indiana 0; Ohio State 27. Michigan State IA; Syracuse 3. Marquette l3; Duquesne 2l. Dartmouth 33; Yale 0. Lafayette :; 1sew York U. IA. North Carolina State 0; North Carolina IT. Florida 0; South Carolina 6. Coast Guard Academy T; Wes- leyan University 20. Maryland O.; Penn State 12. Centre 6; Cincinnati 6, tie. Wake Forest IA; Marshall 13. Tulsa T; Catholic U 13. West Virginia 0; Georgetown IA Iowa 4 Purdue 0. Texas Aggies 2l; Arkansas 0. Duke T; Georgia Tech 6. Nebraska 13; Missouri 27. Northwestern IA; Minnesota 2. Kentucky 2; Alabama 2, tie. Michigan 2; Illinois l6. Tennessee 20; Louisiana State O.

The Nome nugget, November 6, 1939, page 3 (results column)
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Football Scores November 4 Iowa 4-Purdue o Texas Aggies 21-Arkansas 0 Duke 7-Georgia Tech 6 Nebraska 13-MisSouri 27 Northwestern 14-MinneSota 2 Kentucky 7-Alabama ‘, tie Michigan 7-Illinois 16 Tennessee 20-Louisian State c Washington 9-Montana 0 Idaho 19-Utah State ? Oregon 38-Washington State 0 Southern California 19- Ore gen State 2 Santa Clara 27-Stanford ‘ UCLA 20-California Notre Dame 14-Army 0 Rice 7-Fordham 13 Navy 6-Penn 13 Harvard 6-Princeton 9 Columbia 7-Cornell 13 Pitt 13-Temple 7 Indiana 0-Ohio Etate 27 St. Marys 6-Dayton Univer- sity 6 San Francisco University IA Loyalo Los Angeles ‘ Texas Christian 0-Baylor 27
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 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Harvard–Princeton gamePrinceton leads 51–37–7 in 95 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.
| 2025 | Harvard 35, Princeton 14 | |
| 2024 | Harvard 45, Princeton 13 | |
| 2023 | Princeton 21, Harvard 14 | |
| 2022 | Princeton 37, Harvard 10 | |
| 2021 | Princeton 18, Harvard 16 | |
| 2019 | Princeton 30, Harvard 24 |
Around this game
Harvard
- Next gamevs. ArmyNov. 11, 1939
- SeasonHarvard in 1939
- ProgramHarvard history and records
Princeton
- Next gamevs. DartmouthNov. 11, 1939
- SeasonPrinceton in 1939
- ProgramPrinceton history and records

