New York University at Princeton
Saturday, October 5, 1901 Share
Princeton beat New York University 23–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers

The Minneapolis journal, October 10, 1901, page 8
Read the text
Slight Improvement. Princeton, N. j., Oct. ~1O.-Prineeton defeated the New York university football team here yesterday by the score of 23 to 0. The Her backs failed to gain through the line and he general team work was ragged. Princeton did not show up so strongly as in Saturdays game. Her backs fumbled fire. good.
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 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every New York University–Princeton gamePrinceton leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1951 | Princeton 54, New York University 20 | |
| 1912 | Princeton 54, New York University 0 | |
| 1910 | Princeton 12, New York University 0 | |
| 1901 | Princeton 23, New York University 0 |
Around this game
New York University
- Next gameat Trinity (CT)Nov. 2, 1901
- SeasonNew York University in 1901
- ProgramNew York University history and records
Princeton
- Next gamevs. LehighOct. 9, 1901
- SeasonPrinceton in 1901
- ProgramPrinceton history and records
