Harvard at Princeton
Saturday, November 10, 1956 Share
Princeton beat Harvard 35–20. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 28–16–5.
FinalHigh 44°F, low 34°FAttendance 34,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 11, 1956, page 70
Read the text
Motley Sparks Princeton Win Over Harvard PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 10 (R.-Little Jim MOTLEY, Prince tons no longer secret weapon from Alexandria, Va, passed for two touchdowns and scored one himself today as the indicated Tigers piled up big early lead. then held on to beat Harvard, $500, in their 49th football meeting. Princeton’s versatile attack. guided by Motley, former l5O-
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 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Harvard–Princeton gamePrinceton leads 51–37–7 in 95 meetings, counting the 46 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. BrownNov. 17, 1956
- SeasonHarvard in 1956
- ProgramHarvard history and records
Princeton
- Next gameat YaleNov. 17, 1956
- SeasonPrinceton in 1956
- ProgramPrinceton history and records