Harvard at Princeton
Saturday, October 23, 2021 Share
Princeton beat Harvard 18–16 in five overtimes. It was their 91st meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 49–35–7.
Final, 5 overtimes at Princeton University Stadium, PrincetonTV: ESPN+Attendance 10,033
- At kickoff
- 56°F, overcast, wind 5 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Trenton Mercer Airport (KTTN), 16 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Knight,Jeff; head linesman Bartolini,Alan; line judge Evans,Lorenzo; side judge Fegurson,Bryant; field judge Moran,William; back judge Roberts,RonaldGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | OT2 | OT3 | OT4 | OT5 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Princeton | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Princeton 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Harvard–Princeton gamePrinceton leads 51–37–7 in 95 meetings, counting the four 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. DartmouthOct. 30, 2021
- SeasonHarvard in 2021
- ProgramHarvard history and records
Princeton
- Next gameat CornellOct. 29, 2021
- SeasonPrinceton in 2021
- ProgramPrinceton history and records