Andover vs. Tufts

Andover and Tufts first met in 1887 and have played 10 times; Andover leads the series 7–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Andover 7–⁠3, and Andover has won the last 6.

Andover wins
7
Tufts wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1887
Longest streak
6 Andover
Current streak
6 Andover
Last 10 meetings
Andover 7–⁠3
Most recent
1903

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠1
1890s6–⁠2
1900s1–⁠0
Average margin
9.7 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Andover
2–⁠2 Andover’s record at home
At Tufts
1–⁠5 Tufts’s record at home
Shutouts
3

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Andover’s biggest win1893: Andover 18, Tufts 6by 12 points
  2. Tufts’s biggest win1887: Tufts 32, Andover 6by 26 points
  3. Upset1893: Andover 18, Tufts 6Andover had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1899: Andover 10, Tufts 0Andover had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1895: Andover 6, Tufts 4Andover had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Andover and Tufts, 1887 on1300150017001890189519001905

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 28, 1903Andover 15, Tufts 5at Tufts
Oct 28, 1899Andover 10, Tufts 0at Tufts
Nov 19, 1898Andover 5, Tufts 0at Andover
Nov 6, 1897Andover 6, Tufts 4at Tufts
Nov 14, 1896Andover 12, Tufts 8at Andover
Nov 6, 1895Andover 6, Tufts 4at Tufts
Nov 29, 1894Tufts 6, Andover 4at Andover
Nov 25, 1893Andover 18, Tufts 6at Tufts
Oct 8, 1892Tufts 24, Andover 0at Andover
Nov 19, 1887Tufts 32, Andover 6at Tufts

Every game is listed as played on the field.