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Bates vs. Tufts

Bates and Tufts first met in 1903 and have played 6 times; Tufts leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Tufts 5–⁠1.

Bates wins
1
Tufts wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1903
Longest streak
4 Tufts
Current streak
1 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
Tufts 5–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠1
2020s1–⁠4
Average margin
18.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Bates
0–⁠3 Bates’s record at home
At Tufts
2–⁠1 Tufts’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Bates’s biggest win2025: Bates 35, Tufts 28by 7 points
  2. Tufts’s biggest win2023: Tufts 44, Bates 16by 28 points
  3. Upset2025: Bates 35, Tufts 28Bates had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Bates and Tufts, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Oct 3, 2026Tufts 22, Bates 21at Bates
Oct 11, 2025Bates 35, Tufts 28at Tufts
Oct 12, 2024Tufts 45, Bates 22at Bates
Sep 23, 2023Tufts 44, Bates 16at Tufts
Sep 24, 2022Tufts 35, Bates 7at Bates
Oct 10, 1903Tufts 23, Bates 0at Tufts

Every game is listed as played on the field.