Brown vs. Yale

Brown and Yale first met in 1880 and have played 108 times; Yale leads the series 79–⁠25–⁠4. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Yale 9–⁠1, and Yale has won the last 8. Share

Next meetingSaturday, November 7, 2026Brown at Yale, Yale BowlElo ratings today: Brown 1,284 · Yale 1,392

Brown wins: 25
Yale wins: 79
Ties: 4
First meeting: 1880
Longest streak: 9 Yale
Current streak: 8 Yale
Last 10 meetings: Yale 9–⁠1
Most recent: 2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1880s											0–⁠1
1890s											0–⁠8–⁠1
1900s											0–⁠6–⁠1
1910s											3–⁠5
1920s											1–⁠9
1930s											1–⁠7–⁠1
1940s											6–⁠4
1950s											3–⁠7
1960s											1–⁠8–⁠1
1970s											3–⁠7
1980s											0–⁠2
2000s											4–⁠3
2010s											3–⁠7
2020s											0–⁠5

Average margin: 14.3 points; 36 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Brown: 6–⁠18–⁠2 Brown’s record at home
At Yale: 61–⁠18–⁠2 Yale’s record at home
Neutral sites: 1–⁠0 Brown first
Shutouts: 42

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

Games that tell the story

Brown’s biggest win1910: Brown 21, Yale 0by 21 points
Yale’s biggest win2022: Yale 69, Brown 17by 52 points
Upset1910: Brown 21, Yale 0Brown had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1947: Brown 20, Yale 14Brown had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1926: Brown 7, Yale 0Brown had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

Years	Brown	Series	Yale
1916–⁠1925	Edward Robinson	1–⁠6	Tad Jones
1928–⁠1932	DeOrmond McLaughry	1–⁠3	Mal Stevens
1934–⁠1940	DeOrmond McLaughry	1–⁠5–⁠1	Ducky Pond
1944–⁠1947	Rip Engle	2–⁠2	Howard Odell
1952–⁠1958	Alva Kelley	2–⁠5	Jordan Olivar
1959–⁠1962	John McLaughry	0–⁠3–⁠1	Jordan Olivar
1967–⁠1972	Len Jardine	0–⁠6	Carmen Cozza
1973–⁠1981	John Anderson	3–⁠6	Carmen Cozza

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Brown’s side (Robinson 1–⁠6 against Jones). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

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.

From the newspapers

1893 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 5, 1893
1894 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 4, 1894
1895 · New-York tribune, New York, Oct 3, 1895
1895 · The morning times, Nov 10, 1895
1896 · The daily morning journal and courier, Oct 8, 1896

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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Photos

Brown Stadium scoreboard after Brown/Yale Game, November 6, 2021. Brown University, Providence RI.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2021 game
Brown Stadium dedication plaque. This plaque is on the exterior of the Brown University football stadium, near the main entrance.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2021 game
Brown Bears football helmet (rear) is inscribed with the words “Ever True”. Brown Bears vs Yale Bulldogs football game, November 6, 2021.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2021 game
Brown Bears vs Yale Bulldogs football game, November 6, 2021 at Brown. Yale won, 63–⁠38.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2021 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Nov 7, 2026	Brown at Yale upcoming	at Yale
Nov 8, 2025	Yale 34, Brown 22	at Brown
Nov 9, 2024	Yale 56, Brown 34	at Yale
Nov 4, 2023	Yale 36, Brown 17	at Brown
Nov 5, 2022	Yale 69, Brown 17	at Yale
Nov 6, 2021	Yale 63, Brown 38	at Brown
Nov 9, 2019	Yale 59, Brown 35	at Brown
Nov 3, 2018	Yale 46, Brown 16	at Yale
Nov 3, 2017	Yale 34, Brown 7	at Yale
Nov 5, 2016	Brown 27, Yale 22	at Brown
Nov 7, 2015	Yale 41, Brown 14	at Yale
Nov 8, 2014	Yale 45, Brown 42	at Brown
Nov 9, 2013	Yale 24, Brown 17	at Yale
Nov 3, 2012	Brown 20, Yale 0	at Brown
Nov 5, 2011	Brown 34, Yale 28	at Yale
Nov 6, 2010	Yale 27, Brown 24	at Brown
Nov 7, 2009	Brown 35, Yale 21	at Yale
Nov 8, 2008	Yale 13, Brown 3	at Brown
Nov 3, 2007	Yale 17, Brown 7	at Yale
Nov 4, 2006	Yale 27, Brown 24	at Brown
Nov 5, 2005	Brown 38, Yale 21	at Yale
Nov 6, 2004	Brown 24, Yale 17	Neutral site
Nov 8, 2003	Brown 54, Yale 44	at Yale
Sep 19, 1981	Yale 28, Brown 7	at Yale
Sep 20, 1980	Yale 45, Brown 17	at Brown
Sep 22, 1979	Yale 13, Brown 12	at Yale
Sep 23, 1978	Yale 21, Brown 0	at Brown
Sep 17, 1977	Yale 10, Brown 9	at Yale
Sep 18, 1976	Brown 14, Yale 6	at Brown
Oct 11, 1975	Brown 27, Yale 12	at Brown
Oct 12, 1974	Yale 24, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 13, 1973	Brown 34, Yale 25	at Brown
Oct 14, 1972	Yale 53, Brown 19	at Yale
Oct 9, 1971	Yale 17, Brown 10	at Brown
Oct 10, 1970	Yale 28, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 11, 1969	Yale 27, Brown 13	at Brown
Oct 12, 1968	Yale 35, Brown 13	at Yale
Oct 14, 1967	Yale 35, Brown 0	at Brown
Oct 8, 1966	Yale 24, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 9, 1965	Yale 3, Brown 0	at Brown
Oct 10, 1964	Yale 15, Brown 7	at Yale
Oct 5, 1963	Brown 12, Yale 7	at Yale
Oct 6, 1962	Brown 6, Yale 6	at Brown
Oct 7, 1961	Yale 14, Brown 3	at Yale
Oct 1, 1960	Yale 9, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 3, 1959	Yale 17, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 4, 1958	Brown 35, Yale 29	at Brown
Oct 5, 1957	Brown 21, Yale 20	at Yale
Oct 6, 1956	Yale 20, Brown 2	at Yale
Oct 1, 1955	Yale 27, Brown 20	at Yale
Oct 2, 1954	Yale 26, Brown 24	at Yale
Oct 3, 1953	Yale 13, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 4, 1952	Yale 28, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 6, 1951	Brown 14, Yale 13	at Yale
Sep 30, 1950	Yale 36, Brown 12	at Yale
Nov 5, 1949	Brown 14, Yale 0	at Yale
Sep 25, 1948	Yale 28, Brown 13	at Yale
Nov 8, 1947	Brown 20, 20Yale 14	at Yale
Nov 9, 1946	Yale 49, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 10, 1945	Brown 20, Yale 7	at Yale
Nov 11, 1944	Yale 13, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 6, 1943	Brown 21, Yale 20	at Yale
Oct 31, 1942	Yale 27, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 1, 1941	Brown 7, Yale 0	at Yale
Nov 2, 1940	Brown 6, Yale 2	at Yale
Nov 11, 1939	Yale 14, Brown 14	at Yale
Nov 5, 1938	Yale 20, Brown 14	at Yale
Nov 6, 1937	7Yale 19, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 7, 1936	Yale 14, Brown 6	at Yale
Nov 9, 1935	Yale 20, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 20, 1934	Yale 37, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 21, 1933	Yale 14, Brown 6	at Yale
Oct 15, 1932	Brown 7, Yale 2	at Yale
Oct 18, 1930	Yale 21, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 19, 1929	Yale 14, Brown 6	at Yale
Oct 20, 1928	Yale 32, Brown 14	at Yale
Oct 15, 1927	Yale 19, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 23, 1926	Brown 7, Yale 0	at Yale
Oct 24, 1925	Yale 20, Brown 7	at Brown
Oct 25, 1924	Yale 13, Brown 3	at Yale
Oct 27, 1923	Yale 21, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 4, 1922	Yale 20, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 29, 1921	Yale 45, Brown 7	at Yale
Nov 6, 1920	Yale 14, Brown 10	at Yale
Nov 8, 1919	Yale 14, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 11, 1916	Brown 21, Yale 6	at Yale
Nov 6, 1915	Brown 3, Yale 0	at Yale
Nov 7, 1914	Yale 14, Brown 6	at Yale
Nov 8, 1913	Yale 17, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 9, 1912	Yale 10, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 11, 1911	Yale 15, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 5, 1910	Brown 21, Yale 0	at Yale
Nov 6, 1909	Yale 23, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 7, 1908	Yale 10, Brown 10	at Yale
Nov 9, 1907	Yale 22, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 10, 1906	Yale 5, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 11, 1905	Yale 11, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 5, 1904	Yale 22, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 11, 1902	Yale 10, Brown 0	at Brown
Oct 19, 1898	Yale 22, Brown 6	at Yale
Oct 20, 1897	Yale 18, Brown 14	at Yale
Nov 7, 1896	Yale 18, Brown 6	at Brown
Oct 7, 1896	Yale 18, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 9, 1895	Brown 6, Yale 6	at Brown
Oct 2, 1895	Yale 4, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 3, 1894	Yale 12, Brown 0	at Brown
Oct 3, 1894	Yale 28, Brown 0	at Yale
Oct 4, 1893	Yale 18, Brown 0	at Yale
Nov 13, 1880	Yale 8, Brown 0	at Yale

Every game is listed as played on the field.