Carleton vs. Grinnell

Carleton and Grinnell first met in 1929 and have played 7 times; Grinnell leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Grinnell 4–⁠3.

Carleton wins
3
Grinnell wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1929
Longest streak
3 Grinnell
Current streak
1 Carleton
Last 10 meetings
Grinnell 4–⁠3
Most recent
1936

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠1
1930s3–⁠3
Average margin
10.7 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carleton
1–⁠3 Carleton’s record at home
At Grinnell
1–⁠2 Grinnell’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. Carleton’s biggest win1933: Carleton 18, Grinnell 0by 18 points
  2. Grinnell’s biggest win1929: Grinnell 27, Carleton 6by 21 points
  3. Upset1934: Carleton 7, Grinnell 0Carleton had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carleton and Grinnell, 1929 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 16, 1936Carleton 21, Grinnell 13at Grinnell
Oct 12, 1935Grinnell 7, Carleton 6at Carleton
Oct 12, 1934Carleton 7, Grinnell 0at Grinnell
Nov 4, 1933Carleton 18, Grinnell 0at Carleton
Oct 30, 1931Grinnell 19, Carleton 0at Grinnell
Oct 25, 1930Grinnell 14, Carleton 13at Carleton
Nov 9, 1929Grinnell 27, Carleton 6at Carleton

Every game is listed as played on the field.