Carleton vs. Macalester
Carleton and Macalester first met in 2022 and have played 3 times; Carleton leads the series 3–0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Carleton 3–0, and Carleton has won the last 3. The winner takes home the Book of Knowledge. Carleton holds it. Share
- Carleton wins
- 3
- Macalester wins
- 0
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 2022
- Longest streak
- 3 Carleton
- Current streak
- 3 Carleton
- Last 10 meetings
- Carleton 3–0
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 25.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Carleton
- 2–0 Carleton’s record at home
- At Macalester
- 0–1 Macalester’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
The Book of Knowledge
- Played for since
- —
- Held by
- Carleton
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).
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.
Every game
| Sep 19, 2026 | Carleton 48, Macalester 45 | at Macalester | ||
| Sep 20, 2025 | Carleton 51, Macalester 7 | at Carleton | ||
| Oct 1, 2022 | Carleton 56, Macalester 27 | at Carleton |
Every game is listed as played on the field.