Carleton vs. St. Olaf

Carleton and St. Olaf have 5 meetings on file, the first in 2022; Carleton leads the series 4–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Carleton 4–⁠1, and Carleton has won the last 2. The winner takes home the Goat Trophy. Carleton holds it.

Carleton wins
4
St. Olaf wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2022
Longest streak
2 Carleton
Current streak
2 Carleton
Last 10 meetings
Carleton 4–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s4–⁠1
Average margin
12.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carleton
3–⁠0 Carleton’s record at home
At St. Olaf
1–⁠1 St. Olaf’s record at home

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

Goat Trophy

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).

Games that tell the story

  1. Carleton’s biggest win2026: Carleton 37, St. Olaf 7by 30 points
  2. St. Olaf’s biggest win2024: St. Olaf 19, Carleton 13by 6 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carleton and St. Olaf, 2022 on1300150017002025

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 26, 2026Carleton 37, St. Olaf 7at St. Olaf
Sep 27, 2025Carleton 35, St. Olaf 28at Carleton
Oct 12, 2024St. Olaf 19, Carleton 13at St. Olaf
Oct 7, 2023Carleton 33, St. Olaf 31at Carleton
Oct 8, 2022Carleton 26, St. Olaf 7at Carleton

Every game is listed as played on the field.