Carlisle vs. Princeton

Carlisle and Princeton first met in 1896 and have played 6 times; Princeton leads the series 6–⁠0. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Princeton 6–⁠0, and Princeton has won the last 6.

Carlisle wins
0
Princeton wins
6
Ties
0
First meeting
1896
Longest streak
6 Princeton
Current streak
6 Princeton
Last 10 meetings
Princeton 6–⁠0
Most recent
1910

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠3
1900s0–⁠2
1910s0–⁠1
Average margin
13.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Carlisle
0–⁠1 Carlisle’s record at home
At Princeton
5–⁠0 Princeton’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Princeton’s biggest win1897: Princeton 18, Carlisle 0by 18 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Carlisle and Princeton, 1896 on1300150017001900190519101915

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

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story of the 1896 game: TOYED WITH TIGERS PRINCETON BESTED IN FIRST HALF BY CARLISLE INDIAN SCHOOL ELEVEN. THEN TABLES WERE TURNED. INDIANS FAILED TO SCORE AND JERSEY MEN PILED UP POINTS. TALE BEATS WILLIAMS EASILY. The Blues Had Much the Best of a Punting Contest Between the FuIIbacks. THEN TABLES WERE TURNED. YAL

    1896 · The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., Oct 15, 1896

  • The The Saint Paul globe's story of the 1897 game: IN a HoTLY Contested GAME. CARLISLE COULD NOT SCORE. CHEERING THOUSANDS FILLED THE STANDS AND WITNESSED THE STRUGGLE. THE YALE ELEVEN IN POOR FORM Only Technical Rule Saved Them the Disgrace of Safety Touchdown.

    1897 · The Saint Paul globe, Oct 17, 1897

  • The The Anaconda standard's story of the 1899 game: RESULT WAS A cRUsHER Carlisle Indians Were Defeated by Princeton. 1T WAS A GREAT BATTLE They Put UP Formidable Game. but Were Outplayed by the Tigers-Pre- vious Victories Warranted Better Showing.

    1899 · The Anaconda standard, Anaconda, Mont., Nov 12, 1899

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1903 game: Vest Point TIGERS BEAT INDT4NS. Princeton Makes Many FumbLes- Carlisle Strong on attack.

    1903 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 18, 1903

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1907 game: INDIANS NO MATCH FOR TIGER ELEVEN. PRINCETON PLAYS FAST, :, BRILLIANT FOOTBALL. Monster Cro5cd Sits IN the Rain to : Wdtch Hard Fought Gridiron Struggle.

    1907 · New-York tribune, Nov 3, 1907

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.

Every game

Oct 22, 1910Princeton 6, Carlisle 0at Princeton
Nov 2, 1907Princeton 16, Carlisle 0at Princeton
Oct 17, 1903Princeton 11, Carlisle 0at Princeton
Nov 11, 1899Princeton 12, Carlisle 0at Carlisle
Oct 16, 1897Princeton 18, Carlisle 0at Princeton
Oct 14, 1896Princeton 22, Carlisle 6at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.