Coe vs. Grinnell

Coe and Grinnell first met in 1903 and have played 15 times; Coe leads the series 8–⁠6–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Coe 7–⁠2, and Coe has won the last 4.

Coe wins
8
Grinnell wins
6
Ties
1
First meeting
1903
Longest streak
4 Grinnell
Current streak
4 Coe
Last 10 meetings
Coe 7–⁠2
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
1900s0–⁠3
1910s0–⁠1
1920s4–⁠1
1930s4–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
12.9 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Coe
4–⁠2–⁠1 Coe’s record at home
At Grinnell
4–⁠4 Grinnell’s record at home
Shutouts
11

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Coe’s biggest win1935: Coe 34, Grinnell 0by 34 points
  2. Grinnell’s biggest win1931: Grinnell 26, Coe 0by 26 points
  3. Upset1933: Coe 7, Grinnell 6Coe had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1921: Coe 10, Grinnell 0Coe had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1935: Coe 34, Grinnell 0Coe had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Coe and Grinnell, 1903 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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

Nov 14, 1936Coe 13, Grinnell 6at Coe
Nov 16, 1935Coe 34, Grinnell 0at Grinnell
Nov 17, 1934Coe 26, Grinnell 0at Coe
Sep 23, 1933Coe 7, Grinnell 6at Grinnell
Nov 5, 1932Coe 0, Grinnell 0at Coe
Sep 25, 1931Grinnell 26, Coe 0at Grinnell
Nov 1, 1924Grinnell 6, Coe 0at Grinnell
Nov 17, 1923Coe 17, Grinnell 0at Grinnell
Oct 28, 1922Coe 15, Grinnell 0at Coe
Oct 22, 1921Coe 10, Grinnell 0at Grinnell
Nov 6, 1920Coe 14, Grinnell 0at Coe
Nov 8, 1919Grinnell 6, Coe 0at Grinnell
Oct 26, 1907Grinnell 10, Coe 0at Coe
Oct 14, 1905Grinnell 5, Coe 4at Coe
Sep 26, 1903Grinnell 20, Coe 0at Grinnell

Every game is listed as played on the field.