Columbia vs. Vermont

Columbia and Vermont first met in 1926 and have played 3 times; Columbia leads the series 3–⁠0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Columbia 3–⁠0, and Columbia has won the last 3.

Columbia wins
3
Vermont wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1926
Longest streak
3 Columbia
Current streak
3 Columbia
Last 10 meetings
Columbia 3–⁠0
Most recent
1928

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s3–⁠0
Average margin
22 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Columbia
3–⁠0 Columbia’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Columbia and Vermont, 1926 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.

From the newspapers

  • The Seward daily gateway's story of the 1927 game: FOOTBALL SCORES

    1927 · Seward daily gateway, Alaska, Sep 26, 1927

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: Cards Flag: Navy Chicago Grid Jses: e. Polo Win Surprise Foot Ball Results LOCAL TEAMS.

    1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Sep 30, 1928

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

Sep 29, 1928Columbia 20, Vermont 0at Columbia
Sep 24, 1927Columbia 32, Vermont 0at Columbia
Sep 25, 1926Columbia 14, Vermont 0at Columbia

Every game is listed as played on the field.