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Cornell (IA) vs. Grinnell

Cornell (IA) and Grinnell first met in 1900 and have played 24 times; Grinnell leads the series 13–⁠8–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Cornell (IA) has won the last 4.

Cornell (IA) wins
8
Grinnell wins
13
Ties
3
First meeting
1900
Longest streak
4 Grinnell
Current streak
4 Cornell (IA)
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠6–⁠1
1910s0–⁠0–⁠1
1920s3–⁠2–⁠1
1930s1–⁠5
2020s4–⁠0
Average margin
9.7 points; 13 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cornell (IA)
5–⁠6–⁠2 Cornell (IA)‘s record at home
At Grinnell
7–⁠3–⁠1 Grinnell’s record at home
Shutouts
6

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cornell (IA)‘s biggest win2022: Cornell (IA) 45, Grinnell 6by 39 points
  2. Grinnell’s biggest win1934: Grinnell 23, Cornell (IA) 0by 23 points
  3. Upset1923: Cornell (IA) 17, Grinnell 15Cornell (IA) had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1922: Cornell (IA) 3, Grinnell 0Cornell (IA) had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cornell (IA) and Grinnell, 1900 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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 Minneapolis journal's story of the 1904 game: FOOTBALL BOOMS In AWKEYEDOM Saturday, Results of Interest to the Enthusiasts in Compar- ing Relative Standings.

    1904 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Oct 18, 1904

  • The The Minneapolis journal's story of the 1905 game: NORTHWEST FOOTBALL

    1905 · The Minneapolis journal, Nov 21, 1905

  • The The Rock Island Argus and daily union's story of the 1922 game: lhdependents Batter Daytonians, Is to FOOTBALL SCORES FoetAan Scsres.

    1922 · The Rock Island Argus and daily union, Rock Island, Ill., Nov 13, 1922

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 24, 2026Cornell (IA) at Grinnell upcomingat Grinnell
Nov 15, 2025Cornell (IA) 22, Grinnell 17at Grinnell
Nov 16, 2024Cornell (IA) 26, Grinnell 7at Cornell (IA)
Nov 11, 2023Cornell (IA) 51, Grinnell 20at Grinnell
Nov 12, 2022Cornell (IA) 45, Grinnell 6at Cornell (IA)
Sep 25, 1936Grinnell 12, Cornell (IA) 6at Grinnell
Nov 23, 1935Cornell (IA) 18, Grinnell 13at Cornell (IA)
Nov 24, 1934Grinnell 23, Cornell (IA) 0at Grinnell
Oct 15, 1932Grinnell 21, Cornell (IA) 0at Grinnell
Oct 10, 1931Grinnell 6, Cornell (IA) 0at Cornell (IA)
Nov 14, 1930Grinnell 12, Cornell (IA) 3at Grinnell
Oct 3, 1925Cornell (IA) 3, Grinnell 3at Cornell (IA)
Oct 4, 1924Cornell (IA) 20, Grinnell 7at Cornell (IA)
Oct 20, 1923Cornell (IA) 17, Grinnell 15at Grinnell
Nov 11, 1922Cornell (IA) 3, Grinnell 0at Cornell (IA)
Nov 12, 1921Grinnell 13, Cornell (IA) 6at Grinnell
Nov 20, 1920Grinnell 17, Cornell (IA) 6at Cornell (IA)
Nov 15, 1919Cornell (IA) 7, Grinnell 7at Cornell (IA)
Nov 16, 1907Grinnell 10, Cornell (IA) 6at Cornell (IA)
Nov 18, 1905Grinnell 6, Cornell (IA) 0at Cornell (IA)
Oct 15, 1904Grinnell 5, Cornell (IA) 5at Grinnell
Oct 31, 1903Grinnell 15, Cornell (IA) 10at Cornell (IA)
Nov 15, 1902Grinnell 11, Cornell (IA) 5at Grinnell
Oct 12, 1901Grinnell 11, Cornell (IA) 5at Cornell (IA)
Oct 13, 1900Grinnell 6, Cornell (IA) 0at Grinnell

Every game is listed as played on the field.