Dartmouth vs. Princeton

Dartmouth and Princeton first met in 1897 and have played 83 times; Dartmouth leads the series 42–⁠38–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Dartmouth 7–⁠3, and Dartmouth has won the last 3. Share

Next meetingSaturday, November 7, 2026Dartmouth at Princeton, Princeton University StadiumElo ratings today: Dartmouth 1,336 · Princeton 1,353

Dartmouth wins: 42
Princeton wins: 38
Ties: 3
First meeting: 1897
Longest streak: 6 Princeton
Current streak: 3 Dartmouth
Last 10 meetings: Dartmouth 7–⁠3
Most recent: 2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
	’0	’1	’2	’3	’4	’5	’6	’7	’8	’9	W–L
1890s											0–⁠1
1900s											2–⁠2–⁠1
1910s											1–⁠6
1930s											2–⁠4–⁠1
1940s											5–⁠3–⁠1
1950s											4–⁠6
1960s											6–⁠4
1970s											8–⁠2
1980s											1–⁠1
2000s											1–⁠6
2010s											8–⁠2
2020s											4–⁠1

Average margin: 13.7 points; 35 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Dartmouth: 15–⁠7 Dartmouth’s record at home
At Princeton: 30–⁠27–⁠3 Princeton’s record at home
Neutral sites: 0–⁠1 Dartmouth first
Shutouts: 17

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

Games that tell the story

Dartmouth’s biggest win1970: Dartmouth 38, Princeton 0by 38 points
Princeton’s biggest win1954: Princeton 49, Dartmouth 7by 42 points
Upset1953: Dartmouth 34, Princeton 12Dartmouth had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1956: Dartmouth 19, Princeton 0Dartmouth had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Upset1979: Princeton 16, Dartmouth 0Princeton had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

Years	Dartmouth	Series	Princeton
1934–⁠1937	Red Blaik	1–⁠2–⁠1	Fritz Crisler
1938–⁠1940	Red Blaik	1–⁠2	Tad Wieman
1945–⁠1954	DeOrmond McLaughry	3–⁠6–⁠1	Charles Caldwell
1957–⁠1968	Bob Blackman	8–⁠4	Richard Colman
1973–⁠1977	Jake Crouthamel	4–⁠1	Robert Casciola
1978–⁠1981	Joseph Yukica	2–⁠2	Frank Navarro

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Dartmouth’s side (Blaik 1–⁠2–⁠1 against Crisler). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

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

1897 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 31, 1897
1903 · The St. Louis Republic, Oct 25, 1903
1905 · The Barre daily times, Barre, Vt., Nov 6, 1905
1906 · The sun, New York [N.Y.], Nov 4, 1906
1908 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 9, 1908

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.

Photos

Brandon Cuevas, Princeton Offensive Line Coach. Dartmouth Big Green at Princeton Tigers football (November 8, 2024)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2024 game
Dartmouth Big Green at Princeton Tigers football line of scrimmage, 8 November 2024.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2024 game
Brian Flinn, Wide Receivers Coach at Princeton University. Dartmouth Big Green at Princeton Tigers football (November 8, 2024)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2024 game
A night game at Princeton Stadium. Dartmouth Big Green at Princeton Tigers football (November 8, 2024)Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2024 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Nov 7, 2026	Dartmouth at Princeton upcoming	at Princeton
Nov 8, 2025	Dartmouth 20, Princeton 17	at Dartmouth
Nov 8, 2024	Dartmouth 26, Princeton 17	at Princeton
Nov 3, 2023	Dartmouth 23, Princeton 21	at Dartmouth
Nov 5, 2022	Princeton 17, Dartmouth 14	at Princeton
Nov 5, 2021	Dartmouth 31, Princeton 7	at Dartmouth
Nov 9, 2019	Dartmouth 27, Princeton 10	at Dartmouth
Nov 3, 2018	Princeton 14, Dartmouth 9	at Princeton
Nov 18, 2017	Dartmouth 54, Princeton 44	at Dartmouth
Nov 19, 2016	Princeton 38, Dartmouth 21	at Princeton
Nov 21, 2015	Dartmouth 17, Princeton 10	at Dartmouth
Nov 22, 2014	Dartmouth 41, Princeton 10	at Princeton
Nov 23, 2013	Dartmouth 28, Princeton 24	at Dartmouth
Nov 17, 2012	Dartmouth 35, Princeton 21	at Princeton
Nov 19, 2011	Dartmouth 24, Princeton 17	at Dartmouth
Nov 20, 2010	Dartmouth 31, Princeton 0	at Princeton
Nov 21, 2009	Princeton 23, Dartmouth 11	at Dartmouth
Nov 22, 2008	Princeton 28, Dartmouth 10	at Princeton
Nov 17, 2007	Princeton 17, Dartmouth 14	at Dartmouth
Nov 18, 2006	Princeton 27, Dartmouth 17	at Princeton
Nov 19, 2005	Princeton 30, Dartmouth 0	at Dartmouth
Nov 20, 2004	Princeton 17, Dartmouth 10	Neutral site
Nov 22, 2003	Dartmouth 21, Princeton 15	at Dartmouth
Sep 19, 1981	Dartmouth 32, Princeton 13	at Dartmouth
Nov 22, 1980	Princeton 27, Dartmouth 24	at Princeton
Sep 22, 1979	Princeton 16, Dartmouth 0	at Dartmouth
Nov 18, 1978	Dartmouth 28, Princeton 21	at Princeton
Sep 17, 1977	Dartmouth 14, Princeton 11	at Dartmouth
Nov 13, 1976	Dartmouth 33, Princeton 7	at Princeton
Nov 22, 1975	Dartmouth 21, Princeton 16	at Princeton
Oct 12, 1974	Princeton 14, Dartmouth 7	at Dartmouth
Nov 24, 1973	Dartmouth 42, Princeton 24	at Princeton
Oct 14, 1972	Dartmouth 35, Princeton 14	at Dartmouth
Nov 20, 1971	Dartmouth 33, Princeton 7	at Princeton
Oct 10, 1970	Dartmouth 38, Princeton 0	at Dartmouth
Nov 22, 1969	Princeton 35, Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Oct 12, 1968	Princeton 34, Dartmouth 7	at Dartmouth
Nov 25, 1967	Dartmouth 17, Princeton 14	at Princeton
Oct 8, 1966	Dartmouth 31, Princeton 13	at Dartmouth
Nov 20, 1965	Dartmouth 28, Princeton 14	at Princeton
Oct 10, 1964	Princeton 37, Dartmouth 7	at Dartmouth
Nov 30, 1963	Dartmouth 22, Princeton 21	at Princeton
Nov 24, 1962	Dartmouth 38, Princeton 27	at Princeton
Nov 25, 1961	Dartmouth 24, Princeton 6	at Princeton
Nov 19, 1960	Princeton 7, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Nov 21, 1959	Dartmouth 12, Princeton 7	at Princeton
Nov 22, 1958	Dartmouth 21, Princeton 12	at Princeton
Nov 23, 1957	Princeton 34, Dartmouth 14	at Princeton
Nov 24, 1956	Dartmouth 19, Princeton 0	at Princeton
Nov 19, 1955	Princeton 6, Dartmouth 3	at Princeton
Nov 20, 1954	Princeton 49, Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Nov 21, 1953	Dartmouth 34, Princeton 12	at Princeton
Nov 22, 1952	17Princeton 33, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Nov 24, 1951	5Princeton 13, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Nov 25, 1950	7Princeton 13, Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Nov 19, 1949	Princeton 19, 14Dartmouth 13	at Princeton
Nov 20, 1948	Dartmouth 33, Princeton 13	at Princeton
Nov 22, 1947	Princeton 14, Dartmouth 12	at Princeton
Nov 23, 1946	Dartmouth 20, Princeton 13	at Princeton
Nov 10, 1945	Princeton 13, Dartmouth 13	at Princeton
Nov 20, 1943	20Dartmouth 42, Princeton 13	at Princeton
Nov 7, 1942	Dartmouth 19, Princeton 7	at Princeton
Nov 8, 1941	Dartmouth 20, Princeton 13	at Princeton
Nov 9, 1940	Princeton 14, Dartmouth 9	at Princeton
Nov 11, 1939	Princeton 9, 14Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Oct 8, 1938	Dartmouth 22, Princeton 0	at Princeton
Nov 6, 1937	9Dartmouth 33, Princeton 9	at Princeton
Nov 21, 1936	Princeton 13, 12Dartmouth 13	at Princeton
Nov 23, 1935	Princeton 26, Dartmouth 6	at Princeton
Nov 24, 1934	Princeton 38, Dartmouth 13	at Princeton
Nov 11, 1933	Princeton 7, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Oct 28, 1916	Princeton 7, Dartmouth 3	at Princeton
Oct 23, 1915	Princeton 30, Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Oct 24, 1914	Princeton 16, Dartmouth 12	at Princeton
Oct 25, 1913	Dartmouth 6, Princeton 0	at Princeton
Oct 26, 1912	Princeton 22, Dartmouth 7	at Princeton
Nov 11, 1911	Princeton 3, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Oct 29, 1910	Princeton 6, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Nov 6, 1909	Princeton 6, Dartmouth 6	at Princeton
Nov 7, 1908	Dartmouth 10, Princeton 6	at Dartmouth
Nov 3, 1906	Princeton 42, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Nov 4, 1905	Dartmouth 6, Princeton 0	at Princeton
Oct 24, 1903	Princeton 17, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton
Oct 30, 1897	Princeton 30, Dartmouth 0	at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.