Exeter vs. Tufts

Exeter and Tufts have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1886; Exeter leads the series 6–⁠5–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Tufts 5–⁠4.

Exeter wins
6
Tufts wins
5
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1886
Longest streak
4 Tufts
Current streak
1 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
Tufts 5–⁠4
Most recent
1903

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s2–⁠0
1890s3–⁠4
1900s1–⁠1–⁠1
Average margin
14.3 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Exeter
3–⁠2 Exeter’s record at home
At Tufts
3–⁠3–⁠1 Tufts’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. Exeter’s biggest win1899: Exeter 34, Tufts 0by 34 points
  2. Tufts’s biggest win1892: Tufts 36, Exeter 0by 36 points
  3. Upset1899: Exeter 34, Tufts 0Exeter had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1897: Exeter 4, Tufts 0Exeter had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Exeter and Tufts, 1886 on1300150017001890189519001905

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

Dec 5, 1903Tufts 18, Exeter 6at Tufts
Nov 26, 1903Exeter 6, Tufts 0at Exeter
Nov 27, 1902Tufts 0, Exeter 0at Tufts
Nov 4, 1899Exeter 34, Tufts 0at Tufts
Nov 12, 1898Exeter 10, Tufts 0at Exeter
Nov 3, 1897Exeter 4, Tufts 0at Tufts
Nov 7, 1896Tufts 6, Exeter 4at Exeter
Nov 2, 1895Tufts 20, Exeter 0at Tufts
Nov 15, 1893Tufts 22, Exeter 6at Tufts
Oct 15, 1892Tufts 36, Exeter 0at Exeter
Nov 5, 1887Exeter 29, Tufts 8at Exeter
Oct 23, 1886Exeter 18, Tufts 8at Tufts

Every game is listed as played on the field.