Grinnell vs. Washburn
Grinnell and Washburn first met in 1935 and have played 6 times; Washburn leads the series 4–2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Washburn 4–2, and Washburn has won the last 3. Share
- Grinnell wins
- 2
- Washburn wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1935
- Longest streak
- 3 Washburn
- Current streak
- 3 Washburn
- Last 10 meetings
- Washburn 4–2
- Most recent
- 1940
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 6.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Grinnell
- 1–1 Grinnell’s record at home
- At Washburn
- 3–1 Washburn’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Grinnell’s biggest win1937: Grinnell 13, Washburn 0by 13 points
- Washburn’s biggest win1939: Washburn 19, Grinnell 7by 12 points
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
1937 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 23, 1937
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 18, 1940 | Washburn 7, Grinnell 6 | at Washburn | ||
| Nov 11, 1939 | Washburn 19, Grinnell 7 | at Grinnell | ||
| Nov 12, 1938 | Washburn 6, Grinnell 0 | at Washburn | ||
| Oct 22, 1937 | Grinnell 13, Washburn 0 | at Washburn | ||
| Oct 23, 1936 | Washburn 7, Grinnell 6 | at Washburn | ||
| Oct 4, 1935 | Grinnell 12, Washburn 6 | at Grinnell |
Every game is listed as played on the field.