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Guilford vs. Hampden Sydney

Guilford and Hampden Sydney first met in 1939 and have played 8 times; Hampden Sydney leads the series 8–⁠0. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Hampden Sydney 8–⁠0, and Hampden Sydney has won the last 8.

Guilford wins
0
Hampden Sydney wins
8
Ties
0
First meeting
1939
Longest streak
8 Hampden Sydney
Current streak
8 Hampden Sydney
Last 10 meetings
Hampden Sydney 8–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
2020s0–⁠6
Average margin
34 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Guilford
0–⁠3 Guilford’s record at home
At Hampden Sydney
5–⁠0 Hampden Sydney’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Hampden Sydney’s biggest win2026: Hampden Sydney 64, Guilford 3by 61 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Guilford and Hampden Sydney, 1939 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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

Oct 17, 2026Hampden Sydney 64, Guilford 3at Hampden Sydney
Sep 27, 2025Hampden Sydney 69, Guilford 14at Guilford
Oct 5, 2024Hampden Sydney 31, Guilford 0at Hampden Sydney
Oct 28, 2023Hampden Sydney 42, Guilford 21at Guilford
Oct 29, 2022Hampden Sydney 28, Guilford 21at Hampden Sydney
Mar 19, 2021Hampden Sydney 43, Guilford 12at Guilford
Oct 12, 1940Hampden Sydney 34, Guilford 0at Hampden Sydney
Oct 14, 1939Hampden Sydney 32, Guilford 0at Hampden Sydney

Every game is listed as played on the field.