Massachusetts vs. Tufts

Massachusetts and Tufts first met in 1886 and have played 7 times; Massachusetts leads the series 5–⁠2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Massachusetts 5–⁠2, and Tufts has won the last 2.

Massachusetts wins
5
Tufts wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1886
Longest streak
5 Massachusetts
Current streak
2 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
Massachusetts 5–⁠2
Most recent
1906

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s1–⁠0
1900s4–⁠2
Average margin
8.4 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Massachusetts
2–⁠1 Massachusetts’s record at home
At Tufts
1–⁠3 Tufts’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Massachusetts’s biggest win1904: Massachusetts 11, Tufts 0by 11 points
  2. Tufts’s biggest win1906: Tufts 28, Massachusetts 0by 28 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Massachusetts and Tufts, 1886 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.

Every game

Nov 10, 1906Tufts 28, Massachusetts 0at Tufts
Nov 25, 1905Tufts 8, Massachusetts 6at Massachusetts
Nov 16, 1904Massachusetts 11, Tufts 0at Tufts
Nov 7, 1903Massachusetts 6, Tufts 0at Massachusetts
Nov 8, 1902Massachusetts 5, Tufts 0at Tufts
Nov 16, 1901Massachusetts 6, Tufts 0at Massachusetts
Oct 30, 1886Massachusetts 6, Tufts 5at Tufts

Every game is listed as played on the field.