Massachusetts vs. Williams

Massachusetts and Williams first met in 1900 and have played 6 times; Williams leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Williams 5–⁠1, and Williams has won the last 2.

Massachusetts wins
1
Williams wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1900
Longest streak
3 Williams
Current streak
2 Williams
Last 10 meetings
Williams 5–⁠1
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
1900s1–⁠5
Average margin
11.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Massachusetts
1–⁠2 Massachusetts’s record at home
At Williams
3–⁠0 Williams’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. Massachusetts’s biggest win1904: Massachusetts 12, Williams 0by 12 points
  2. Williams’s biggest win1903: Williams 17, Massachusetts 0by 17 points
  3. Upset1904: Massachusetts 12, Williams 0Massachusetts had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Massachusetts and Williams, 1900 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

Sep 29, 1906Williams 5, Massachusetts 0at Massachusetts
Nov 4, 1905Williams 12, Massachusetts 0at Williams
Oct 1, 1904Massachusetts 12, Williams 0at Massachusetts
Oct 7, 1903Williams 17, Massachusetts 0at Williams
Nov 23, 1901Williams 17, Massachusetts 0at Massachusetts
Oct 24, 1900Williams 5, Massachusetts 0at Williams

Every game is listed as played on the field.