MIT vs. Tufts
MIT and Tufts first met in 1886 and have played 10 times; the series is tied 4–4–2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 4–4. Share
- MIT wins
- 4
- Tufts wins
- 4
- Ties
- 2
- First meeting
- 1886
- Longest streak
- 2 MIT
- Current streak
- 0 tie
- Last 10 meetings
- even at 4–4
- Most recent
- 1900
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 1890s | 2–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1900s | 0–0–1 |
- Average margin
- 10.5 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At MIT
- 2–2–2 MIT’s record at home
- At Tufts
- 2–2 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
- MIT’s biggest win1887: MIT 36, Tufts 0by 36 points
- Tufts’s biggest win1899: Tufts 29, MIT 0by 29 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.
Every game
| Nov 29, 1900 | MIT 0, Tufts 0 | at MIT | ||
| Nov 30, 1899 | Tufts 10, MIT 6 | at MIT | ||
| Nov 25, 1899 | Tufts 29, MIT 0 | at Tufts | ||
| Nov 24, 1898 | MIT 8, Tufts 6 | at Tufts | ||
| Nov 13, 1897 | Tufts 6, MIT 0 | at MIT | ||
| Nov 21, 1896 | MIT 0, Tufts 0 | at MIT | ||
| Nov 23, 1895 | MIT 6, Tufts 0 | at MIT | ||
| Nov 17, 1894 | Tufts 4, MIT 0 | at Tufts | ||
| Nov 24, 1887 | MIT 36, Tufts 0 | at Tufts | ||
| Nov 6, 1886 | MIT 26, Tufts 8 | at MIT |
Every game is listed as played on the field.