New York University vs. Wesleyan (CT)

New York University and Wesleyan (CT) first met in 1895 and have played 3 times; Wesleyan (CT) leads the series 3–⁠0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Wesleyan (CT) 3–⁠0, and Wesleyan (CT) has won the last 3.

New York University wins
0
Wesleyan (CT) wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1895
Longest streak
3 Wesleyan (CT)
Current streak
3 Wesleyan (CT)
Last 10 meetings
Wesleyan (CT) 3–⁠0
Most recent
1905

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s0–⁠1
1900s0–⁠2
Average margin
25.7 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At New York University
0–⁠1 New York University’s record at home
At Wesleyan (CT)
2–⁠0 Wesleyan (CT)‘s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of New York University and Wesleyan (CT), 1895 on130015001700190019101920193019401950

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

  • The Gloucester County Democrat's story of the 1903 game

    1903 · Gloucester County Democrat, Woodbury, N.J., Oct 29, 1903

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 21, 1905Wesleyan (CT) 31, New York University 0at New York University
Oct 24, 1903Wesleyan (CT) 6, New York University 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 19, 1895Wesleyan (CT) 46, New York University 6at Wesleyan (CT)

Every game is listed as played on the field.