Princeton vs. Stevens

Princeton and Stevens first met in 1875 and have played 23 times; Princeton leads the series 23–⁠0. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Princeton 10–⁠0, and Princeton has won the last 23.

Princeton wins
23
Stevens wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
1875
Longest streak
23 Princeton
Current streak
23 Princeton
Last 10 meetings
Princeton 10–⁠0
Most recent
1912

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1870s3–⁠0
1880s11–⁠0
1890s1–⁠0
1900s5–⁠0
1910s3–⁠0
Average margin
36.7 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Princeton
19–⁠0 Princeton’s record at home
At Stevens
0–⁠4 Stevens’s record at home
Shutouts
21

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Princeton’s biggest win1885: Princeton 94, Stevens 0by 94 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Princeton and Stevens, 1875 on13001500170018801900192019401960198020002020

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 The Worcester spy's story of the 1898 game: PRINCETON HAS IMPROVED. The Tigers Easily Defeated Stevens In. stitute on Nassau Field

    1898 · The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., Oct 6, 1898

  • The Wheeling register's story of the 1900 game: FOOT BALL GAMES.

    1900 · Wheeling register, Wheeling, W. Va., Oct 4, 1900

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1906 game: TIGERS DEFEAT STEVENS. Forzcard Pass and Quarterback Kick Worked for Long Gains.

    1906 · New-York tribune, Oct 4, 1906

  • The The Lake County times's story of the 1908 game: TIGERS EASILY BEAT STEVENS. Playing Experimental style, Princeton Eleven Wins, Il to 0.

    1908 · The Lake County times, Hammond, Ind., Oct 8, 1908

  • The Pine Bluff daily graphic's story of the 1909 game: ARMY ELEVEN WON FROM TUFTS

    1909 · Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, Oct 3, 1909

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

Sep 28, 1912Princeton 65, Stevens 0at Princeton
Sep 30, 1911Princeton 37, Stevens 0at Princeton
Sep 24, 1910Princeton 18, Stevens 0at Princeton
Sep 29, 1909Princeton 47, Stevens 12at Princeton
Oct 3, 1908Princeton 21, Stevens 0at Princeton
Sep 28, 1907Princeton 47, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 3, 1906Princeton 22, Stevens 0at Princeton
Sep 29, 1900Princeton 40, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 1, 1898Princeton 42, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 19, 1889Princeton 49, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 13, 1888Princeton 80, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 13, 1886Princeton 61, Stevens 6at Stevens
Oct 9, 1886Princeton 58, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 14, 1885Princeton 76, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 3, 1885Princeton 94, Stevens 0at Stevens
Nov 1, 1884Princeton 58, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 8, 1884Princeton 4, Stevens 0at Stevens
Oct 24, 1883Princeton 14, Stevens 0at Stevens
Oct 22, 1881Princeton 7, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 23, 1880Princeton 6, Stevens 0at Princeton
Nov 8, 1879Princeton 7, Stevens 0at Princeton
Oct 26, 1878Princeton 4, Stevens 0at Princeton
Nov 20, 1875Princeton 6, Stevens 0at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.