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Princeton vs. Virginia

Princeton and Virginia have 11 meetings on file, the first in 1890; Princeton leads the series 9–⁠1–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Princeton 8–⁠1.

Princeton wins
9
Virginia wins
1
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1890
Longest streak
7 Princeton
Current streak
1 Princeton
Last 10 meetings
Princeton 8–⁠1
Most recent
1948

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s5–⁠0
1920s2–⁠0–⁠1
1930s1–⁠0
1940s1–⁠1
Average margin
31.2 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Princeton
9–⁠1–⁠1 Princeton’s record at home
Shutouts
8

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Princeton’s biggest win1890: Princeton 115, Virginia 0by 115 points
  2. Virginia’s biggest win1946: Virginia 20, Princeton 6by 14 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Princeton and Virginia, 1890 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.

From the newspapers

  • The Pittsburg dispatch's story of the 1890 game: PringIe's Sporting Review Will be Found on Page II, Second Part. THE LIVELY PREPS. They Come From Princeton and Give the Locals a Lesson on Foot ball Playing. OUR KICKERS SUFFER A DEFEAT, Princeton Varsity Team Scores an Easy Victory Against the Virginia University Players. OUR KICKERS SUFFER A

    1890 · Pittsburg dispatch, Pittsburg [Pa.], Nov 2, 1890

  • The Richmond dispatch's story of the 1894 game: FOOTBALL SURPRISE The Game Between Princeton and the University Of Virginia. TIGERS MAKE ONLY TWELVE. And Yet They Did Their Utmost to In crease tho Score" Miserable Play ing" snys King.

    1894 · Richmond dispatch, Richmond, Va., Oct 16, 1894

  • The Alexandria gazette's story of the 1895 game: VIRGINIA NEWS.

    1895 · Alexandria gazette, Alexandria, D.C., Oct 10, 1895

  • The The Roanoke daily times's story of the 1896 game: VIRGINIA DEFEATED. The University Team Defeated by the Princeton Tigers.

    1896 · The Roanoke daily times, Roanoke, Va., Oct 22, 1896

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1898 game: PRINCETON. 70: VIRGINIA. o. FUNBLlNG OK TIE HOME TEAMS PART ACCOUNT ABLE FOR TIE SNAIL. SCOPE.

    1898 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 3, 1898

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 30, 1948Princeton 55, Virginia 14at Princeton
Nov 9, 1946Virginia 20, Princeton 6at Princeton
Oct 2, 1937Princeton 26, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 13, 1928Princeton 0, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 7, 1922Princeton 5, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 29, 1921Princeton 34, Virginia 0at Princeton
Nov 2, 1898Princeton 12, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 21, 1896Princeton 48, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 9, 1895Princeton 36, Virginia 0at Princeton
Oct 13, 1894Princeton 12, Virginia 0at Princeton
Nov 1, 1890Princeton 115, Virginia 0at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.