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Princeton vs. Washington and Lee

Princeton and Washington and Lee first met in 1920 and have played 8 times; Princeton leads the series 6–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Princeton 6–⁠1, and Princeton has won the last 2.

Princeton wins
6
Washington and Lee wins
1
Ties
1
First meeting
1920
Longest streak
2 Princeton
Current streak
2 Princeton
Last 10 meetings
Princeton 6–⁠1
Most recent
1934

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s4–⁠0–⁠1
1930s2–⁠1
Average margin
10.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Princeton
6–⁠1–⁠1 Princeton’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Princeton’s biggest win1920: Princeton 34, Washington and Lee 0by 34 points
  2. Washington and Lee’s biggest win1931: Washington and Lee 6, Princeton 0by 6 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Princeton and Washington and Lee, 1920 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 Evening star's story of the 1920 game: PRINCETON BY s. TO 0 Scores in Every Period Of Game. Washington and Lee Never Is Dangerous.

    1920 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 17, 1920

  • The Evening star's story of the 1928 game: PRINCETON SCORES |NLOOSE CONTEST Wins Over Washington and Lee, rs to IL, in Game of Much FumbIing.

    1928 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 11, 1928

  • The Evening star's story of the 1931 game: PASS BY GENERALS. BR|NGSLONE SCORE Only One They Use All Day Puts Telling Finish on !: 70-Iard March.

    1931 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 15, 1931

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 20, 1934Princeton 14, Washington and Lee 12at Princeton
Oct 28, 1933Princeton 6, Washington and Lee 0at Princeton
Nov 14, 1931Washington and Lee 6, Princeton 0at Princeton
Nov 10, 1928Princeton 25, Washington and Lee 12at Princeton
Oct 15, 1927Princeton 13, Washington and Lee 0at Princeton
Oct 9, 1926Princeton 7, Washington and Lee 7at Princeton
Oct 10, 1925Princeton 15, Washington and Lee 6at Princeton
Oct 16, 1920Princeton 34, Washington and Lee 0at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.