Princeton vs. Williams
Princeton and Williams first met in 1914 and have played 11 times; Princeton leads the series 9–1–1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Princeton 9–1. Share
- Princeton wins
- 9
- Williams wins
- 1
- Ties
- 1
- First meeting
- 1914
- Longest streak
- 8 Princeton
- Current streak
- 1 Princeton
- Last 10 meetings
- Princeton 9–1
- Most recent
- 1950
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 6–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 25.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Princeton
- 9–1–1 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
- Princeton’s biggest win1950: Princeton 66, Williams 0by 66 points
- Williams’s biggest win1942: Williams 19, Princeton 7by 12 points
- Upset1942: Williams 19, Princeton 7Williams had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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.
From the newspapers

1914 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 6, 1914

1915 · The Birmingham age-herald, Oct 31, 1915

1933 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 16, 1933

1934 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 15, 1934

1935 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 13, 1935
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 30, 1950 | Princeton 66, Williams 0 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 3, 1942 | Williams 19, Princeton 7 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 4, 1941 | Princeton 20, Williams 7 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 7, 1939 | Princeton 26, Williams 6 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 1, 1938 | Princeton 39, Williams 0 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 3, 1936 | Princeton 27, Williams 7 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 12, 1935 | Princeton 14, Williams 7 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 13, 1934 | Princeton 35, Williams 6 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 14, 1933 | Princeton 45, Williams 0 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 30, 1915 | Princeton 27, Williams 0 | at Princeton | ||
| Oct 31, 1914 | Princeton 7, Williams 7 | at Princeton |
Every game is listed as played on the field.