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.

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

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s1–⁠0–⁠1
1930s6–⁠0
1940s1–⁠1
1950s1–⁠0
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

  1. Princeton’s biggest win1950: Princeton 66, Williams 0by 66 points
  2. Williams’s biggest win1942: Williams 19, Princeton 7by 12 points
  3. Upset1942: Williams 19, Princeton 7Williams had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Princeton and Williams, 1914 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 New-York tribune's story of the 1914 game: Tie with Princeton Eleven Has Its Effect on the Williams Students. TEAM BUBBLlNG OVER WITH WINNING SPIRIT Eleven Not Heavy One, but Coach Is Rarely Blessed with More Aggressive Men.

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

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story of the 1915 game: PRINCETON EASILY WINS OVER WILLIAMS

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

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1933 game: FOOT BALL. RESULTS@

    1933 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 16, 1933

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1934 game: FOOT BALL 415REsULTs

    1934 · The Daily Alaska empire, Oct 15, 1934

  • The Evening star's story of the 1935 game: Princeton Ciuen Hot Workout In 4-7 Victory Ouer Williams

    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, 1950Princeton 66, Williams 0at Princeton
Oct 3, 1942Williams 19, Princeton 7at Princeton
Oct 4, 1941Princeton 20, Williams 7at Princeton
Oct 7, 1939Princeton 26, Williams 6at Princeton
Oct 1, 1938Princeton 39, Williams 0at Princeton
Oct 3, 1936Princeton 27, Williams 7at Princeton
Oct 12, 1935Princeton 14, Williams 7at Princeton
Oct 13, 1934Princeton 35, Williams 6at Princeton
Oct 14, 1933Princeton 45, Williams 0at Princeton
Oct 30, 1915Princeton 27, Williams 0at Princeton
Oct 31, 1914Princeton 7, Williams 7at Princeton

Every game is listed as played on the field.