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Rutgers vs. Yale

Rutgers and Yale first met in 1873 and have played 13 times; Yale leads the series 11–⁠2. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Yale 8–⁠2, and Rutgers has won the last 2.

Rutgers wins
2
Yale wins
11
Ties
0
First meeting
1873
Longest streak
11 Yale
Current streak
2 Rutgers
Last 10 meetings
Yale 8–⁠2
Most recent
1978

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1870s0–⁠3
1880s0–⁠6
1890s0–⁠1
1930s0–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠0
Average margin
32.5 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Rutgers
0–⁠2 Rutgers’s record at home
At Yale
9–⁠2 Yale’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. Rutgers’s biggest win1966: Rutgers 17, Yale 14by 3 points
  2. Yale’s biggest win1883: Yale 92, Rutgers 0by 92 points
  3. Upset1966: Rutgers 17, Yale 14Rutgers had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1978: Rutgers 28, Yale 27Rutgers had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Rutgers and Yale, 1873 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.

Every game

Oct 7, 1978Rutgers 28, Yale 27at Yale
Oct 1, 1966Rutgers 17, Yale 14at Yale
Oct 24, 193610Yale 28, Rutgers 0at Yale
Nov 8, 1890Yale 70, Rutgers 0at Yale
Oct 6, 1888Yale 65, Rutgers 0at Yale
Nov 5, 1887Yale 74, Rutgers 0at Yale
Oct 22, 1884Yale 76, Rutgers 10at Rutgers
Nov 6, 1883Yale 92, Rutgers 0at Yale
Oct 28, 1882Yale 5, Rutgers 0at Rutgers
Oct 21, 1882Yale 9, Rutgers 0at Yale
Nov 15, 1879Yale 5, Rutgers 0at Yale
Nov 6, 1875Yale 4, Rutgers 1at Yale
Oct 25, 1873Yale 3, Rutgers 1at Yale

Every game is listed as played on the field.