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Trinity (CT) vs. Wesleyan (CT)

Trinity (CT) and Wesleyan (CT) first met in 1885 and have played 17 times; Wesleyan (CT) leads the series 14–⁠3. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Wesleyan (CT) 9–⁠1, and Wesleyan (CT) has won the last 4.

Trinity (CT) wins
3
Wesleyan (CT) wins
14
Ties
0
First meeting
1885
Longest streak
6 Wesleyan (CT)
Current streak
4 Wesleyan (CT)
Last 10 meetings
Wesleyan (CT) 9–⁠1
Most recent
1904

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s1–⁠3
1890s1–⁠7
1900s1–⁠4
Average margin
19.4 points; 8 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Trinity (CT)
3–⁠4 Trinity (CT)‘s record at home
At Wesleyan (CT)
10–⁠0 Wesleyan (CT)‘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. Trinity (CT)‘s biggest win1900: Trinity (CT) 5, Wesleyan (CT) 0by 5 points
  2. Wesleyan (CT)‘s biggest win1885: Wesleyan (CT) 60, Trinity (CT) 0by 60 points
  3. Upset1895: Wesleyan (CT) 14, Trinity (CT) 6Wesleyan (CT) had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Trinity (CT) and Wesleyan (CT), 1885 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 New-York tribune's story of the 1891 game: TRINITY DEFEATS WESLEYAN.

    1891 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 18, 1891

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1893 game: TRINITY LOSES To WESLEYAN.

    1893 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Oct 8, 1893

  • The Delaware gazette and state journal's story of the 1898 game: FOOTBALL VIEWS. Tho University Of PennsyIvania Medicals bill Dpfsatsd by tie Warren Team.

    1898 · Delaware gazette and state journal, Wilmington, Del., Nov 10, 1898

  • The New-York tribune's story of the 1904 game: TRINITY SCORES ON WESLEYAN

    1904 · New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], Nov 13, 1904

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

Nov 12, 1904Wesleyan (CT) 32, Trinity (CT) 6at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 4, 1903Wesleyan (CT) 67, Trinity (CT) 11at Trinity (CT)
Oct 25, 1902Wesleyan (CT) 23, Trinity (CT) 6at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 16, 1901Wesleyan (CT) 11, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 27, 1900Trinity (CT) 5, Wesleyan (CT) 0at Trinity (CT)
Nov 9, 1898Wesleyan (CT) 30, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 10, 1897Wesleyan (CT) 6, Trinity (CT) 4at Trinity (CT)
Nov 11, 1896Wesleyan (CT) 24, Trinity (CT) 12at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 16, 1895Wesleyan (CT) 14, Trinity (CT) 6at Trinity (CT)
Nov 8, 1893Wesleyan (CT) 14, Trinity (CT) 6at Trinity (CT)
Oct 7, 1893Wesleyan (CT) 18, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 17, 1891Trinity (CT) 4, Wesleyan (CT) 0at Trinity (CT)
Oct 4, 1890Wesleyan (CT) 12, Trinity (CT) 5at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 13, 1889Wesleyan (CT) 6, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 5, 1889Trinity (CT) 4, Wesleyan (CT) 2at Trinity (CT)
Oct 12, 1887Wesleyan (CT) 58, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 31, 1885Wesleyan (CT) 60, Trinity (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)

Every game is listed as played on the field.