Tufts vs. Williams

Tufts and Williams first met in 1886 and have played 8 times; the series is tied 4–⁠4. Over the last 8 meetings it’s even at 4–⁠4, and Tufts has won the last 4.

Tufts wins
4
Williams wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1886
Longest streak
4 Williams
Current streak
4 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
even at 4–⁠4
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠2
1890s0–⁠1
1900s0–⁠1
2020s4–⁠0
Average margin
21 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tufts
2–⁠1 Tufts’s record at home
At Williams
3–⁠2 Williams’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Tufts’s biggest win2025: Tufts 41, Williams 20by 21 points
  2. Williams’s biggest win1886: Williams 61, Tufts 0by 61 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tufts and Williams, 1886 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.

Every game

Oct 24, 2026Tufts at Williams upcomingat Williams
Oct 25, 2025Tufts 41, Williams 20at Tufts
Oct 26, 2024Tufts 27, Williams 24at Williams
Sep 30, 2023Tufts 28, Williams 10at Tufts
Oct 1, 2022Tufts 35, Williams 28at Williams
Oct 14, 1903Williams 11, Tufts 0at Williams
Oct 11, 1893Williams 22, Tufts 4at Williams
Oct 6, 1886Williams 33, Tufts 4at Tufts
Sep 29, 1886Williams 61, Tufts 0at Williams

Every game is listed as played on the field.