Tufts vs. WPI

Tufts and WPI first met in 1895 and have played 7 times; Tufts leads the series 5–⁠2. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Tufts 5–⁠2.

Tufts wins
5
WPI wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1895
Longest streak
3 Tufts
Current streak
1 Tufts
Last 10 meetings
Tufts 5–⁠2
Most recent
1905

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1890s1–⁠1
1900s4–⁠1
Average margin
15.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Tufts
3–⁠1 Tufts’s record at home
At WPI
1–⁠2 WPI’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Tufts’s biggest win1905: Tufts 28, WPI 0by 28 points
  2. WPI’s biggest win1904: WPI 17, Tufts 0by 17 points
  3. Upset1898: WPI 17, Tufts 5WPI had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Tufts and WPI, 1895 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 14, 1905Tufts 28, WPI 0at Tufts
Oct 8, 1904WPI 17, Tufts 0at WPI
Oct 7, 1903Tufts 16, WPI 0at Tufts
Oct 25, 1902Tufts 18, WPI 0at WPI
Nov 6, 1901Tufts 12, WPI 0at Tufts
Oct 8, 1898WPI 17, Tufts 5at Tufts
Oct 23, 1895Tufts 10, WPI 6at WPI

Every game is listed as played on the field.