Vermont vs. Wesleyan (CT)

Vermont and Wesleyan (CT) first met in 1901 and have played 4 times; Wesleyan (CT) leads the series 2–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Wesleyan (CT) 2–⁠1, and Wesleyan (CT) has won the last 2.

Vermont wins
1
Wesleyan (CT) wins
2
Ties
1
First meeting
1901
Longest streak
2 Wesleyan (CT)
Current streak
2 Wesleyan (CT)
Last 10 meetings
Wesleyan (CT) 2–⁠1
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
1900s1–⁠2–⁠1
Average margin
9 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Wesleyan (CT)
2–⁠1–⁠1 Wesleyan (CT)‘s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Vermont and Wesleyan (CT), 1901 on1300150017001905191019151920192519301935

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 The Vermont watchman's story of the 1902 game: Montpelier and Vicinity. LOCAL HAPPENING

    1902 · The Vermont watchman, Montpelier, Vt., Nov 12, 1902

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1905 game: BOY HELPS WESLEYAN BEAT VERMONT

    1905 · The Washington times, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1905

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

Oct 14, 1905Wesleyan (CT) 19, Vermont 11at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 5, 1904Wesleyan (CT) 23, Vermont 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Nov 8, 1902Vermont 5, Wesleyan (CT) 0at Wesleyan (CT)
Oct 26, 1901Wesleyan (CT) 0, Vermont 0at Wesleyan (CT)

Every game is listed as played on the field.