Vermont vs. Yale

Vermont and Yale first met in 1902 and have played 4 times; Yale leads the series 4–⁠0. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Yale 4–⁠0, and Yale has won the last 4.

Vermont wins
0
Yale wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1902
Longest streak
4 Yale
Current streak
4 Yale
Last 10 meetings
Yale 4–⁠0
Most recent
1929

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠2
1920s0–⁠2
Average margin
45.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Yale
4–⁠0 Yale’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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 Yale, 1902 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 New-York tribune's story of the 1902 game: FOUTBALL. YALE EASILY DEFEATS VERMONT IN A WELL PLAYED GAME

    1902 · New-York tribune, Oct 16, 1902

  • The The Washington times's story of the 1903 game: YALE EASILY WINS FROM VERMONT SQUAD Old Eli Runs Up Score of As to O on Yankees. BLUE ELEVEN USES 29 MEN Famous 0ld-Time Players See the Game-Quarterback Kick Yields Gains.

    1903 · The Washington times, Washington [D.C.], Oct 4, 1903

  • The The New York herald's story of the 1921 game: YALE WAKES UP AND BEATS VERMONT 14-O With o ScOreless First Half the Ellis Rip Up Visitors Forwards in Second.

    1921 · The New York herald, Oct 2, 1921

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: YALE'S NEW GAME SWAMPS VERMONT Shows a Brand of Deceptive Foot Ball in Winning by SO to O.

    1929 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 6, 1929

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 5, 1929Yale 89, Vermont 0at Yale
Oct 1, 1921Yale 14, Vermont 0at Yale
Oct 3, 1903Yale 46, Vermont 0at Yale
Oct 15, 1902Yale 32, Vermont 0at Yale

Every game is listed as played on the field.