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Brown vs. Harvard: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Brown
Belt games 10 1898–1916
Harvard leads 8–1–1
8 belt wins in the series
Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series
First meetingNovember 12, 1898
Most recentNovember 18, 1916
Longest gap5 yrs, 8 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

10 games, newest first

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November 18, 1916 · Brown 21–0 · at HarvardChanged handsNovember 14, 1914 · Harvard 0–0 · at BrownTie, holder kept itNovember 15, 1913 · Harvard 37–0 · at HarvardDefendedOctober 28, 1911 · Harvard 20–6 · at HarvardDefendedOctober 23, 1909 · Harvard 11–0 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 2, 1907 · Harvard 6–5 · at HarvardDefendedOctober 25, 1902 · Harvard 6–0 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 17, 1900 · Harvard 11–6 · at HarvardDefendedOctober 21, 1899 · Harvard 11–0 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 12, 1898 · Harvard 17–6 · at HarvardDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.