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Columbia vs. Princeton: every belt game

0 belt wins in the series
Belt games 8 1874–1952
Princeton leads 8–0
8 belt wins in the series
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingNovember 7, 1874
Most recentSeptember 27, 1952
Longest gap61 yrs, 327 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

8 games, newest first

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September 27, 1952 · Princeton 14–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedNovember 4, 1890 · Princeton 85–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedNovember 7, 1882 · Princeton 8–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedNovember 12, 1881 · Princeton 1–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 1, 1879 · Princeton 2–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 11, 1876 · Princeton 3–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedNovember 13, 1875 · Princeton 6–2 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 7, 1874 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonDefended

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.