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Columbia vs. Yale: every belt game

1 belt win in the series
Columbia
Belt games 6 1876–1934
Yale leads 5–1
5 belt wins in the series
Yale
Title changesThe belt changed hands 0 times in this series
First meetingDecember 9, 1876
Most recentOctober 6, 1934
Longest gap30 yrs, 341 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

6 games, newest first

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October 6, 1934 · Columbia 12–6 · at YaleDefendedOctober 31, 1903 · Yale 25–0 · at YaleDefendedOctober 26, 1901 · Yale 10–5 · at YaleDefendedOctober 26, 1889 · Yale 62–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedNovember 17, 1883 · Yale 93–0 · at ColumbiaDefendedDecember 9, 1876 · Yale 2–0 · at ColumbiaDefended

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.