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Harvard vs. Pennsylvania: every belt game

5 belt wins in the series
Belt games 9 1887–1905
Harvard leads 5–4
4 belt wins in the series
Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series
First meetingNovember 19, 1887
Most recentNovember 11, 1905
Longest gap7 yrs, 11 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

9 games, newest first

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November 11, 1905 · Pennsylvania 12–6 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 8, 1902 · Harvard 11–0 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 3, 1900 · Harvard 17–5 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 4, 1899 · Harvard 16–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 5, 1898 · Harvard 10–0 · at HarvardChanged handsNovember 20, 1897 · Pennsylvania 15–6 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 23, 1895 · Pennsylvania 17–14 · at HarvardDefendedNovember 29, 1894 · Pennsylvania 18–4 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 19, 1887 · Harvard 42–0 · 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.