Belt / Rivalries / Harvard vs. Yale

Harvard vs. Yale: every belt game

6 belt wins in the series

Belt games 20 1878–1914
Yale leads 12–6–2

12 belt wins in the series

Title changesThe belt changed hands 6 times in this series

First meetingNovember 23, 1878

Most recentNovember 21, 1914

Longest gap6 yrs between belt meetings

Every meeting with the belt on the line

20 games, newest first

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November 21, 1914 · Harvard 36–0 · at YaleDefended November 22, 1913 · Harvard 15–5 · at HarvardDefended November 23, 1912 · Harvard 20–0 · at YaleDefended November 19, 1910 · Harvard 0–0 · at HarvardTie, holder kept it November 20, 1909 · Yale 8–0 · at HarvardChanged hands November 21, 1908 · Harvard 4–0 · at YaleDefended November 22, 1902 · Yale 23–0 · at YaleChanged hands November 23, 1901 · Harvard 22–0 · at HarvardChanged hands November 24, 1900 · Yale 28–0 · at YaleChanged hands November 18, 1899 · Harvard 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept it November 19, 1898 · Harvard 17–0 · at YaleDefended November 25, 1893 · Yale 6–0 · at YaleDefended November 19, 1892 · Yale 6–0 · at YaleDefended November 21, 1891 · Yale 10–0 · at YaleDefended November 23, 1889 · Yale 6–0 · at YaleDefended November 24, 1887 · Yale 17–8 · at YaleChanged hands November 22, 1884 · Yale 52–0 · at YaleDefended November 29, 1883 · Yale 23–2 · at YaleDefended November 25, 1882 · Yale 1–0 · at HarvardChanged hands November 23, 1878 · Yale 1–0 · 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.