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Pennsylvania vs. Princeton: every belt game

2 belt wins in the series
Belt games 20 1876–1952
Princeton leads 18–2
18 belt wins in the series
Title changesThe belt changed hands 2 times in this series
First meetingNovember 1, 1876
Most recentOctober 11, 1952
Longest gap56 yrs, 337 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

20 games, newest first

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October 11, 1952 · Pennsylvania 13–7 · at PrincetonChanged handsOctober 13, 1951 · Princeton 13–7 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 10, 1894 · Pennsylvania 12–0 · at PrincetonChanged handsNovember 8, 1890 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonDefendedOctober 15, 1890 · Princeton 18–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 5, 1887 · Princeton 95–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedOctober 22, 1887 · Princeton 42–0 · at PrincetonDefendedOctober 19, 1887 · Princeton 57–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 6, 1886 · Princeton 28–6 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedOctober 23, 1886 · Princeton 55–9 · at PrincetonDefendedOctober 16, 1886 · Princeton 30–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 26, 1885 · Princeton 76–10 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedNovember 11, 1882 · Princeton 10–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedOctober 28, 1882 · Princeton 9–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 5, 1881 · Princeton 4–0 · at PrincetonDefendedOctober 29, 1881 · Princeton 7–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefendedOctober 30, 1880 · Princeton 1–0 · at PrincetonDefendedOctober 18, 1879 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 25, 1876 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 1, 1876 · Princeton 6–0 · at PennsylvaniaDefended

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.