Belt / Rivalries / Princeton vs. Rutgers

Princeton vs. Rutgers: every belt game

14 belt wins in the series

Belt games 15 1869–1952
Princeton leads 14–1

1 belt win in the series

Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series

First meetingNovember 6, 1869

Most recentOctober 4, 1952

Longest gap40 yrs, 3 days between belt meetings

Every meeting with the belt on the line

15 games, newest first

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October 4, 1952 · Princeton 61–19 · at PrincetonDefended October 2, 1912 · Princeton 41–6 · at PrincetonDefended October 10, 1894 · Princeton 48–0 · at PrincetonDefended October 8, 1890 · Princeton 27–0 · at PrincetonDefended October 12, 1887 · Princeton 30–0 · at RutgersDefended November 14, 1882 · Princeton 3–0 · at RutgersDefended October 14, 1882 · Princeton 5–0 · at PrincetonDefended November 10, 1881 · Princeton 1–0 · at RutgersDefended October 15, 1881 · Princeton 3–0 · at PrincetonDefended November 2, 1880 · Princeton 8–0 · at PrincetonDefended November 18, 1874 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonDefended November 16, 1872 · Princeton 4–1 · at PrincetonDefended November 12, 1870 · Princeton 6–2 · at PrincetonDefended November 13, 1869 · Princeton 8–0 · at PrincetonChanged hands November 6, 1869 · Rutgers 6–4 · at RutgersChanged hands

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.