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Princeton vs. Yale: every belt game

9 belt wins in the series
Belt games 23 1873–1951
Princeton leads 9–8–6
8 belt wins in the series
Yale
Title changesThe belt changed hands 7 times in this series
First meetingNovember 15, 1873
Most recentNovember 17, 1951
Longest gap28 yrs, 365 days between belt meetings
Every meeting with the belt on the line

23 games, newest first

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November 17, 1951 · Princeton 27–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 18, 1922 · Princeton 3–0 · at PrincetonDefendedNovember 18, 1911 · Princeton 6–3 · at YaleDefendedNovember 14, 1903 · Princeton 11–6 · at YaleChanged handsNovember 16, 1901 · Yale 12–0 · at YaleDefendedNovember 30, 1893 · Princeton 6–0 · at PrincetonChanged handsNovember 24, 1892 · Yale 12–0 · at YaleDefendedNovember 26, 1891 · Yale 19–0 · at YaleDefendedNovember 27, 1890 · Yale 32–0 · at YaleChanged handsNovember 28, 1889 · Princeton 10–0 · at PrincetonChanged handsNovember 24, 1888 · Yale 10–0 · at YaleDefendedNovember 25, 1886 · Princeton 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 21, 1885 · Princeton 6–5 · at YaleChanged handsNovember 27, 1884 · Yale 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 24, 1883 · Yale 6–0 · at YaleDefendedDecember 1, 1882 · Yale 2–1 · at YaleDefendedNovember 24, 1881 · Princeton 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 25, 1880 · Princeton 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 27, 1879 · Princeton 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 28, 1878 · Princeton 1–0 · at PrincetonChanged handsDecember 8, 1877 · Yale 0–0 · at YaleTie, holder kept itNovember 30, 1876 · Yale 2–0 · at YaleChanged handsNovember 15, 1873 · Princeton 3–0 · at YaleDefended

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.