# Harvard–Penn football rivalry

The Harvard–Penn football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Harvard Crimson and Penn Quakers. The first game was played in 1881.
In the first 18 games played in the series, Harvard won 13 and Penn won 5. By 1958 Penn pulled even with 14 games won by each school. There was 1 tie (1940). From 1959 through 1981 Harvard dominated the series winning 20 games to Penn's winning 2 games (1963, 1972). There was 1 tie (1965). However, in recent years the Harvard–Penn football game in mid-November has usually had Ivy League Football Championship implications. Since 1982 Harvard and Penn have won 29 Ivy League Football Championships between them. Penn has won 17 and Harvard has won 12. Penn has been undefeated 8 times in the Ivy League and Harvard has been undefeated 6 times in the Ivy League during this time span.

## Game results

| Harvard victories | Penn victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 2, 1881 | New York, NY | Harvard | 2–0 |
| 2 | October 13, 1883 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 4–0 |
| 3 | October 22, 1884 | Allston, MA | Penn | 4–0 |
| 4 | November 25, 1886 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 28–0 |
| 5 | November 19, 1887 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 42–0 |
| 6 | November 19, 1888 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 50–0 |
| 7 | November 2, 1889 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 35–0 |
| 8 | November 30, 1893 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 26–4 |
| 9 | November 29, 1894 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 18–4 |
| 10 | November 23, 1895 | Allston, MA | Penn | 17–14 |
| 11 | November 21, 1896 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 8–6 |
| 12 | November 20, 1897 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 15–6 |
| 13 | November 5, 1898 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 10–0 |
| 14 | November 4, 1899 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 16–0 |
| 15 | November 3, 1900 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 17–5 |
| 16 | November 9, 1901 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 33–6 |
| 17 | November 8, 1902 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 11–0 |
| 18 | November 7, 1903 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 17–10 |
| 19 | October 29, 1904 | Allston, MA | Penn | 11–0 |
| 20 | November 11, 1905 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 12–6 |
| 21 | November 5, 1927 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 25–0 |
| 22 | November 10, 1928 | Allston, MA | Penn | 7–0 |
| 23 | October 21, 1929 | Allston, MA | Penn | 29–7 |
| 24 | November 9, 1940 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 10–10 |
| 25 | October 4, 1941 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 19–0 |
| 26 | October 3, 1942 | Allston, MA | Penn | 19–7 |
| 27 | November 3, 1956 | Allston, MA | Penn | 28–14 |
| 28 | November 2, 1957 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 13–6 |
| 29 | November 1, 1958 | Allston, MA | Penn | 19–6 |
| 30 | October 31, 1959 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 12–0 |
| 31 | October 29, 1960 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 8–0 |
| 32 | November 4, 1961 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 37–6 |
| 33 | November 3, 1962 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 36–0 |
| 34 | November 2, 1963 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 7–2 |
| 35 | October 31, 1964 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 34–0 |
| 36 | October 30, 1965 | Philadelphia, PA | Tie | 10–10 |
| 37 | October 29, 1966 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 27–7 |
| 38 | November 4, 1967 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 45–7 |
| 39 | November 2, 1968 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 28–6 |
| 40 | November 1, 1969 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 20–6 |
| 41 | October 31, 1970 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 38–23 |
| 42 | October 30, 1971 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 28–27 |
| 43 | November 4, 1972 | Allston, MA | Penn | 38–27 |
| 44 | November 3, 1973 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 34–30 |
| 45 | November 2, 1974 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 39–0 |
| 46 | November 1, 1975 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 21–3 |
| 47 | November 6, 1976 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 20–8 |
| 48 | November 5, 1977 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 34–15 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 49 | November 11, 1978 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 17–13 |
| 50 | November 10, 1979 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 41–26 |
| 51 | November 15, 1980 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 28–17 |
| 52 | November 14, 1981 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 45–7 |
| 53 | November 13, 1982 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 23–21 |
| 54 | November 12, 1983 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 28–0 |
| 55 | November 10, 1984 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 38–7 |
| 56 | November 16, 1985 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 17–6 |
| 57 | November 15, 1986 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–10 |
| 58 | November 14, 1987 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 31–14 |
| 59 | November 12, 1988 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 52–13 |
| 60 | November 11, 1989 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 24–15 |
| 61 | November 10, 1990 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 24–20 |
| 62 | November 16, 1991 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 22–18 |
| 63 | November 14, 1992 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 21–19 |
| 64 | November 13, 1993 | Allston, MA | Penn | 27–20 |
| 65 | November 12, 1994 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 33–0 |
| 66 | November 11, 1995 | Allston, MA | Penn | 38–21 |
| 67 | November 16, 1996 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 17–12 |
| 68 | November 15, 1997 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 33–0 |
| 69 | November 14, 1998 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 41–10 |
| 70 | November 13, 1999 | Allston, MA | Penn | 21–17 |
| 71 | November 11, 2000 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 36–35 |
| 72 | November 10, 2001 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 28–21 |
| 73 | November 16, 2002 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 44–9 |
| 74 | November 15, 2003 | Allston, MA | Penn | 32–24 |
| 75 | November 13, 2004 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 31–10 |
| 76 | November 12, 2005 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 29–3 |
| 77 | November 11, 2006 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 22–13 |
| 78 | November 10, 2007 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 23–7 |
| 79 | November 15, 2008 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 24–21 |
| 80 | November 14, 2009 | Allston, MA | Penn | 17–7 |
| 81 | November 13, 2010 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 34–14 |
| 82 | November 12, 2011 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 37–20 |
| 83 | November 10, 2012 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 30–21 |
| 84 | November 16, 2013 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 38–30 |
| 85 | November 15, 2014 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 34–24 |
| 86 | November 14, 2015 | Allston, MA | Penn | 35–25 |
| 87 | November 11, 2016 | Philadelphia, PA | Penn | 27–14 |
| 88 | November 11, 2017 | Allston, MA | Penn | 23–6 |
| 89 | November 10, 2018 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 29–7 |
| 90 | November 16, 2019 | Allston, MA | Penn | 24–20 |
| 91 | November 13, 2021 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 23–7 |
| 92 | November 12, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 37–14 |
| 93 | November 11, 2023 | Allston, MA | Harvard | 25–23 |
| 94 | November 16, 2024 | Philadelphia, PA | Harvard | 31–28 |
| Series: Harvard leads 53–39–2 |||||
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