# Penn–Princeton football rivalry

The Penn–Princeton football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Penn Quakers and Princeton Tigers.

## History

Princeton won the first 28 contests in this rivalry that started in 1876. It is the 5th oldest football rivalry in the Ivy League. (Columbia-Yale:1872; Princeton-Yale:1873; Columbia-Princeton:1874; Harvard-Yale: 1875; Penn-Princeton:1876; Columbia-Princeton:1877; Harvard-Princeton:1877; Columbia-Penn:1878; Penn-Yale:1879; Brown-Yale:1880; Harvard-Penn:1881; Dartmouth-Harvard:1882 and Dartmouth-Yale:1884). The contest was suspended from 1895 until 1935. Since the resumption of the series Penn has won 42 games and Princeton has won 40 games with one game ending in a tie (1942). Since the Ivy League was officially formed in 1956 Princeton has won 34 games and Penn has won 32 games. Penn and Princeton have played 114 times since 1876. Beginning in 2018 Penn and Princeton will play against each other in the final game of the season.

## Game results

| Penn victories | Princeton victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 11, 1876 | University Field | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 2 | November 25, 1876 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 3 | October 19, 1878 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 2–0 |
| 4 | November 9, 1878 | University Field | Princeton | 2–1 |
| 5 | October 18, 1879 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 6 | November 6, 1880 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 1–0 |
| 7 | October 29, 1881 | University Field | Princeton | 7–0 |
| 8 | November 5, 1881 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 4–0 |
| 9 | October 28, 1882 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 8–0 |
| 10 | November 11, 1882 | University Field | Princeton | 10–0 |
| 11 | November 3, 1883 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 39–6 |
| 12 | October 25, 1884 | University Field | Princeton | 31–0 |
| 13 | October 24, 1885 | University Field | Princeton | 57–0 |
| 14 | October 31, 1885 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 80–10 |
| 15 | November 26, 1885 | University Field | Princeton | 76–10 |
| 16 | October 16, 1886 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 30–0 |
| 17 | October 23, 1886 | University Field | Princeton | 55–9 |
| 18 | November 6, 1886 | University Field | Princeton | 28–6 |
| 19 | October 19, 1887 | University Field | Princeton | 57–0 |
| 20 | October 22, 1887 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 42–0 |
| 21 | November 5, 1887 | University Field | Princeton | 95–0 |
| 22 | October 10, 1888 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 63–0 |
| 23 | October 20, 1888 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 38–0 |
| 24 | November 10, 1888 | University Field | Princeton | 4–0 |
| 25 | October 26, 1889 | University Field | Princeton | 72–4 |
| 26 | October 15, 1890 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 18–0 |
| 27 | November 8, 1890 | Princeton, N.J. | Princeton | 6–0 |
| 28 | November 7, 1891 | Germantown Cricket Club | Princeton | 24–0 |
| 29 | November 5, 1892 | Germantown Cricket Club | Penn | 6–4 |
| 30 | November 4, 1893 | Germantown Cricket Club | Princeton | 4–0 |
| 31 | November 10, 1894 | Trenton, N.J. | Penn | 12–0 |
| 32 | October 5, 1935 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 7–6 |
| 33 | October 17, 1936 | Franklin Field | Penn | 7–0 |
| 34 | October 15, 1938 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 13–0 |
| 35 | October 19, 1940 | Franklin Field | Penn | 46–28 |
| 36 | October 18, 1941 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 23–0 |
| 37 | October 17, 1942 | Franklin Field | Tie | 6–6 |
| 38 | September 25, 1943 | Franklin Field | Penn | 47–9 |
| 39 | November 3, 1945 | Franklin Field | Penn | 28–0 |
| 40 | November 2, 1946 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 17–14 |
| 41 | November 1, 1947 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 26–7 |
| 42 | October 9, 1948 | Franklin Field | Penn | 29–7 |
| 43 | October 8, 1949 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 14–13 |
| 44 | October 13, 1951 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 13–7 |
| 45 | October 11, 1952 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 13–7 |
| 46 | October 9, 1954 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 13–7 |
| 47 | October 8, 1955 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 7–0 |
| 48 | October 13, 1956 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 34–0 |
| 49 | October 12, 1957 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 13–9 |
| 50 | October 11, 1958 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 20–14 |
| 51 | October 10, 1959 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 18–0 |
| 52 | October 8, 1960 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 21–0 |
| 53 | October 14, 1961 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 9–3 |
| 54 | October 13, 1962 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 21–8 |
| 55 | October 12, 1963 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 34–0 |
| 56 | October 24, 1964 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 55–0 |
| 57 | October 23, 1965 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 51–0 |
| 58 | October 22, 1966 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 30–13 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 59 | October 28, 1967 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 28–14 |
| 60 | October 26, 1968 | Franklin Field | Penn | 19–14 |
| 61 | October 25, 1969 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 42–0 |
| 62 | October 24, 1970 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 22–16 |
| 63 | October 23, 1971 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 31–0 |
| 64 | October 28, 1972 | Franklin Field | Penn | 15–10 |
| 65 | October 27, 1973 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 24–0 |
| 66 | October 26, 1974 | Franklin Field | Penn | 20–18 |
| 67 | October 25, 1975 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 24–20 |
| 68 | October 30, 1976 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 10–9 |
| 69 | October 29, 1977 | Franklin Field | Penn | 21–10 |
| 70 | November 4, 1978 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 21–0 |
| 71 | November 3, 1979 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 38–10 |
| 72 | November 1, 1980 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 28–21 |
| 73 | October 31, 1981 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 38–30 |
| 74 | October 30, 1982 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 17–14 |
| 75 | October 29, 1983 | Franklin Field | Penn | 28–27 |
| 76 | November 3, 1984 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 27–17 |
| 77 | November 2, 1985 | Franklin Field | Penn | 31–21 |
| 78 | November 1, 1986 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 23–10 |
| 79 | October 31, 1987 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 17–7 |
| 80 | October 29, 1988 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 31–23 |
| 81 | November 4, 1989 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 30–8 |
| 82 | November 3, 1990 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 34–20 |
| 83 | November 9, 1991 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 17–12 |
| 84 | November 7, 1992 | Palmer Stadium | Princeton | 20–14 |
| 85 | November 6, 1993 | Franklin Field | Penn | 30–14 |
| 86 | November 5, 1994 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 33–19 |
| 87 | November 4, 1995 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 22–9 |
| 88 | November 9, 1996 | Palmer Stadium | Penn | 10–6 |
| 89 | November 8, 1997 | Franklin Field | Penn | 20–17 |
| 90 | November 7, 1998 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 27–14 |
| 91 | November 6, 1999 | Franklin Field | Penn | 41–13 |
| 92 | November 4, 2000 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 40–24 |
| 93 | November 3, 2001 | Franklin Field | Penn | 21–10 |
| 94 | November 9, 2002 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 44–13 |
| 95 | November 8, 2003 | Franklin Field | Penn | 37–7 |
| 96 | November 6, 2004 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 16–15 |
| 97 | November 5, 2005 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 30–13 |
| 98 | November 4, 2006 | Princeton Stadium | Princeton | 31–30 |
| 99 | November 1, 2007 | Franklin Field | Penn | 7–0 |
| 100 | November 8, 2008 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 14–9 |
| 101 | November 7, 2009 | Franklin Field | Penn | 42–7 |
| 102 | November 6, 2010 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 52–10 |
| 103 | November 5, 2011 | Franklin Field | Penn | 37–9 |
| 104 | November 3, 2012 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 28–21 |
| 105 | November 9, 2013 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 38–26 |
| 106 | November 8, 2014 | Princeton Stadium | Princeton | 22–17 |
| 107 | November 7, 2015 | Franklin Field | Penn | 26–23$^{OT}$ |
| 108 | November 5, 2016 | Princeton Stadium | Princeton | 28–0 |
| 109 | November 4, 2017 | Franklin Field | Penn | 38–35 |
| 110 | November 17, 2018 | Princeton Stadium | Princeton | 42–14 |
| 111 | November 23, 2019 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 28–7 |
| 112 | November 20, 2021 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 34–14 |
| 113 | November 19, 2022 | Princeton Stadium | Penn | 20–19 |
| 114 | November 18, 2023 | Franklin Field | Princeton | 31–24 |
| 115 | November 23, 2024 | Princeton Stadium | Princeton | 20–17 |
| Series: Princeton leads 70–44–1 |||||