Matchup Index

Princeton Tigers vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Princeton Tigers 53
Princeton Tigers leads 53-17-1
1 tie
1869 to 1980
Rutgers Scarlet Knights have won 5 straight
Rutgers Scarlet Knights 17

Series timeline

▲ Princeton Tigers ahead (peak +42) ▼ Rutgers Scarlet Knights ahead (peak +1)
1869: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-41869: Princeton Tigers 8-01870: Princeton Tigers 6-21872: Princeton Tigers 4-11874: Princeton Tigers 6-01878: Princeton Tigers 5-01880: Princeton Tigers 8-01881: Princeton Tigers 3-01881: Princeton Tigers 1-01882: Princeton Tigers 5-01882: Princeton Tigers 3-01883: Princeton Tigers 20-01883: Princeton Tigers 61-01884: Princeton Tigers 23-51884: Princeton Tigers 35-01887: Princeton Tigers 30-01888: Princeton Tigers 80-01888: Princeton Tigers 82-01890: Princeton Tigers 27-01891: Princeton Tigers 12-01892: Princeton Tigers 30-01894: Princeton Tigers 48-01895: Princeton Tigers 22-01896: Princeton Tigers 44-01897: Princeton Tigers 53-01911: Princeton Tigers 37-01912: Princeton Tigers 41-61913: Princeton Tigers 14-31914: Princeton Tigers 12-01915: Princeton Tigers 10-01933: Princeton Tigers 26-61935: Princeton Tigers 29-61936: Princeton Tigers 20-01937: Princeton Tigers 6-01938: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20-181940: Princeton Tigers 28-131945: Princeton Tigers 14-61946: Princeton Tigers 14-71947: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13-71948: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-61949: Princeton Tigers 34-141950: Princeton Tigers 34-281952: Princeton Tigers 61-191953: Princeton Tigers 9-71954: Princeton Tigers 10-81955: Princeton Tigers 41-71956: Princeton Tigers 28-61957: Princeton Tigers 7-01958: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-01959: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-61960: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13-81961: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 16-131962: Princeton Tigers 15-71963: Princeton Tigers 24-01964: Princeton Tigers 10-71965: Princeton Tigers 32-61966: Princeton Tigers 16-121967: Princeton Tigers 22-211968: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20-141969: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 29-01970: Princeton Tigers 41-141971: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 33-181972: Princeton Tigers 7-61973: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 39-141974: Tied 6-61975: Princeton Tigers 10-71976: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 17-01977: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 10-61978: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 24-01979: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-141980: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44-13

Princeton Tigers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Princeton Tigers 33 (1869–1937), Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5 (1976–1980). Current: Rutgers Scarlet Knights 5.

Splits

SplitPrinceton Tigers record
Regular season53-17-1
Hosted by Princeton Tigers47-11-1
Hosted by Rutgers Scarlet Knights6-6
Last 10 seasons (1971 to 1980)2-7-1
Largest Princeton Tigers win82-0 (1888)
Largest Rutgers Scarlet Knights win44-13 (1980)

In the record book

Every meeting

1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1980 Sep 27, 1980 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 44-13 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 5
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 29, 1979 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 38-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1978 Sep 30, 1978 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 24-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 5
1977 Sep 24, 1977 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 10-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1976 Sep 25, 1976 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 17-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1975 Sep 27, 1975 Princeton Tigers 10-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1974 Sep 28, 1974 Tie 6-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1973 Sep 29, 1973 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 39-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1972 Sep 30, 1972 Princeton Tigers 7-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1971 Sep 25, 1971 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 33-18 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1970 Sep 26, 1970 Princeton Tigers 41-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 27, 1969 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 29-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 3
1968 Sep 28, 1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1967 Sep 30, 1967 Princeton Tigers 22-21 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1966 Sep 24, 1966 Princeton Tigers 16-12 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1965 Sep 25, 1965 Princeton Tigers 32-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1964 Sep 26, 1964 Princeton Tigers 10-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1963 Sep 28, 1963 Princeton Tigers 24-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1962 Sep 29, 1962 Princeton Tigers 15-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1961 Sep 30, 1961 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 16-13 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1960 Sep 24, 1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13-8 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Sep 26, 1959 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 8-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1958 Sep 27, 1958 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 28-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1957 Sep 28, 1957 Princeton Tigers 7-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1956 Sep 29, 1956 Princeton Tigers 28-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1955 Sep 24, 1955 Princeton Tigers 41-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1954 Sep 25, 1954 Princeton Tigers 10-8 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1953 Oct 10, 1953 Princeton Tigers 9-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1952 Oct 4, 1952 Princeton Tigers 61-19 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1950 Oct 7, 1950 Princeton Tigers 34-28 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 29, 1949 Princeton Tigers 34-14 at Princeton Tigers Week 8
1948 Oct 16, 1948 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 22-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1947 Oct 11, 1947 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 13-7 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 5
1946 Oct 19, 1946 Princeton Tigers 14-7 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1945 Oct 27, 1945 Princeton Tigers 14-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 8
1940 Oct 26, 1940 Princeton Tigers 28-13 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Nov 5, 1938 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 20-18 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 8
1937 Oct 23, 1937 Princeton Tigers 6-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1936 Oct 10, 1936 Princeton Tigers 20-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1935 Oct 19, 1935 Princeton Tigers 29-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1933 Nov 25, 1933 Princeton Tigers 26-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 11
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1915 Oct 2, 1915 Princeton Tigers 10-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1914 Sep 26, 1914 Princeton Tigers 12-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1913 Sep 27, 1913 Princeton Tigers 14-3 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1912 Oct 2, 1912 Princeton Tigers 41-6 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1911 Oct 3, 1911 Princeton Tigers 37-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1890s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1897 Oct 6, 1897 Princeton Tigers 53-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1896 Oct 3, 1896 Princeton Tigers 44-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 4
1895 Oct 5, 1895 Princeton Tigers 22-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1894 Oct 10, 1894 Princeton Tigers 48-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 7
1892 Oct 1, 1892 Princeton Tigers 30-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1891 Oct 3, 1891 Princeton Tigers 12-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1890 Oct 8, 1890 Princeton Tigers 27-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1880s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1888 (2-0) Oct 24, 1888 Princeton Tigers 80-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 5
Oct 27, 1888 Princeton Tigers 82-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1887 Oct 12, 1887 Princeton Tigers 30-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 3
1884 (2-0) Oct 10, 1884 Princeton Tigers 23-5 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 2
Oct 18, 1884 Princeton Tigers 35-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1883 (2-0) Oct 17, 1883 Princeton Tigers 20-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 5
Oct 27, 1883 Princeton Tigers 61-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 6
1882 (2-0) Oct 14, 1882 Princeton Tigers 5-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
Nov 14, 1882 Princeton Tigers 3-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 7
1881 (2-0) Oct 15, 1881 Princeton Tigers 3-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
Nov 10, 1881 Princeton Tigers 1-0 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 6
1880 Nov 2, 1880 Princeton Tigers 8-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1870s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1878 Nov 2, 1878 Princeton Tigers 5-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1874 Nov 18, 1874 Princeton Tigers 6-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 5
1872 Nov 16, 1872 Princeton Tigers 4-1 at Princeton Tigers Week 3
1870 Nov 12, 1870 Princeton Tigers 6-2 at Princeton Tigers Week 2
1860s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1869 (1-1) Nov 6, 1869 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6-4 at Rutgers Scarlet Knights Week 1
Nov 13, 1869 Princeton Tigers 8-0 at Princeton Tigers Week 2

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.