Harvard routs Princeton 35-7

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Princeton4-27
Harvard6-035Final
Sat, Oct 24 · Harvard Stadium, Boston, Mass. · Crowd 14,896ESPN+

Harvard routed Princeton 35-7.

We had Harvard favored. It won.

Next: Princeton vs Cornell, Sat Oct 31 · 12:00 PM ET

Next: Harvard at Dartmouth, Fri Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET

How it swung

Before kickoff, our ratings gave Harvard a 60% chance, and the closing betting line (Harvard was a 10.5-point favorite) put it at 80%.

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No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

No single play moved the chance by 20 points.

Harvard’s chance to win after every play.
How to read this chartStarts from the pregame line (Harvard -10.5), at 82% for Harvard (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. Outlined diamonds mark rare plays.

Every drive

Harvard scored on 5 of its 8 drives; Princeton on 1 of its 8.

Harvard’s drives are teal, Princeton’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.

own goalgoal lineQ1Princeton: Punt, from 75 yards out to 57PuntHarvard: Field goal, from 80 yards out to 6Field goalPrinceton: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 31DownsQ2Harvard: Touchdown, from 69 yards out to 0TouchdownPrinceton: Turned over on downs, from 75 yards out to 25DownsHarvard: Field goal, from 75 yards out to 14Field goalPrinceton: Punt, from 75 yards out to 61PuntHarvard: End of half, from 80 yards out to 70End of halfQ3Harvard: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownPrinceton: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownHarvard: Touchdown, from 75 yards out to 0TouchdownQ4Princeton: Fumble returned for a touchdown, from 75 yards out to 100Fumble TDPrinceton: Punt, from 75 yards out to 56PuntHarvard: Punt, from 90 yards out to 74PuntPrinceton: Interception, from 47 yards out to 30InterceptionHarvard: Uncategorized, from 83 yards out to 67Uncategorized

Box score

Harvard 35, Princeton 7

Harvard covered −10.5 by 17.5. The total, 42, went over 41.5.

Princeton leaders

  • Passing Ty Ciongoli 9 of 14, 73 yds, 1 INT
  • Rushing Kai Honda 18 for 60 yds; Wyatt Becker 7 for 23 yds
  • Receiving Josh Smith 3 for 37 yds; Josh Robinson 5 for 25 yds

Harvard leaders

  • Passing Charlie Smith 22 of 28, 230 yds, 2 TD
  • Rushing DJ Gordon 9 for 67 yds; Najee Calhoun 9 for 30 yds
  • Receiving Tafari Moe 3 for 53 yds, 1 TD; Teigan Pelletier 4 for 53 yds, 1 TD

Before kickoff

Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.

Recent games

Last three games

Princeton · 4-1

Rated 233rd in our preseason ratings, 164th now, up 69 spots.

Three straight wins, including a 28-point win over Columbia as a 1.5-point underdog.

W 16-10 vs Brown No. 189 of 668 teams

won by 6 as a 4-point favorite

Princeton won 16-10 vs Brown. Chance to win started at 68%, low 66%, high better than 99%.

W 28-13 @ Wagner No. 258 of 668 teams

won by 15 as a 25.5-point favorite

Princeton won 28-13 at Wagner. Chance to win started at 94%, low 93%, high better than 99%.

W 35-7 @ Columbia No. 239 of 668 teams

won by 28 as a 1.5-point underdog

Princeton won 35-7 at Columbia. Chance to win started at 40%, low 29%, high better than 99%.

W 22-0 vs UAlbany No. 204 of 668 teams

won by 22 as a 1.5-point underdog

Princeton won 22-0 vs UAlbany. Chance to win started at 54%, low 42%, high better than 99%.

L 14-21 @ Bryant No. 170 of 668 teams

lost by 7 as a 2.5-point favorite

Princeton lost 14-21 at Bryant. Chance to win started at 56%, low 3%, high 82%.

Last three games

Harvard · 5-0

Rated 195th in our preseason ratings, 148th now, up 47 spots.

Three straight wins — but still hunting a ranked opponent.

W 30-7 vs Holy Cross No. 213 of 668 teams

won by 23 as a 15.5-point favorite

Harvard won 30-7 vs Holy Cross. Chance to win started at 88%, low 85%, high better than 99%.

W 41-29 @ Cornell No. 213 of 668 teams

won by 12 as a 7-point favorite

Harvard won 41-29 at Cornell. Chance to win started at 64%, low 32%, high better than 99%.

W 20-17 vs Colgate No. 155 of 668 teams

won by 3 as a 4.5-point favorite

Harvard won 20-17 vs Colgate. Chance to win started at 69%, low 6%, high better than 99%.

W 14-10 @ Brown No. 229 of 668 teams

won by 4 as a 13.5-point favorite

Harvard won 14-10 at Brown. Chance to win started at 77%, low 73%, high 97%.

W 31-7 @ New Hampshire No. 225 of 668 teams

won by 24 as a 14.5-point favorite

Harvard won 31-7 at New Hampshire. Chance to win started at 81%, low 67%, high better than 99%.

Week by week

Harvard

Wk 3: W 31-7 at New Hampshire▲24N. Hamps…Wk 4: W 14-10 at Brown▲4BrownWk 5: W 20-17 vs Colgate▲3ColgateWk 6: W 41-29 at Cornell▲12CornellWk 7: W 30-7 vs Holy Cross▲23Holy Cro…
  • Wk 3Wat New Hampshire31-7
  • Wk 4Wat Brown14-10
  • Wk 5Wvs Colgate20-17
  • Wk 6Wat Cornell41-29
  • Wk 7Wvs Holy Cross30-7

Princeton

Wk 3: L 14-21 at Bryant▼7BryantWk 4: W 22-0 vs UAlbany▲22UAlbanyWk 5: W 35-7 at Columbia▲28ColumbiaWk 6: W 28-13 at Wagner▲15WagnerWk 7: W 16-10 vs Brown▲6Brown
  • Wk 3Lat Bryant14-21
  • Wk 4Wvs UAlbany22-0
  • Wk 5Wat Columbia35-7
  • Wk 6Wat Wagner28-13
  • Wk 7Wvs Brown16-10

Power rating by week

Harvard is rated 1.1 points ahead as of week 7. Our power rating by week; higher is better.

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The series

Princeton leads the series 51-37-7

95 meetings since 1876 · Harvard has won the last 2

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  • 2025Harvard 35-14
  • 2024Harvard 45-13
  • 2023Princeton 21-14
  • 2022Princeton 37-10
  • 2021Princeton 18-16

Line, fans and home field

The betting line, and the fans

Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Harvard’s chances here.

50-50Model · 60%Line · 80%PrincetonHarvard

Harvard favored by 10.5 · Total 41.5

How games like this usually go

Harvard by 10.5, and it went to form

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Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game

The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 415 games since 2025 with a favorite of 7.5 to 14.5 points.

The market

The total rose 2 points.

opened 39.5now 41.5

Total: 39.5 → 41.5

The books’ cut: 5.3%, the margin built into the odds

Where next

Conference standings

Going into this game: place in the conference, then conference record.