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Lafayette vs Rutgers Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Lafayette and Rutgers.
PROGRAM ONELafayette16 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD16–35–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWORutgers35 recorded wins
52Recorded meetings
1882Earliest documented
1975Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1882Lafayette0 — 8Rutgers
- 1883Lafayette25 — 0Rutgers
- 1884Lafayette0 — 26Rutgers
- 1886Lafayette28 — 2Rutgers
- 1886Lafayette26 — 10Rutgers
- 1887Lafayette20 — 0Rutgers
- 1887Lafayette36 — 0Rutgers
- 1888Lafayette4 — 0Rutgers
- 1889Lafayette16 — 0Rutgers
- 1892Lafayette8 — 16Rutgers
- 1892Lafayette24 — 10Rutgers
- 1894Lafayette10 — 12Rutgers
- 1895Lafayette52 — 0Rutgers
- 1899Lafayette57 — 0Rutgers
- 1917Lafayette7 — 33Rutgers
- 1921Lafayette35 — 0Rutgers
- 1922Lafayette33 — 6Rutgers
- 1923Lafayette6 — 6Rutgers
- 1927Lafayette56 — 0Rutgers
- 1932Lafayette6 — 7Rutgers
- 1933Lafayette13 — 20Rutgers
- 1945Lafayette14 — 32Rutgers
- 1946Lafayette2 — 41Rutgers
- 1947Lafayette0 — 20Rutgers
- 1948Lafayette13 — 34Rutgers
- 1949Lafayette0 — 14Rutgers
- 1950Lafayette7 — 31Rutgers
- 1951Lafayette12 — 47Rutgers
- 1952Lafayette6 — 21Rutgers
- 1953Lafayette13 — 14Rutgers
- 1954Lafayette0 — 7Rutgers
- 1955Lafayette16 — 7Rutgers
- 1956Lafayette19 — 20Rutgers
- 1957Lafayette19 — 34Rutgers
- 1958Lafayette0 — 18Rutgers
- 1959Lafayette14 — 16Rutgers
- 1960Lafayette8 — 36Rutgers
- 1961Lafayette6 — 37Rutgers
- 1962Lafayette0 — 40Rutgers
- 1963Lafayette0 — 49Rutgers
- 1964Lafayette6 — 31Rutgers
- 1965Lafayette23 — 18Rutgers
- 1966Lafayette28 — 32Rutgers
- 1967Lafayette3 — 27Rutgers
- 1968Lafayette7 — 37Rutgers
- 1969Lafayette22 — 44Rutgers
- 1970Lafayette16 — 41Rutgers
- 1971Lafayette13 — 7Rutgers
- 1972Lafayette7 — 21Rutgers
- 1973Lafayette6 — 35Rutgers
- 1974Lafayette0 — 35Rutgers
- 1975Lafayette6 — 48Rutgers
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–48 | Rutgers won |
| 1974 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–35 | Rutgers won |
| 1973 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–35 | Rutgers won |
| 1972 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 7–21 | Rutgers won |
| 1971 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 13–7 | Lafayette won |
| 1970 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 16–41 | Rutgers won |
| 1969 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 22–44 | Rutgers won |
| 1968 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 7–37 | Rutgers won |
| 1967 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 3–27 | Rutgers won |
| 1966 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 28–32 | Rutgers won |
| 1965 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 23–18 | Lafayette won |
| 1964 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–31 | Rutgers won |
| 1963 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–49 | Rutgers won |
| 1962 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–40 | Rutgers won |
| 1961 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–37 | Rutgers won |
| 1960 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 8–36 | Rutgers won |
| 1959 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 14–16 | Rutgers won |
| 1958 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–18 | Rutgers won |
| 1957 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 19–34 | Rutgers won |
| 1956 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 19–20 | Rutgers won |
| 1955 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 16–7 | Lafayette won |
| 1954 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–7 | Rutgers won |
| 1953 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 13–14 | Rutgers won |
| 1952 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–21 | Rutgers won |
| 1951 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 12–47 | Rutgers won |
| 1950 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 7–31 | Rutgers won |
| 1949 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–14 | Rutgers won |
| 1948 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 13–34 | Rutgers won |
| 1947 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–20 | Rutgers won |
| 1946 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 2–41 | Rutgers won |
| 1945 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 14–32 | Rutgers won |
| 1933 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 13–20 | Rutgers won |
| 1932 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–7 | Rutgers won |
| 1927 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 56–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1923 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 6–6 | Tie |
| 1922 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 33–6 | Lafayette won |
| 1921 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 35–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1917 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 7–33 | Rutgers won |
| 1899 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 57–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1895 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 52–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1894 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 10–12 | Rutgers won |
| 1892 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 24–10 | Lafayette won |
| 1892 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 8–16 | Rutgers won |
| 1889 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 16–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1888 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 4–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1887 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 36–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1887 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 20–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1886 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 26–10 | Lafayette won |
| 1886 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 28–2 | Lafayette won |
| 1884 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–26 | Rutgers won |
| 1883 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 25–0 | Lafayette won |
| 1882 | Lafayette vs Rutgers | 0–8 | Rutgers won |
OUR DATA STANDARD
Sources and historical coverage
These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.
Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.