Exeter–Andover rivalry


The Exeter-Andover rivalry is an academic and athletic rivalry between Phillips Exeter Academy and Phillips Academy and, bearing many similarities of tradition and practice to the Harvard–Yale rivalry as Exeter traditionally educated its students for Harvard, much as Andover traditionally educated its students for Yale. Today, Exonians and Phillipians continue to matriculate in large numbers to both Harvard and Yale, as well as many other top universities. The athletic rivalry between these two schools began with baseball, and football soon followed the same year. Today the two schools face each other in several sports every fall, winter, and spring trimester. The rivalry is America's earliest between preparatory schools. The two schools were also two of the three schools, who became the three first schools in the United States to form secondary school lacrosse teams in 1882. Similar boarding school traditions include the Choate–Deerfield rivalry, Hotchkiss–Taft rivalry, the Blair–Peddie rivalry, the Hill–Lawrenceville rivalry, the Groton–St. Mark's rivalry, the Milton-Nobles rivalry, and the Loomis-Chafee–Kent rivalry.
The similarities between the schools augment the importance of the rivalry. The two schools were founded by the Phillips family. Andover was founded by Samuel Phillips, Jr. in 1778, and Exeter was founded by his uncle John Phillips in 1781. The two schools are located 37 miles apart. The schools share similar seals and mottoes as well.

History

Exeter defeated Andover 12–1 in the first ever baseball game played between these two academies on May 22, 1878. Andover, in turn, defeated Exeter 22–0 in football on November 2, 1878. One of Exeter's most memorable football games took place in 1913 with a 59–0 victory over Andover. One of Andover's most memorable football games took place more recently, when Andover reciprocated with a matching 59–0 victory over Exeter in 1952. Tradition states that if any game ends in a tie, this result is final.

Football matches

YearAndoverExeterWinner
192500Tie
1926203Andover
192700Tie
1928180Andover
1929714Exeter
19302016Andover
19311215Exeter
193206Exeter
193367Exeter
193476Andover
193507Exeter
1936127Andover
19372015Andover
1938146Andover
1939612Exeter
1940220Exeter
19411413Andover
1942120Andover
1943612Exeter
1944200Andover
1945187Andover
194676Andover
1947612Exeter
1948287Andover
19493421Andover
1950627Exeter
195177Tie
1952590Andover
1953147Andover
1954316Andover
19551412Andover
1956645Exeter
1957456Andover
1958406Andover
1959166Andover
19601818Tie
1961188Andover
196266Tie
196389Exeter
1964731Exeter
196508Exeter
1966626Exeter
1967206Andover
19681222Exeter
1969270Andover
1970348Andover
19712030Exeter

YearAndoverExeterWinner
1972196Andover
1973320Andover
1974728Exeter
19753320Andover
1976015Exeter
1977286Andover
1978814Exeter
1979247Andover
1980146Andover
1981712Exeter
1982176Andover
1983286Andover
19841226Exeter
1985721Exeter
1986015Exeter
19871413Andover
19882112Andover
19891412Andover
1990160Andover
19913314Andover
199260Andover
19932128Exeter
19942020Tie
199563Andover
199630Andover
1997350Andover
1998712Exeter
1999197Andover
2000613Exeter
20014815Andover
20021414Tie
2003044Exeter
20041228Exeter
2005248Andover
20064314Andover
20072414Andover
20081321Exeter
20091431Exeter
20103356Exeter
2011639Exeter
2012935Exeter
20131312Andover
20141312Andover
20152914Andover
2016167Andover
20171714Andover
2018140Andover
20191413Andover