Princeton–Rutgers rivalry

The Princeton–Rutgers rivalry is a college rivalry in athletics between the Tigers of Princeton University and Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University – New Brunswick, both of which are located in New Jersey. The rivalry dates back to the first college football game in history in 1869, and even events prior to the first football game, having played baseball and rowed crew against each other prior to the first football game, along with engaging in the Rutgers–Princeton Cannon War. Although the football series ended in 1980 due to the two schools going in different directions with their football programs, the rivalry has continued in other sports, primarily in men's basketball.