English–Latin football rivalry

Since 1887, two of the oldest public schools[1][2][3] in the United States, the Boston Latin School and English High School of Boston, have faced off in an annual football competition which now takes place on Thanksgiving day at Harvard Stadium. The rivalry is the oldest continuous high school football rivalry in the U.S,[4][5] and fifth longest all time behind Phillips Academy versus Phillips Exeter Academy, Wellesley, Massachusetts versus Needham, Massachusetts, New London, Connecticut versus Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, and Lawrenceville School vs. The Hill School.

Stats

The series began with both teams' formation in 1887. Prior to 1887, English and Latin had fielded a unified team.[6]

Until the late 1960s, the rivalry was fairly even. Since that time, Latin has dominated the series, leading all time 83–37–13, and winning 52 of the last 56 contests (1964-2019).

Latin's dominance could be considered at its zenith in the 1970s when they held English to only 28 points for the entire decade.

Ten of the games ended in scoreless ties, a rare feat in modern Football at any level, although the last instance of this came in 1945. The implementation of overtime has dramatically reduced the number of tie games throughout the game of football.

Much of the series has been decided in blowout victories by one side or the other, with 63 of the 133 games being decided by shutouts and 38 of the contests ending in 20 point or more victories.

Game results
YearLatinEnglishWinner
1887160Latin
1888380Latin
1889410English
1890022English
18911410Latin
18921012English
189306English
189440Latin
189504English
189606English
1897644English
189850Latin
1899023English
1900120Latin
190165Latin
1902250Latin
190350Latin
190455Tie
190500Tie
1906010English
190705English
190866Tie
190900Tie
191090Latin
191100Tie
191276Latin
1913021English
191433Tie
19151413Latin
1916013English
1917013English
1918280Latin
191900Tie
192067English
192100Tie
1922206Latin
192300Tie
192470Latin
192507English
192606English
19271320English
1928018English
1929136Latin
19301314English
193160Latin
1932187Latin
1933720English
19341312Latin
1935014English
1936130Latin
193700Tie
193806English
193900Tie
19401912Latin
1941190Latin
1942019English
194300Tie
1944613English
194500Tie
1946019English
19471326English
1948190Latin
1949190Latin
19503041English
1951030English
19523012Latin
19533125Latin
1954206Latin
19551420English
19561912Latin
19572026English
19582624Latin
1959226Latin
19602016Latin
1961039English
1962632English
19631218English
19642422Latin
19652412Latin
19661820English
1967140Latin
19683312Latin
1969400Latin
1970128Latin
197160Latin
1972400Latin
1973358Latin
1974420Latin
1975246Latin
1976116Latin
1977230Latin
1978340Latin
1979220Latin
1980200Latin
1981214English
1982156Latin
1983216Latin
1984430Latin
1985106Latin
1986406Latin
1987146Latin
19882013Latin
1989226Latin
1990146Latin
1991190Latin
1992410Latin
199376Latin
1994410Latin
19953612Latin
1996316Latin
199768English
1998346Latin
19994220Latin
2000140Latin
2001466Latin
2002387Latin
2003367Latin
2004440Latin
20053612Latin
2006140Latin
2007336Latin
2008360Latin
20092716Latin
20105412Latin
2011500Latin [7]
20124415Latin [8]
20131214English [9]
2014258Latin [10]
2015286Latin [11]
20163420Latin
20172214Latin
20182016Latin
2019166Latin[12]
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See also
  • List of High School Football Rivalries
  • List of MIAA high school football rivalry games

References
  1. "Boston Latin School". Encyclopædia Britannica. February 18, 2013. Retrieved January 9, 2014. oldest existing school in the United States
  2. "English High School". Boston Public Schools. Retrieved January 9, 2014. The oldest public high school in the United States
  3. Mark Tennis; Doug Huff (August 23, 2005). "High school football's top 10 rivalries". Rivals.com from Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2014. Boston Latin also happens to be the oldest high school in the U.S. (founded in 1635) while Boston English is the oldest public high school in the U.S. (founded 1821)
  4. Mark Tennis; Doug Huff (August 23, 2005). "High school football's top 10 rivalries". Rivals.com from Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved January 9, 2014. nation's longest, continuous high school sports rivalry game is held in Boston each Thanksgiving
    • Emily Werchadlo (November 24, 2005). "It's still defined by Latin and English". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media. Retrieved January 9, 2015. It still has all the features of a great rivalry. Two of the oldest schools in the country, sharing the same city name, playing on Thanksgiving Day for 119 consecutive years.
  6. Bob Holmes (November 21, 2012). "What Oneida club reveals about high school football history". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media. Retrieved January 9, 2014. The first Thanksgiving game between Boston Latin and Boston English was 1887. Prior to that, the two schools played against other Boston area schools as a united team called High & Latin School, or H.L.S. But by 1887, the two schools had grown enough to form their own teams, according to research done by Boston English trustee Peter Powilatis.
  7. Jim Connelly (November 24, 2011). "Recap: Boston Latin 50, Boston English 0". ESPN Boston High School Blog. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  8. "Thanksgiving High School Football Scores". CBS Boston. November 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  9. Justin Rice (November 28, 2013). "Boston English beats Boston Latin for first time since 1997". Boston.com. Boston Globe Media. Retrieved January 10, 2014. English's 14-12 victory at Harvard Stadium in the 127th playing of the nation's oldest continuous high school football rivalry...
  10. "Thanksgiving roundup: Cambridge holds off Somerville". The Boston Globe. November 27, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2014. Boston Latin 25, Boston English 8
  11. "Boston Latin cruises past Boston English at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. November 26, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  12. Connolly, John (November 28, 2019). "Boston Latin jumps out early, hold off Boston English". The Boston Herald. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
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