Andover–Exeter rivalry

The Andover–Exeter rivalry, also known as the Exeter–Andover rivalry, is an athletic rivalry between Phillips Exeter Academy and Phillips Academy, two New England boarding schools founded by members of the Phillips family during the Revolutionary era. The academies have competed athletically since 1861, and contest the nation's List of [high school football rivalries more than 100 years old|second-oldest high school football rivalry]. The two teams have produced nineteen members of the College [Football Hall of Fame].

History

Background

Institutionally, the Andover-Exeter rivalry bears certain similarities to the Harvard–Yale rivalry. Due to religious differences between the two schools, they traditionally focused on sending students to Calvinist Yale and Unitarian Harvard, respectively. Since then, the religious distinctions have faded but the academies continue to compete for prestige and prospective students. In 2022, Andover reportedly used Niche's high school rankings to taunt Exeter students during a game. The two academies have both held the #1 ranking at various points during the 21st century.
According to Andover, the academies have played each other in sports since 1861, although another source asserts that students did not organize Andover-Exeter games until 1865 and the academies did not formally sponsor competition until 1873. The baseball rivalry began when Exeter defeated Andover 11–1 on May 22, 1878; Andover returned the favor 10 days later, beating Exeter 10–8. The following school year, the football series began when Andover beat Exeter 22–0 on November 2, 1878; it is the nation's second-oldest high school football rivalry and oldest private school rivalry. In addition, Andover, Exeter, and Lawrenceville were the first secondary schools to sponsor lacrosse teams, starting in 1882.

Football

Due to their age and early adoption of organized football, the academies have made extensive contributions to American college football.
Exeter has educated ten members of the College Football Hall of Fame, more than any other high school in the nation. Amos Alonzo Stagg was one of the first football pioneers at the University of Chicago, back when Chicago played top-level college sports. Six-time national championship-winning coach Howard Jones attended Exeter for a year after transferring from Ohio's Middletown High School. The other Exonians in the Hall of Fame are four-time All-American Marshall Newell, 1927 national championship-winning coach Tad Jones, three-time All-American James Hogan, Ed Hart, Eddie Casey, Lee McClung, Jim McCormick, and Donold Lourie.
Andover has also produced several notable football figures, including nine College Football Hall of Famers, such as four-time All-American Frank Hinkey, three-time All-American Eddie Mahan, 1903 national championship-winning coach Art Hillebrand, John Kilpatrick, Murray Shelton, Ted Coy, Bob Fisher, Dick Duden, and Belford West. In addition, Andover alumnus William G. Little founded the Alabama Crimson Tide football team, and longtime New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick attended Andover for a year.
In addition, an early flashpoint in amateurism rules took place in 1889, when Andover paid a player $200 to play football, and Exeter convinced him to change teams by offering him $300; the resulting controversy prompted the cancellation of the 1889 game. Most notably, in 1893, Exeter beat Andover after hiring 27-year-old professional athlete Pooch Donovan to play football; the following week, Donovan played college football for Georgetown. In retaliation, Andover stopped playing football with Exeter. After a short-lived attempt to make New Jersey's Lawrenceville School its rival, Andover agreed to play Exeter again in 1896.

Football matches

Year	Andover	Exeter	Winner
1925	0	0	Tie
1926	20	3	Andover
1927	0	0	Tie
1928	18	0	Andover
1929	7	14	Exeter
1930	20	16	Andover
1931	12	15	Exeter
1932	0	6	Exeter
1933	6	7	Exeter
1934	7	6	Andover
1935	0	7	Exeter
1936	12	7	Andover
1937	20	15	Andover
1938	14	6	Andover
1939	6	12	Exeter
1940	2	20	Exeter
1941	14	13	Andover
1942	12	0	Andover
1943	6	12	Exeter
1944	20	0	Andover
1945	18	7	Andover
1946	7	6	Andover
1947	6	12	Exeter
1948	28	7	Andover
1949	34	21	Andover
1950	6	27	Exeter
1951	7	7	Tie
1952	59	0	Andover
1953	14	7	Andover
1954	31	6	Andover
1955	14	12	Andover
1956	6	45	Exeter
1957	45	6	Andover
1958	40	6	Andover
1959	16	6	Andover
1960	18	18	Tie
1961	18	8	Andover
1962	6	6	Tie
1963	8	9	Exeter
1964	7	31	Exeter
1965	0	8	Exeter
1966	6	26	Exeter
1967	20	6	Andover
1968	12	22	Exeter
1969	27	0	Andover
1970	34	8	Andover
1971	20	30	Exeter

Year	Andover	Exeter	Winner
1972	19	6	Andover
1973	32	0	Andover
1974	7	28	Exeter
1975	33	20	Andover
1976	0	15	Exeter
1977	28	6	Andover
1978	8	14	Exeter
1979	24	7	Andover
1980	14	6	Andover
1981	7	12	Exeter
1982	17	6	Andover
1983	28	6	Andover
1984	12	26	Exeter
1985	7	21	Exeter
1986	0	15	Exeter
1987	14	13	Andover
1988	21	12	Andover
1989	14	12	Andover
1990	16	0	Andover
1991	33	14	Andover
1992	6	0	Andover
1993	21	28	Exeter
1994	20	20	Tie
1995	6	3	Andover
1996	3	0	Andover
1997	35	0	Andover
1998	7	12	Exeter
1999	19	7	Andover
2000	6	13	Exeter
2001	48	15	Andover
2002	14	14	Tie
2003	0	44	Exeter
2004	12	28	Exeter
2005	24	8	Andover
2006	43	14	Andover
2007	24	14	Andover
2008	13	21	Exeter
2009	14	31	Exeter
2010	33	56	Exeter
2011	6	39	Exeter
2012	9	35	Exeter
2013	13	12	Andover
2014	13	12	Andover
2015	29	14	Andover
2016	16	7	Andover
2017	17	14	Andover
2018	14	0	Andover