Andover–Exeter rivalry

The Exeter–Andover rivalry (also known as the Andover–Exeter rivalry) is an academic and athletic rivalry between Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter) and Phillips Academy (Andover). It bears many similarities of tradition and practice (as well as athletes) to the Harvard–Yale rivalry. Exeter traditionally educated its students as a feeder school for Harvard, much as Andover traditionally educated its students for Yale. Today, Phillipians and Exonians 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, followed by the Hotchkiss-Taft rivalry[1][2] and Choate–Deerfield rivalry[3] of New England boarding schools also competing in the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC).

The two schools were also two of the three schools (the other, Lawrenceville), who became the three first schools in the United States to form secondary school lacrosse teams in 1882.[4][5]

Andover–Exeter rivalry
1903 poster announcing football game.
Teams
First meeting1878
Andover 22, Exeter 0
Latest meeting2022
Exeter 42, Andover 7
Statistics
All-time recordAndover leads, 73–56–10 (.561)
Largest victoryExeter, 78–7 (1914)
Longest win streakAndover 8 (1905–1912)
Current win streakExeter 2 (2021–present)

Ranked the two most elite[6] private schools in the United States, the student bodies and staff also share a rivalry over the distinction of being better than the other in this respect. Indeed, the rivalry is strengthened a great deal by the reputations of historic and current academic excellence upheld by both schools. This has been covered extensively by third party observers (see: Is Phillips Exeter or Andover better?).

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. The current teams are coached by Panos Voulgaris (Exeter) and Trey Brown (Andover).

Football matches

References
  1. "About Hotchkiss: Who We Are". The Hotchkiss School. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  2. "Taft-Hotchkiss Rivalry Heats Up: Saturday is Hotchkiss Day: Show your spirit!". Taft School. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
    • a "It is Spirit Week on campus as the excitement builds for Hotchkiss Day this Saturday, November 12. It will be an exciting day for Taft sports, as many of our teams travel north in the hopes of extending their winning records and defending Taft’s name against our perennial rival." — ¶ 1
  3. https://thechoatenews.choate.edu/2021/11/12/deerfield-and-choates-parallel-spirit-week-traditions/
  4. "Phillips Academy, Andover (Massachusetts), Phillips Exeter Academy (New Hampshire) and the Lawrenceville School (New Jersey) were the nation's first high school teams in 1882". Archived from the original on 2008-11-20.
  5. Club, Spotsylvania County Lacrosse. "LACROSSE HISTORY". www.spotsylacrosse.org. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  6. Browning, Emmie Martin, Lauren. "The 50 Most Elite Boarding Schools In The US". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Williams, Myron R. (1957), The Story of Phillips Exeter, Exeter, New Hampshire: The Phillips Exeter Academy, pp. 217–218, OCLC 765035
  8. The Phillipian archives, 1957–2008, archived from the original on 23 January 2009, retrieved 21 January 2009
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