Matchup · 2026
Newton at Grinnell
This season
Final
Newton 35 · Grinnell 14
Our line before the week
Newton -15.5covered
Total
51.5under
If they played today
Grinnell at home
Newton -16.5o/u 51.5
Newton 34 · Grinnell 18
90%
Newton at home
Newton -18.5o/u 51.5
Grinnell 17 · Newton 35
93%
Neutral site
Newton -17.5o/u 51.5
Newton 34 · Grinnell 17
91%
| Site | Line | Total | Win prob | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grinnell at home | Newton -16.5 | 51.5 | 90% | Newton 34 · Grinnell 18 |
| Newton at home | Newton -18.5 | 51.5 | 93% | Grinnell 17 · Newton 35 |
| Neutral site | Newton -17.5 | 51.5 | 91% | Newton 34 · Grinnell 17 |
Computed from today's ratings, which already include the result above — so this is what the line would be if they met again now, not a forecast of the game that was played.
Line movement
Opened
Newton -10.0
Sep 5 · o/u 44.5
Closed
Newton -15.5
last capture before kickoff · o/u 51.5
Moves
9
Line move
+5.5
toward Newton · o/u +7.0
Sep 5 Newton -10.0 / 44.5Sep 12 Newton -11.0 / 44.5Sep 13 Newton -11.0 / 46.5Sep 18 Newton -8.5 / 47.5Sep 20 Newton -7.0 / 48.5Sep 26 Newton -8.0 / 50.0Oct 3 Newton -10.5 / 49.5Oct 4 Newton -12.5 / 51.5Oct 10 Newton -14.0 / 51.0Oct 11 Newton -15.5 / 51.5
Our line, captured three mornings a week; a point is added when the line or total moves half a point or more.
Series history
39–29–1
Newton leads
69
Meetings · 1908–2026
6–4
Last 10 · Grinnell
2
Newton streak
Biggest wins
Newton
79-6 · 1948+73
61-16 · 1952+45
40-0 · 1949+40
Grinnell
49-0 · 1915+49
57-13 · 2020+44
49-7 · 2012+42
Runs & venue
Longest streak: Newton 15 straight, 1942–1957
Home team: 32-36-1
Playoff meetings: 1
Average margin: 18.8 · decided by 7 or less: 20
By decade · avg margin, Grinnell view
| 2020s | 2-2 | +4.0 |
| 2010s | 4-2 | +14.7 |
| 1980s | 0-3 | -13.3 |
| 1970s | 0-2 | -11.0 |
| 1960s | 1-8 | -11.3 |
| 1950s | 2-8 | -15.9 |
| 1940s | 1-7 | -20.4 |
| 1930s | 3-4-1 | -3.9 |
| 1920s | 8-0 | +24.0 |
| 1910s | 7-2 | +15.0 |
| 1900s | 1-1 | +9.0 |
| Season | Result | Model line |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Oct 16 | Newton 35-14 at Grinnell | Newton -15.5 covered |
| 2025 Oct 17 | Newton 35-7 at Newton | Newton -24.5 covered |
| 2020PO Oct 16 | Grinnell 44-23 at Grinnell | — — |
| 2020 Sep 11 | Grinnell 57-13 at Newton | — — |
| 2019 Oct 11 | Grinnell 35-14 at Grinnell | — — |
| 2018 Oct 5 | Newton 50-39 at Newton | — — |
| 2015 Sep 11 | Grinnell 39-21 at Newton | — — |
| 2014 Sep 12 | Newton 21-14 at Grinnell | — — |
| 2013 Sep 27 | Grinnell 60-35 at Newton | — — |
| 2012 Sep 21 | Grinnell 49-7 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1982 Oct 22 | Newton 7-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1981 Oct 16 | Newton 24-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1980 Oct 10 | Newton 34-19 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1971 Nov 5 | Newton 18-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1970 Nov 6 | Newton 14-10 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1969 Nov 7 | Newton 41-18 at Newton | — — |
| 1967 Sep 22 | Grinnell 40-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1966 Sep 23 | Newton 34-13 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1965 Oct 22 | Newton 19-7 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1964 Oct 2 | Newton 27-7 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1963 Nov 1 | Newton 25-12 at Newton | — — |
| 1962 Sep 21 | Newton 20-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1961 Sep 29 | Newton 15-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1960 Oct 21 | Newton 12-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1959 Oct 2 | Grinnell 14-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1958 Oct 31 | Grinnell 20-8 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1957 Sep 20 | Newton 7-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1956 Sep 28 | Newton 31-25 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1955 Sep 23 | Newton 34-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1954 Sep 24 | Newton 33-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1953 Sep 25 | Newton 27-6 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1952 Sep 26 | Newton 61-16 at Newton | — — |
| 1951 Sep 28 | Newton 13-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1950 Sep 29 | Newton 32-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1949 Sep 30 | Newton 40-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1948 Oct 1 | Newton 79-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1947 Oct 6 | Newton 13-6 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1946 Oct 4 | Newton 19-18 at Newton | — — |
| 1944 Oct 6 | Newton 7-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1943 Oct 8 | Newton 28-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1942 Oct 9 | Newton 20-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1941 Oct 10 | Grinnell 7-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1939 Oct 13 | Grinnell 7-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1938 Oct 14 | Newton 13-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1937 Oct 15 | Newton 33-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1936 Oct 16 | Tie 7-7 at Newton | — — |
| 1935 Oct 18 | Newton 7-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1933 Oct 20 | Grinnell 13-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1932 Oct 21 | Newton 12-7 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1931 Oct 24 | Grinnell 13-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1929 Nov 28 | Grinnell 12-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1927 Nov 24 | Grinnell 18-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1925 Nov 26 | Grinnell 20-2 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1924 Nov 27 | Grinnell 45-6 at Newton | — — |
| 1923 Nov 29 | Grinnell 20-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1922 Nov 30 | Grinnell 34-7 at Newton | — — |
| 1921 Nov 24 | Grinnell 25-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1920 Nov 25 | Grinnell 33-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1919 Nov 27 | Grinnell 33-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1917 Nov 29 | Grinnell 19-14 at Newton | — — |
| 1916 Nov 30 | Grinnell 14-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1915 Nov 25 | Grinnell 49-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1914 Nov 26 | Newton 7-6 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1913 Oct 18 | Grinnell 7-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1912 Oct 19 | Newton 3-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1911 Nov 11 | Grinnell 7-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1910 Oct 15 | Grinnell 24-0 at Grinnell | — — |
| 1909 Nov 6 | Grinnell 20-0 at Newton | — — |
| 1908 Nov 7 | Newton 12-10 at Grinnell | — — |
Every recorded meeting in Brent Moore's all-time archive. Model lines appear for seasons whose archive pages have been built (2021 on, plus any older season you have opened).