South Plainfield vs. North Plainfield – Rivalry at a Glance

On Friday night, South Plainfield travels over to Krausche Field in North Plainfield to take on the Canucks in their annual rivalry game. This will be the 51st meeting all-time between the Tigers and the Canucks with North Plainfield leading the series 31-18-1.

South Plainfield Looking for Third Straight in Series

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Friday night, South Plainfield takes the short trip to Krausche Field in North Plainfield to take on the Canucks in a Big Central Conference United Silver Division match-up. It will be the 51st time that the Tigers and Canucks are meeting. North Plainfield has dominated the series, but South Plainfield will be looking for its third straight and 5th in 7 meetings against its arch-rival.

Both teams return to action for Week 2 after playing games in Week 1. South Plainfield is looking to get its first win of the season in three tries on Friday night. Two weeks ago, the Tigers lost to New Providence (23-7) on the road at Lieder Field. Then, last week, South Plainfield fell to Delaware Valley (21-0) in another BCC Crossover at Jost Field.

North Plainfield opened its season last week with a trip up to Northwest Jersey when it took on Belvidere at Domenick Colangelo Field. The Canucks came out on the short end of the stick to an improved Seaters squad (35-14). Both teams will be playing their first division contest in the Big Central Conference’s United Silver Division.

North Plainfield leads the all-time series 31-18-1.  The two schools didn’t play each other for 18 years (1984-2001). When the rivalry resumed in 2002, North Plainfield won 12 straight and 15 of the first 16 meetings. South Plainfield has won 4 of the last 6 including two in a row. Both teams have split the last 10 meetings (2014-2023). 

Both head coaches, Bill Hamilton of South Plainfield and Derrick Eatman of North Plainfield are quite familiar with the history and tradition of this rivalry. Both are graduates of South Plainfield High School. Hamilton graduated SPHS in 1988 while Eatman graduated from the school in 2005.  Check out the Tigers-Canucks rivalry at a glance.

Year	Winner	Winning Score	Loser	Losing Score
1956	North Plainfield	12	South Plainfield	7
1957	North Plainfield	33	South Plainfield	19
1958	North Plainfield	38	South Plainfield	7
1959	North Plainfield	20	South Plainfield	0
1960	North Plainfield	19	South Plainfield	0
1961	North Plainfield	21	South Plainfield	0
1962	North Plainfield	13	South Plainfield	0
1963	South Plainfield	27	North Plainfield	22
1964	South Plainfield	7	North Plainfield	0
1965	South Plainfield	26	North Plainfield	20
1966	North Plainfield	9	South Plainfield	7
1967	North Plainfield	0	South Plainfield	0 (tie)
1968	South Plainfield	7	North Plainfield	0
1969	North Plainfield	42	South Plainfield	19
1970	North Plainfield	14	South Plainfield	0
1971	North Plainfield	14	South Plainfield	13
1972	South Plainfield	7	North Plainfield	0
1973	South Plainfield	19	North Plainfield	12
1974	North Plainfield	47	South Plainfield	18
1975	South Plainfield	9	North Plainfield	0
1976	South Plainfield	20	North Plainfield	8
1977	South Plainfield	9	North Plainfield	0
1978	North Plainfield	13	South Plainfield	0
1979	North Plainfield	16	South Plainfield	6
1980	South Plainfield	14	North Plainfield	7
1981	South Plainfield	23	North Plainfield	8
1982	South Plainfield	15	North Plainfield	0
1983	South Plainfield	7	North Plainfield	6
2002	North Plainfield	47	South Plainfield	25
2003	North Plainfield	41	South Plainfield	14
2004	North Plainfield	9	South Plainfield	7
2005	North Plainfield	29	South Plainfield	28
2006	North Plainfield	27	South Plainfield	7
2007	North Plainfield	39	South Plainfield	6
2008	North Plainfield	40	South Plainfield	27
2009	North Plainfield	49	South Plainfield	21
2010	North Plainfield	36	South Plainfield	28
2011	North Plainfield	28	South Plainfield	0
2012	North Plainfield	50	South Plainfield	26
2013	North Plainfield	14	South Plainfield	12
2014	South Plainfield	26	North Plainfield	13
2015	North Plainfield	28	South Plainfield	14
2016	North Plainfield	39	South Plainfield	21
2017	North Plainfield	20	South Plainfield	7
2018	South Plainfield	40	North Plainfield	0
2019	South Plainfield	54	North Plainfield	41
2020	North Plainfield	56	South Plainfield	21
2021	North Plainfield	30	South Plainfield	26
2022	South Plainfield	53	North Plainfield	30
2023	South Plainfield	20	North Plainfield	19

• Rivalry began in 1956.
• North Plainfield leads the series 31-18-1.
• North Plainfield has outscored South Plainfield 1079-769 all-time or by an average of about 22-15 per game.
• The two schools did not play each other from 1984 to 2001.
• The game was played on Thanksgiving until 2018.
• North Plainfield and South Plainfield have split the last 10 meetings (5-5 from 2014 to 2023).
• North Plainfield won the first 7 meetings until South Plainfield won in 1963.
• North Plainfield won 11 of the first 16 meetings and 15 of 16 after the rivalry resumed in 2002.
• South Plainfield has won 4 of the last 6 meetings including two straight.
• Longest win streak: North Plainfield won 12 straight meetings from 2002 to 2013.
• South Plainfield’s longest win streak was 4 from 1980 to 1983.
• Both teams tied once in 1967 (0-0).
• Most points scored in a game: 56 by North Plainfield in 2020 (won 56-21)
• South Plainfield scored 54 in a game when it defeated North Plainfield in 2019 (54-41).
• In three of the last five games, the winning team has scored 50 or more points: South Plainfield 54-41 in 2019, North Plainfield 56-21 in 2020, and South Plainfield 53-30 in 2022.
• Both teams have 8 shutouts in the series.
• Largest margin of victory: New Providence won 40-0 in 2018.
• North Plainfield’s largest margin of victory was 35 in 2020.