Thanksgiving Day Rivalries: Plainfield vs. Westfield

On Thanksgiving, Plainfield and Westfield will resume their annual rivalry, which is one of the longest in New Jersey dating back to 1899. The two schools did not play on Thanksgiving in 2020 due to COVID-19. Westfield has won the last 11 meetings between the two schools including a 28-9 victory on Thanksgiving 2023. Below is a history of the rivalry through the years:

Game Particulars

2024-11-28
MatchupTime/ScoreLocation
Westfield Plainfield BCC Crossover
9-14		 Kehler Stadium

Series Notes

  • Rivalry began in 1899.
  • Westfield leads the series, 66-45-7.
  • Plainfield had the series only forfeit in 1941.
  • Since 1960, Westfield has won 47 times with two ties in 1985 and 1993.
  • Westfield has outscored Plainfield 1593-1255 all time, or by an average of about 14-11 per game.
  • Teams met once in the playoffs in 1976 with Westfield winning 14-0.
  • Plainfield and Westfield have played every year since 1944.
  • Westfield has won 11 straight meetings since Plainfield’s last win in 2011. Blue Devils have won 16 of 17 since 2006.
  • Plainfield’s longest win streak: 11 Years in a row from 1949-59; Cardinals have only won 15 times since.
  • Westfield’s longest win streak: 15 straight meetings from 1968-81 including twice in 1976.
  • Both teams have had 6 scoreless ties (1916, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1985, and 1993).
  • Westfield has 18 shutouts including 4 times in last 10 meetings. Last one was in 2019.
  • Plainfield has 20 shutouts, but only two since 1959; last one was in 2004.
  • Largest margin of victory: Westfield won 45-0 in 1969.
  • Plainfield’s largest margin of victory: 40-0 in 2004.

Series History

The Thanksgiving Day rivalry series between Westfield and Plainfield at a Glance.

Year Winner Winning Score Loser Losing Score
1899 Westfield 26 Plainfield 0
1903 Plainfield 15 Westfield 0
1905 Plainfield 24 Westfield 6
1907 Plainfield 6 Westfield 6
1907 Westfield 11 Plainfield 0
1908 Plainfield 5 Westfield 0
1908 Plainfield 12 Westfield 0
1909 Plainfield 35 Westfield 6
1910 Westfield 6 Plainfield 0
1911 Plainfield 37 Westfield 6
1912 Westfield 19 Plainfield 7
1913 Westfield 20 Plainfield 6
1913 Westfield 27 Plainfield 7
1914 Plainfield 19 Westfield 0
1915 Plainfield 7 Westfield 0
1915 Westfield 7 Plainfield 3
1916 Westfield 0 Plainfield 0
1916 Plainfield 7 Westfield 3
1917 Plainfield 39 Westfield 0
1919 Plainfield 6 Westfield 0
1921 Plainfield 28 Westfield 0
1922 Plainfield 19 Westfield 0
1923 Westfield 3 Plainfield 2
1924 Plainfield 18 Westfield 0
1925 Plainfield 7 Westfield 2
1926 Plainfield 20 Westfield 0
1931 Westfield 21 Plainfield 0
1932 Westfield 13 Plainfield 6
1933 Westfield 0 Plainfield 0
1934 Westfield 7 Plainfield 6
1935 Plainfield 7 Westfield 0
1936 Plainfield 0 Westfield 0
1937 Plainfield 0 Westfield 0
1938 Plainfield 13 Westfield 0
1939 Westfield 20 Plainfield 0
1940 Westfield 13 Plainfield 0
1941 Westfield 2 Plainfield 0
1944 Westfield 12 Plainfield 0
1945 Westfield 12 Plainfield 6
1946 Plainfield 6 Westfield 0
1947 Westfield 32 Plainfield 12
1948 Westfield 14 Plainfield 6
1949 Plainfield 19 Westfield 6
1950 Plainfield 33 Westfield 7
1951 Plainfield 14 Westfield 6
1952 Plainfield 27 Westfield 14
1953 Plainfield 25 Westfield 6
1954 Plainfield 6 Westfield 0
1955 Plainfield 20 Westfield 0
1956 Plainfield 19 Westfield 6
1957 Plainfield 19 Westfield 12
1958 Plainfield 21 Westfield 0
1959 Plainfield 7 Westfield 0
1960 Westfield 13 Plainfield 7
1961 Westfield 13 Plainfield 6
1962 Plainfield 27 Westfield 7
1963 Westfield 14 Plainfield 12
1964 Plainfield 12 Westfield 6
1965 Westfield 21 Plainfield 0
1966 Plainfield 33 Westfield 14
1967 Plainfield 12 Westfield 7
1968 Westfield 25 Plainfield 21
1969 Westfield 45 Plainfield 0
1970 Westfield 49 Plainfield 6
1971 Westfield 12 Plainfield 6
1972 Westfield 27 Plainfield 6
1973 Westfield 20 Plainfield 0
1974 Westfield 31 Plainfield 14
1975 Westfield 9 Plainfield 6
1976 Westfield 34 Plainfield 0
1976 Westfield 14 Plainfield 0
1977 Westfield 38 Plainfield 0
1978 Westfield 6 Plainfield 2
1979 Westfield 3 Plainfield 2
1980 Westfield 14 Plainfield 0
1981 Westfield 28 Plainfield 6
1982 Plainfield 21 Westfield 3
1983 Plainfield 14 Westfield 6
1984 Plainfield 14 Westfield 0
1985 Plainfield 0 Westfield 0
1986 Westfield 27 Plainfield 14
1987 Westfield 35 Plainfield 6
1988 Westfield 7 Plainfield 6
1989 Westfield 13 Plainfield 6
1990 Westfield 21 Plainfield 6
1991 Westfield 28 Plainfield 0
1992 Plainfield 14 Westfield 9
1993 Plainfield 0 Westfield 0
1994 Westfield 20 Plainfield 7
1995 Westfield 28 Plainfield 20
1996 Plainfield 38 Westfield 7
1997 Westfield 22 Plainfield 7
1998 Plainfield 21 Westfield 7
1999 Plainfield 20 Westfield 14
2000 Westfield 42 Plainfield 25
2001 Westfield 24 Plainfield 21
2002 Westfield 14 Plainfield 6
2003 Plainfield 9 Westfield 7
2004 Plainfield 40 Westfield 0
2005 Plainfield 9 Westfield 6
2006 Westfield 17 Plainfield 7
2007 Westfield 28 Plainfield 27
2008 Westfield 21 Plainfield 19
2009 Westfield 28 Plainfield 6
2010 Westfield 35 Plainfield 6
2011 Plainfield 22 Westfield 21
2012 Westfield 30 Plainfield 16
2013 Westfield 34 Plainfield 0
2014 Westfield 6 Plainfield 0
2015 Westfield 32 Plainfield 6
2016 Westfield 30 Plainfield 14
2017 Westfield 37 Plainfield 7
2018 Westfield 27 Plainfield 0
2019 Westfield 24 Plainfield 0
2021 Westfield 14 Plainfield 0
2022 Westfield 42 Plainfield 13
2023 Westfield 28 Plainfield 9