Answer: Only the first time. After America's first intercollegiate football game on November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton never met on any November 6th ever again. The 17 years between the 2004 and 2021 games are the largest in history.
Rutgers is 7-14-0 on the anniversary of intercollegiate football but 6-2-0 at home. The 1948 game was the only Homecoming Game. The 1883 game vs. Yale (eventual National Champs that season) was the first intercollegiate contest ever played in Brooklyn and also the worst loss in Rutgers history.
W - 11-6-1869 Rutgers 6 Princeton 4 New Brunswick, NJ College Field
L - 11-6-1875 Yale 4 Rutgers 1 New Haven, CT Hamilton Park
L - 11-6-1877 Columbia 1 Rutgers 0* Hoboken, NJ St. George’s Cricket Club Grounds *translated score under 1877 scoring rules
Columbia 0 goals, 4 touchdowns, 0 safety-touchdowns vs. Rutgers 0 goals, 1 touchdown, 0 safety-touchdowns
L - 11-6-1883 Yale 97 Rutgers 0 Brooklyn, NY Washington Park ( I )
W - 11-6-1886 Rutgers 58 Vineland AC 0 New Brunswick, NJ College Field
L - 11-6-1894 Franklin & Marshall 68 Rutgers 4 Lancaster, PA Athletic Field
W - 11-6-1906 Rutgers 14 NYU 0 New York, NY Ohio Field
L - 11-6-1909 NYU 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Ohio Field
L - 11-6-1923 West Virginia 27 Rutgers 7 New York, NY Polo Grounds ( IV )
L - 11-6-1926 **Lafayette 37 Rutgers 0 New Brunswick, NJ Neilson Field
L - 11-6-1937 Lafayette 13 Rutgers 6 Easton, PA Fisher Field
W - 11-6-1943 Rutgers 13 Lafayette 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
W - 11-6-1948 Rutgers 34 Lafayette 13 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium (Homecoming)
W - 11-6-1954 Rutgers 7 Lafayette 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-1965 Lafayette 23 Rutgers 18 Easton, PA Fisher Field
L - 11-6-1971 Army 30 Rutgers 17 West Point, NY Michie Stadium
W - 11-6-1976 Rutgers 34 Louisville 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-1982 Auburn 30 Rutgers 7 Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium
L - 11-6-1993 (#11/#9)West Virginia 58 Rutgers 22 Morgantown, WV Milan Puskar Stadium
L - 11-6-1999 Navy 34 Rutgers 7 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-2004 (#24/#25) Boston College 21 Rutgers 10 Chestnut Hill, MA Alumni Stadium
Rutgers is 7-14-0 on the anniversary of intercollegiate football but 6-2-0 at home. The 1948 game was the only Homecoming Game. The 1883 game vs. Yale (eventual National Champs that season) was the first intercollegiate contest ever played in Brooklyn and also the worst loss in Rutgers history.
W - 11-6-1869 Rutgers 6 Princeton 4 New Brunswick, NJ College Field
L - 11-6-1875 Yale 4 Rutgers 1 New Haven, CT Hamilton Park
L - 11-6-1877 Columbia 1 Rutgers 0* Hoboken, NJ St. George’s Cricket Club Grounds *translated score under 1877 scoring rules
Columbia 0 goals, 4 touchdowns, 0 safety-touchdowns vs. Rutgers 0 goals, 1 touchdown, 0 safety-touchdowns
L - 11-6-1883 Yale 97 Rutgers 0 Brooklyn, NY Washington Park ( I )
W - 11-6-1886 Rutgers 58 Vineland AC 0 New Brunswick, NJ College Field
L - 11-6-1894 Franklin & Marshall 68 Rutgers 4 Lancaster, PA Athletic Field
W - 11-6-1906 Rutgers 14 NYU 0 New York, NY Ohio Field
L - 11-6-1909 NYU 11 Rutgers 0 New York, NY Ohio Field
L - 11-6-1923 West Virginia 27 Rutgers 7 New York, NY Polo Grounds ( IV )
L - 11-6-1926 **Lafayette 37 Rutgers 0 New Brunswick, NJ Neilson Field
L - 11-6-1937 Lafayette 13 Rutgers 6 Easton, PA Fisher Field
W - 11-6-1943 Rutgers 13 Lafayette 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
W - 11-6-1948 Rutgers 34 Lafayette 13 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium (Homecoming)
W - 11-6-1954 Rutgers 7 Lafayette 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-1965 Lafayette 23 Rutgers 18 Easton, PA Fisher Field
L - 11-6-1971 Army 30 Rutgers 17 West Point, NY Michie Stadium
W - 11-6-1976 Rutgers 34 Louisville 0 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-1982 Auburn 30 Rutgers 7 Auburn, AL Jordan-Hare Stadium
L - 11-6-1993 (#11/#9)West Virginia 58 Rutgers 22 Morgantown, WV Milan Puskar Stadium
L - 11-6-1999 Navy 34 Rutgers 7 Piscataway, NJ Rutgers Stadium
L - 11-6-2004 (#24/#25) Boston College 21 Rutgers 10 Chestnut Hill, MA Alumni Stadium
