Fast Facts

• The Little Brown Jug Game is an annual football game between the Pirates of Pearl River High School and the Golden Knights of Nanuet High School.

• The winner of the Little Brown Jug Game is presented with the Little Brown Jug Trophy, donated by Patsy and Lil Veltidi, founding members of Nanuet High School's Black & Gold Club.

• The Little Brown Jug has produced some nail biting, gut wrenching games over the years, with Nanuet holding a clear edge in the series: 35 wins - 15 losses - 1 tie and 1 overtime game.

• There have been 23 shutouts in the Little Brown Jug Game, including a 0-0 tie in the 1975 match-up, a rare dual shutout.   

• Since the start of the Little Brown Jug Game in the Autumn of 1961, the teams did not play each other 6 times (1979, '80, '81, '82, '91 & '15).​  

Scores

2021 - LV - Nanuet 26 - Pearl River 7

2020 (played in April 2021) - LIV - Nanuet 13 - Pearl River 6

2019 - LIII - Nanuet 34 - Pearl River 19

2018 - LII - Nanuet 14 - Pearl River 6

2017 - LI  - Pearl River - 28  - Nanuet - 20

2016 - L (50th Game) - Nanuet - 20  - Pearl River - 14 (OT)
2015 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
2014 - XLIX - Nanuet 28 - Pearl River  0
2013 - XLVIII - Nanuet 14 - Pearl River 13
2012 - XLVII - Nanuet 15  - Pearl River 13
2011 - XLVI - Pearl River 25  - Nanuet 12 
2010 - XLV - Pearl River 20  -  Nanuet 0
2009 - XLIV - Nanuet 41  -  Pearl River 0
2008 - XLIII - Nanuet 28  -  Pearl River 0
2007 - XLII - Nanuet 28  -  Pearl River 21
2006 - XLI - Nanuet 19  -  Pearl River 0
2005 - XL - Nanuet 39  -  Pearl River 0
2004 - XXXIX - Nanuet 26  -  Pearl River 20
2003 - XXXVIII - Nanuet 14  -  Pearl River 7
2002 - XXXVII - Nanuet 7  -  Pearl River 6
2001 - XXXVI - Nanuet 35  -  Pearl River 14
2000 - XXXV - Nanuet 19  -  Pearl River 6
1999 - XXXIV - Nanuet 21  -  Pearl River 7
1998 - XXXIII - Nanuet 32  -  Pearl River 6
1997 - XXXII - Nanuet 20  -  Pearl River 0
1996 - XXXI - Pearl River 14  -  Nanuet 7
1995 - XXX - Pearl River 13  -  Nanuet 0
1994 - XXIX - Nanuet 6  -  Pearl River 3
1993 - XXVIII - Pearl River 55  -  Nanuet 7
1992 - XXVII - Pearl River 6  -  Nanuet 3
1991 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
1990 - XXVI - Nanuet 25  -  Pearl River 0
1989 - XXV - Nanuet 25  -  Pearl River 0
1988 - XXIV - Nanuet 18  -  Pearl River 0
1987 - XXIII - Nanuet 21  -  Pearl River 6
1986 - XXII - Nanuet 42  -  Pearl River 14
1985 - XXI - Pearl River 14  -  Nanuet 0
1984 - XX - Nanuet 23  -  Pearl River 0
1983 - XIX - Nanuet 31  -  Pearl River 0
1982 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
1981 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
1980 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
1979 - TEAMS DID NOT PLAY
1978 - XVIII - Nanuet 31  -  Pearl River 0
1977 - XVII - Nanuet 7  -  Pearl River 0
1976 - XVI - Pearl River 23  -  Nanuet 0
1975 - XV - Pearl River 0  -  Nanuet 0
1974 - XIV - Pearl River 21  -  Nanuet 12
1973 - XIII - Pearl River 9  -  Nanuet 0
1972 - XII - Pearl River 20  -  Nanuet 12
1971 - XI - Nanuet 18  -  Pearl River 8
1970 - X - Pearl River 21  -  Nanuet 14
1969 - IX - Nanuet 18  -  Pearl River 8
1968 - VIII - Nanuet 10  -  Pearl River 0
1968 - VIII - Nanuet 10  -  Pearl River 0
1967 - VII - NANUET WINS BY FORFEIT/No Game Played - *Pearl River's Brian Armstrong died from injuries sustained in a game a few weeks prior *
1966 - VI - Nanuet 19  -  Pearl River 0
1965 - V - Pearl River 15  -  Nanuet 14
1964 - IV - Nanuet 13  -  Pearl River 6
1963 - III - Nanuet 13  -  Pearl River 12
1962 - II - Pearl River 12  -  Nanuet 6
1961 - I -  Nanuet 2  -  Pearl River 0

Coach Carbone with some Future Knights after the 2014 Little Brown Jug victory

The Golden Knights after winning the 2016 Little Brown Jug in Overtime