Gettysburg at West Virginia
Saturday, October 27, 1917 Share
West Virginia beat Gettysburg 60–0. It was their second meeting; West Virginia leads the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 63°F, 0.06 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Harrisburg telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., October 29, 1917, page 11 (results column)
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DECISIVE WINNER IN GAME WITH STETO FINAL RIFLE MATCH SPORTS Football Scores Hung Up Saturday Tech. 2S: Steelton. Z. Pittsburgh, IA; Pennsylvania, 6. Brown. z; Colgate, 6. Cornell, 20; Bucknell, o. Carlisle Indians, 15; John Hop. kins, Z. Army, 21; Villanova, 7. Navy, SO; Haverford. 0. Penn Fresh, a Yale Fresh. Z. Harvard, 0; Naval Reserves, 0. Muhlenberg, g. Lafayette, o. Swarthmore, As: F. and NJ, 0. Dartmouth, 21; New Hampshire, O Lehigh, SO; Lebanon Valley, Z. Princeton Fresh, 12; Phillips Exeter, O. . Ursinus. 20; Albright, Z. West Virginia, 60: Gettysburg, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Rhode Island, 0. w. and J., S5; Geneva. O. Allentown Ambulance Corps, 81; U. S. Marines, 0. University of Buffalo, 6; st. Bona venture, 12. Maine, O.: Culby, 0. Springfield, 2S: Worcester Tech, O. Ohio, 21: Cincinnati, O. Wisconsin, 20; Iowa. 0. Vanderbilt, SO; Howard, 0. ,Sewanee, Z; Kentucky, o.. Auburn, 13; Mississippi Aggies. 6. Washinton and Lee, 2S; North Carolina Aggies. Z. Georgetown. 5s; V. P. l., o. Syracuse, 5S; Tufts, 0. Penn-State, s: w. Va. Wesleyan. Z. Ohio State, 81; Denison, o. Oberlin. 13; Case. 0. Michigan. 20; Nebraska, 0. Illinois, 81; Purdue. 0. Harvard Freshmen, SO; Worcester Academy, Z. Hamilton, IA; Rochester, 0. Bowdoin, 13; Bates, O. Amherst, IA; Wesleyan, 3. Trinity, 65 Co. A, Signal Corps, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Rhole Island State, O. Rensselaer,, 90: st. Lawrence, 0. Stevens, 20; Middlebury, 6. Carnegie Technical, o; Allie gheny, 0. Williams. 8; Columbia. 6. Rutgers, 2S; Fordham, 0. New York University, o; Union, 0. Wooster, 3S; Baldwin Wallace, 0. Wittenberg, 4 Kenyon, 0. Wake Forest, 13; Maryland State, 20. Andover, Z; Harvard Radio, Z. Princeton. 6; Camp Dix, 0. Notre Dame, 40; South Dakota, D. Kansas, Z; Ames. 0. Colorado College. 21; University of Utah. 0. South Dakota State, 13; North Dakota University, 6. Rice, 13; Texas, 0. Missouri. 40; Drake, 0. Marquette University, 2S; Haskell Indians. 0. Detroit, 4: Michigan Aggies, 0. Wooster, 3S; Baldwin Wallace, U.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
West Virginia 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Gettysburg–West Virginia gameWest Virginia leads 2–0 in two meetings.
| 1917 | West Virginia 60, Gettysburg 0 | |
| 1916 | West Virginia 12, Gettysburg 6 |
Around this game
Gettysburg
- Next gamevs. BucknellNov. 17, 1917
- SeasonGettysburg in 1917
- ProgramGettysburg history and records
West Virginia
- Next gameat RutgersNov. 3, 1917
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1917
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
