Gettysburg at West Virginia

Saturday, October 27, 1917

West Virginia beat Gettysburg 60–⁠0. It was their second meeting; West Virginia leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayGettysburg0–⁠2–⁠1 in 1917
0
HomeWest Virginia6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1917
60

FinalHigh 63°F, 0.06 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Harrisburg telegraph's story: DECISIVE WINNER IN GAME WITH STETO FINAL RIFLE MATCH SPORTS Football Scores Hung Up Saturday

    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.

West Virginia leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1917West Virginia 60, Gettysburg 0
1916West Virginia 12, Gettysburg 6

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