West Virginia Wesleyan at Washington & Jefferson
Saturday, October 2, 1920 Share
West Virginia Wesleyan and Washington & Jefferson tied 7–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Washington & Jefferson led the series 6–0–1.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers

The New York herald, New York, N.Y., October 3, 1920, page 1
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w. AND J. TEAM IS TIED. West Virginia Wesleyan Profits by Mistakes of Rival. WHEELING. W. Va. Oct. 2.--Washington and Jefferson and West Virginia Wesleyan tied to-day In spectacular football game to Z. All the scoring was done in the first half. w & J. making n touchdown and kicking the goal after this score in the first period. Wesleyan did the same thing in the second period. w & J. after the first quarter showed marked superiority. but failed TO display any OF the prowess that makes a cham pion team. Twice the Pennsylvanians Fad splendid chances TO score and lost item through fumbles. Then they gave Wesleyan The iatters chance by poor heAdwork
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)
Washington & Jefferson 87% to win.
Washington & Jefferson leads 10–0–1 in 11 meetings, counting the four since this game.
Around this game
West Virginia Wesleyan
- Next gameat West VirginiaSept. 24, 1921
- SeasonWest Virginia Wesleyan in 1920
- ProgramWest Virginia Wesleyan history and records
Washington & Jefferson
- Next gamevs. KalamazooOct. 9, 1920
- SeasonWashington & Jefferson in 1920
- ProgramWashington & Jefferson history and records