Washington and Lee at Princeton
Saturday, October 16, 1920 Share
Princeton beat Washington and Lee 34–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Princeton led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 52°F, 0.03 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 17, 1920, page 28
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PRINCETON BY s. TO 0 Scores in Every Period Of Game. Washington and Lee Never Is Dangerous. PRINCETON, N. j.. October 16.- Princeton overwhelmed the Washington and Zee foot ball eleven in Palmer Stadium today, “a to 0. The visitors never were dangerous and Princeton scored in every period. Coach Roper sent in nineteen substitutes during the play. Cleaves and Lourie starred for Prince ton, the former making two touchdowns IDgendre and Scherer each scored touchdown on long passes and Clarity made 45-yard run for a score in the first minute of play. Stanley ,Keck continued his clean record for goals after touchdowns, max ing four today for a total of eleven for the season. S.Lverstein and Moore were the stars for Washington and Lee on defense, ana Tucker was the best ground gamer.

Pine Bluff daily graphic, Arkansas, October 17, 1920, page 4
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Princeton, Oct. 16.-Prineeton over whelmed the Washington and Lee football eleven in Palmer stadium today by a score of 34 to 0. The visitors were never dangerous and Princeton scored in every period.
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)
Princeton 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington and Lee–Princeton gamePrinceton leads 6–1–1 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. RoanokeOct. 23, 1920
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1920
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records
Princeton
- Next gamevs. NavyOct. 23, 1920
- SeasonPrinceton in 1920
- ProgramPrinceton history and records
