Washington and Lee at Georgetown

Saturday, November 20, 1920

Washington and Lee beat Georgetown 16–⁠7. It was their eighth meeting; Georgetown leads the series 5–⁠3.

AwayWashington and Lee5–⁠3 in 1920
16
HomeGeorgetown1–⁠3 in 1920
7

FinalHigh 66°F, low 42°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Pensacola journal's story: WASHINGTON AND LEE BEATS GEORGETOWN

    The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., November 21, 1920, page 13

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    WASHINGTON AND LEE BEATS GEORGETOWN WASHINGTON. Nov. a0.--waahinwton and Lee won its annual game with Georgetown here today. f6 20 q, BY virtue OF two touchdowns and a lcld goal Georgetown relied on straight football until the flnai period, but then the Virsinlana broke Up repeated attempts az aerial attack.

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)

Georgetown 63% to win. Washington and Lee won as Elo’s underdog.

Georgetown leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings.

Recent meetings
1920Washington and Lee 16, Georgetown 7
1919Georgetown 27, Washington and Lee 6
1917Georgetown 20, Washington and Lee 12
1914Washington and Lee 14, Georgetown 0
1912Georgetown 20, Washington and Lee 0
1910Georgetown 52, Washington and Lee 0

Around this game

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