Washington and Lee at West Virginia

Saturday, November 5, 1921

West Virginia beat Washington and Lee 28–⁠7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayWashington and Lee6–⁠3 in 1921
7
HomeWest Virginia5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1921
28

FinalHigh 55°F, low 35°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WEST VIRGINIA DOWNS WASHINGTON AND LEE

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 6, 1921, page 29

    Read the text

    WEST VIRGINIA DOWNS WASHINGTON AND LEE CHARLESTON, w. Va. November 5. The Washington and Lee University foot ball team was defeated here TOday by the West Virginia University eleven, % to Z. Fumbles and loose playing proved costly to the visitors, who managed to score in the fourth period, how ever.

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 and Lee 53% to win. West Virginia won as Elo’s underdog.

West Virginia leads 24–⁠5–⁠4 in 33 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.

Recent meetings
1953West Virginia 40, Washington and Lee 14
1952West Virginia 31, Washington and Lee 13
1951Washington and Lee 34, West Virginia 0
1950Washington and Lee 26, West Virginia 7
1949West Virginia 28, Washington and Lee 20
1948West Virginia 14, Washington and Lee 7

Around this game

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