Roanoke at Washington and Lee
Saturday, September 27, 1924 Share
Washington and Lee beat Roanoke 34–0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Washington and Lee led the series 13–0.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 56°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 28, 1924, page 61
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WASHINGTON AND LEE ROUTS ROANOKE, $40 LEXINGTON, Va, September IL Washington and Lee had little trouble in defeating Roanoke College here today. 80 to 0, in the opening ‘okt ball game of the season The powerful line plunging of Full lack Eddie Cameron, who scored four IF the Generals touchdowns, and the all around defensive work Of the local team featured Most of the game was played in Roanoke territory, the visitors Sc curing but one first down during the contest. The Generals mixed well executed forward passes with their plunging game.
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 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Roanoke–Washington and Lee gameWashington and Lee leads 14–0 in 14 meetings, counting the one since this game.
Around this game
Roanoke
- Next gameat VMIOct. 11, 1924
- SeasonRoanoke in 1924
- ProgramRoanoke history and records
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. MarylandOct. 4, 1924
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1924
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records