West Virginia at Pittsburgh

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 12, 1927, page 1

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  T0DEYS SPQRTORIAL BY kfrk Miller Georgetown’s football team is one-third of the way through its schedule and has yet to be scored upon. In the meantime the Blue and Gray has appreached that ‘point a minute stage” which is the ambition of so many teams and of which so many of them fall short. In $50 minutes Of play, Lou Titles gang has rolled up 176 points. Since “well begun’s half done,” according to the rhymsters, Georgetown will go into it’s first real test of the season against Syracue Saturday, with at least q fair know ledge of what the other teams goal line and goal posts look like. A year ago the Hilltoppers were able to outscore the SYRIA cuse eleven by Is to Z, it being the seventh game of the season for the squad from the hills overlooking the Potomac. BY that time Georgetown had at least two stiff games under itss belt, those against Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Since the Syracuse game comes at least two weeks earlier in the schedule this season than last, Lou Little is not letting his charges rest long on the laurels of not having been scored upon this year, but rather is driving them all the harder because of the proximity of such a respected foe as the Salt City eleven. eff we can get by Syracuse” I’ll take my chances on West Virginia a week from Saturday, Little is confiding to his friends. AS Georgetown held Pitt to a 6 to 6 tie last year, and as Pitt dropped West Virginia last Saturday by 40 to 0, one can almost figure out the mar gin of difference between West Virginia and Georgetown on the basis of that 40 to 0 score of last Saturday. That is, if the dope runs true, which it very seldom does in football. However, Little is experienced in his line, and is taking moth ing for granted, He’s going to play his games one at a time, and right now is more con.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 9, 1927, page 75 (results column)

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  Yesterdays Foot Ball Results LOCAL TEAMS. Georgetown, 80; Davis-Eikins, 0. George Washington, ~; American st. .1ai,n’s. nhfrs”s; 4; G Gallaudet. 0. North Carolina, I; Maryland, 6. Catholic University, 10; I.Oyola, IL. SOUTfi ATLANTIC. South Carolina, 13; Virginia, II. Virginia VI. l., 81; Roanoke, o. Washington 4 Lee, ~: Duke, Z. Lyncl,burg. Z: RandOlp pin, Macon. 0. Ncrtii Carolina State, 18; Clemson, 6. EAST. Navy, 81: Drake. G.. Army, II; Marquette, IL. Georgia, ii; Yale, 10. Princeton. AZ; Lehigb, 0. Purdue. 10; Harvard. 0. Pennsylvania, IA; Brown, 6. Cornell, So; Richmond, q. Amherst, IA; Haverford, 0. Carnegie, SO; Drexel, 0. Virginia r. l., 6; Colgate, 0. Columbia. Fl; Wesleyan, 0. Dartmouth, 38; Allegheny, !. Ursinlis, I; Delaware, 0. Holy Cross, 10; Dayton, O. - Lafayette, s6; Rutgers, O.. =. villanova, 32; Lebanon Valley, Z. Euclxnell, 13; Penn State, :. Pittsburgh. 40; West Virginia, 0. Qaantico Marines, 81; st. Bonaven- ture, 0. Mount st. Mary’s, Z; st. Johns, 0. Western Maryland, IL: Sclliyliill, 0. Syracuse, 2l; Johns Hopkins, 6. Temple. So; Juniata, o. Tufts, %; Bates. D. Washington Il jefferson, 81; Bethany, Williams, ~; Vermont, 0. Gettysburg, 20: MuIilenberg, Z. Worcester Poly, IA; Trinity, 6. st: Thomas College, rs; st. Joseph Col. lege, I. Swarthmore, 6: SusqueIianna, 0. Spring field. :: Union, Z. Hobart. 80; Upaala. .. llarlis0n. Z; Rensselaer,, 0. Eoston, 13: Colby. 0. R0wd0in, IL; New Hampshire, :. Middlebury, IL; Mass. Aggies, 0. vt. Lawrence, II: New York. IA. Franklin 4 Marshall. IL; Dickinson, 8. Main, IA; Conn. Aggies, IL. Niagara L., “a: Buffalo L.. 0. Rhode Island State, &c: Lowell Tex. tile, 0. Rochester. 1s; Hamilton, 0. Albright, !; Pennsylvania NJ. A., O.. SOUTH. Vanderbilt. 50; Centre, 6. Georgia Tech. l3; Tulane, 6. A!abama, 0; Louisiana State. 0. Centenary, 81; Southern Methodist, II. Texas Aggies. IS; Sewanee, 0. Chattanooga. 81: The CitideI, 6. Marysville, 10; Tennessee, :. Davidson, IL; WaffOrd, 2. Furman, 20: Mercer. IL. Catawba, 8; Atlantic Christian. 0. Fort Benning. 20; MiIligan College, Z. Louisiana College, 80; College of Mar shall (Fex.), 0. Sprinshill, 10: Southwest Louisiana, 0. Mississippi Aggies, II: Louisiana Poly, MiiIsaps. 13; Howard, G. Paris Island Marines, a5; New Berry, IL. 49, Ersltine. 49, Guilford. 0. Tuscultm, 0; King, 0. Kentucky, Is; Wesleyan, :. Louisville. 25; Translyvania. 0. E,nGry i Henry, 81; Rutherford, O.

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Officially, Pittsburgh leads 63–⁠42–⁠3; as played, 61–⁠37–⁠3 in the 101 games on file; the official count covers all 108 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.