Washington & Jefferson at West Virginia

Saturday, November 22, 1930

Washington & Jefferson beat West Virginia 7–⁠6. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Washington & Jefferson led the series 10–⁠8–⁠2.

AwayWashington & Jefferson6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1930
7
HomeWest Virginia5–⁠5 in 1930
6

FinalHigh 71°F, low 42°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: w. & J. WINS, 7 TO 6 wilson's Pass and Placement Beat West Virginia Eleven.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1930, page 63

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    w. & J. WINS, 7 TO 6 wilson’s Pass and Placement Beat West Virginia Eleven. MORGANTOWN, w. Va, November “a R-Washington and Jefferson bat tied to q 7-to-6 triumph over West Virginia today, and the story of it all concerns q big, fine fullback, the Presidents stew” Wilson. It was Wilson who carried the ball most Of the way during 45-yard march in the third period and who tossed q pass to Port, washington and Jefferson quarterback, for q touchdown Wilson It was again. who kicked q perfect placement, and that point won tt battle when Parriott failed In Q similar effort after passing his team to . touchdown In the final quarter.

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)

West Virginia 57% to win. Washington & Jefferson won as Elo’s underdog.

Washington & Jefferson leads 12–⁠11–⁠2 in 25 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1935West Virginia 51, Washington & Jefferson 0
1934West Virginia 14, Washington & Jefferson 12
1933West Virginia 7, Washington & Jefferson 2
1932Washington & Jefferson 13, West Virginia 0
1931Washington & Jefferson 14, West Virginia 13
1930Washington & Jefferson 7, West Virginia 6

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