Washington and Lee at West Virginia

Saturday, October 17, 1931

West Virginia beat Washington and Lee 19–⁠0. It was their 14th meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 10–⁠2–⁠2.

AwayWashington and Lee4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1931
0
HomeWest Virginia4–⁠6 in 1931
19

FinalHigh 58°F, low 36°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: WEST VIRGINIA AGAIN VANQUISHES W. ANDL. Scores Thirteenth Win Of Long Series With Generals, Taking Game, 10 to o.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1931, page 69

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    WEST VIRGINIA AGAIN VANQUISHES W. ANDL. Scores Thirteenth Win Of Long Series With Generals, Taking Game, 10 to o. CHARLESTON, w. Va, October 17.-Twelve thousand grid enthusiasts saw West Virginia University defeat Washington and Lee of Virginia here today 19 to 0. Gov. w. G. Conley of West Virginia and ether State notables were in the stands as the Mountaineers registered their thirteenth victory over the Cen erals in a series which dates back to 1895. The first period was scoreless, but West Virginia got a touchdown in each of the other quarters

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 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

West Virginia leads 24–⁠5–⁠4 in 33 meetings, counting the 19 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

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