Roanoke at Virginia Tech

Saturday, September 21, 1935

Virginia Tech beat Roanoke 7–⁠0. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 19–⁠0–⁠2.

AwayRoanoke0–⁠4 in 1935
0
HomeVirginia Tech4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1935
7

FinalHigh 85°F, low 55°FAttendance 4,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis times's story: College Football

    The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], September 23, 1935, page 1 (results column)

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    College Football Manchester, “a; Oakland City, o. Kentucky, go; Maryyile, o. Virginia Military, 26; Hampden sgd ney. 0. South Dakota State, 80; Northern Nor mai, 0. Catawabs. SO; Western Carolina, 6. South Carolina, SO; Erskine, o. Clemson, 25; Presbyterian. 6. Virginia, 0; William and Mary (tie). Vanderbilt, “a; Union. 0. West Liberty. 81; Holbrook, 0. Virginia Tech 7; Roanoke, 0. Davidson, Z; Elon. O. Villanova, Al; Pennsylvania Military, 0. Manhattan, 25; Niagara, 6. South Dakota. “a; Yankton. 0. Texas Christian, al; Howard Payne, o. Utah State, 80; Montana State. Z. New Mexico, 46; New Mexico Teachers, 0. Newberry, 10; Guilford 6. Occidental, 26; Mexico, 7. Manchester (St. Paul. &c; Stout, 0. Luther. 80; Western Union, O. Cheney Normal, 10; Gonzaga, Z. Arizona State, 81; Adams State. 0. Southern Methodist, &c. North Texas, 0. Tennessee, %; Mars Hill, 0. Oregon State 81: Linfeld o. Holy Cross. 80; Rhode Island, 0. Duke, 26; Wake Forest, 7.

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)

Virginia Tech 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Virginia Tech leads 21–⁠0–⁠2 in 23 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1937Virginia Tech 27, Roanoke 7
1936Virginia Tech 16, Roanoke 7
1935Virginia Tech 7, Roanoke 0
1934Virginia Tech 21, Roanoke 0
1933Virginia Tech 7, Roanoke 0
1932Virginia Tech 32, Roanoke 7

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