West Virginia at West Virginia Wesleyan
Saturday, September 25, 1937 Share
West Virginia beat West Virginia Wesleyan 14–0. It was their 24th meeting; after it, West Virginia led the series 20–3–1.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 45°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 27, 1937, page 12
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EaStS Big Teams Start CAFELY past the first hurdle in its brutal schedule, Cornell finds Colgates Red Raiders Just ahead The Ithacans, thanks to Whit Bakers passes to George Peck and Brud Holland, whipped Penn State, 26–19, by marching Is yards to a touchdown IN the last minute of play after the Nittany Lions had rallied to tie the count at 1919. Pitt. using Sc players in $50 rout OF Ohio Wesleyan as Sophomore Dick Cassiano scored four touchdowns. faces West Virginia, triumphant 14–0 over West Virginia Wesleyan. Ford ham, possibly Pitts chief rival for Eastern honors. opens against Frank lin and Marshall. Yale meets Maine, Harvard plays Springfield and Princeton faces Virginia, who did no better than 1877 against Hampden-Sydney.
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 24–3–1 in 28 meetings, counting the four since this game.
Around this game
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. PittsburghOct. 2, 1937
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1937
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
West Virginia Wesleyan
- Next gameat DuquesneOct. 1, 1937
- SeasonWest Virginia Wesleyan in 1937
- ProgramWest Virginia Wesleyan history and records
