Virginia Tech at Washington and Lee
Saturday, October 22, 1938 Share
Washington and Lee beat Virginia Tech 6–0. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Washington and Lee led the series 15–14–4.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 31°FAttendance 9,000
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 24, 1938, page 5 (results column)
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FOOT BALL @ ll{5SW& IFS Ma The following are final scores of principal football games played in various parts of the nation last Saturday afternoon: Washington State 6; Oregon State T. Idaho 0; U.CL.A. 33. use. 13; Stanford 2. Arkansas 6; Santa Clara 21. Oklahoma A. & M T; Tulsa U. 20. Washington ‘; California IA Carnegie Tech 0; Notre Dame ‘. Syracuse 12; Michigan State 19. Tufts G. Williams 6, tie. Wayne of Michigan 2; Ohio 52. w. Va. Wesleyan O; Catholic U. 21. Kentucky ‘; Xavier 26. Virginia Tech 0; Washington and Lee 6. Penn State 6; Cornell 21. Texas Christian 21; Marquette 0. Colgate IA; Iowa 0. Virginia Military Institute IA; William Mary 0. Georgetown IA; Manhattan 13. Auburn 6; Georgia Tech ‘. Mercer o; Tulane 51. Kansas T; Iowa State 21. Miami 6; Drake Is. Wisconsin ‘; Purdue 13. Kansas State 13; Indiana 6. Duke 2; Wake Forest 0. Dartmouth 13; Harvard T. So. Methodist T. Pittsburgh 34. Princeton 13; Navy 13, tie. Georgia G. Holy Cross %. Columbia 13; Pennsylvania IA. Chicago T; Ohio State 42. Boston U. o; Army 40. New York U 6; Lafayette T. n Yale 13; Michigan IS. Temple 26; Boston College 26, tie Mississippi State 12; Duquesne 2 Arizona IA; Loyola 12. Willamette 41; College of Idaho o Fordham 26; Oregon 0. Alabama 32; Sewanee o. Centre 26, Presbyterian College z Tennessee 4; Citadel o. Texas A. and M. 6; Baylor 6, tie West Virginia 20; Creighton 13. Oklahoma IA; Nebraska 0. Montana 0; North Dakota T. Missouri 13; Washington of St. Louis o. : Texas 6; Rice 13.
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)
Washington and Lee 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Tied 20–20–5 in 45 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.
Around this game
Virginia Tech
- Next gamevs. NC StateOct. 29, 1938
- SeasonVirginia Tech in 1938
- ProgramVirginia Tech history and records
Washington and Lee
- Next gameat RichmondOct. 29, 1938
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1938
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records
