George Washington at West Virginia
Saturday, December 2, 1939 Share
George Washington beat West Virginia 13–0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, George Washington led the series 4–3.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 34°F, 0.35 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, December 4, 1939, page 5 (results column)
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FooTBALL SCORES The following are final scores of football games played last Satur- day afternoon: Georgia 0; Georgia Tech B. Southern Methodist 14; Texas Christian 2. St. Louis University l7; Wash ington University 21. Baylor 10; Rice ‘. Tulane 33; Louisiana State 20. use. 9; U. of Washington 2. Stanford IA; Dartmouth 3. Navy 10; Army 0. Fordham Is; New York Univer- sity ‘. Holy Cross 0; Boston College IA. George Washington 13: West Virginia 0. Detroit 10; Duquesne 10, tie. Ohio Wesleyan T; Dayton 19. ORDER TREES NOW Order your Christmas trees, spruce or Jackpine. See the Hi-Way De livery adv

Evening star, District of Columbia, December 3, 1939, page 34 (results column)
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Results of Football Games Navy, 10; Army, 0. Fordham, 18; New York Uni versity, Z. Stanford, IA; Dartmouth, 3. Boston College, IA; Holy Cross, 0. Detroit, 10; Duquesne, 10. George Washington, 13; West Virginia, 0. Muhlenberg, 3; Albright, 0. Georgia Tech, 13; Georgia, 0. Tulane, 80; Louisiana State, 20. Southwestern, 80; West Tennessee Teachers, 0. Southern Methodist, IA; Texas Christian, 7. Baylor, 10; Rice, Z. Washington University, 81; st. Louis University, II. Dayton. 10; Ohio Wesleyan, 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)
George Washington 52% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
West Virginia leads 17–7 in 24 meetings, counting the 17 since this game.
Around this game
George Washington
- Next gamevs. Mount St. Mary’sSept. 27, 1940
- SeasonGeorge Washington in 1939
- ProgramGeorge Washington history and records
West Virginia
- Next gamevs. Westminster (Pennsylvania)Sept. 28, 1940
- SeasonWest Virginia in 1939
- ProgramWest Virginia history and records
