Virginia at Lafayette

Saturday, October 24, 1942

Lafayette beat Virginia 19–⁠13. It was their fourth meeting; Virginia leads the series 2–⁠1–⁠1.

AwayVirginia2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1942
13
HomeLafayette1–⁠3 in 1942
19

FinalHigh 60°F, low 42°FAttendance 8,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Nag|e's S Passes Turn Tide as Lafayette Trims Virginia Captain Returns After Long LoyoH to Spark 19-to-l3 Triumph

    Evening star, October 25, 1942, page 35

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    Nag|e’s S Passes Turn Tide as Lafayette Trims Virginia Captain Returns After Long LoyoH to Spark 19-to-l3 Triumph EASTON, Pa, Oct. 24-Capt. Charley Nagle returned to the La fayette lineup today after being out for several weeks because of injuries and sparked the maroon to 19-to- 13 triumph over Virginia in a see saw struggle before 1000. The Southerners held a 60 lead until Nagle started throwing passes in the third quarter that scored one touchdown and paved the way for another After Virginia tied the score at 1913 early in the last period Nagle threw a 41-yard for ward pass to the Virginia 4, then carried the ball over for the WIN ming touchdown himself. Lafayette Muffs Chance. The Maroon fumbled away a chance after reaching the Virginia 18 in the first period, then in the second period tried a forward pass deep in it’s own territory. Seller intercepted it and run to the La fayette 4. A penalty put the ball on the l and Munhall crashed over guard for the score. Nagle went to work after the second half kickoff. Two long passes placed the pigskin on the Virginia 4. Nagle plunged over on third down and Bill Mcknight converted to make it 7–⁠6, Lafayette. Two minutes later Nagle tossed a 81 yard aerial to Mcknight on the IT,. Two plays lost two yards, then Nagle passed 10 yards to Ed Sergy in the end zone for another touch down. Virginia Ties Score. Virginia got to the Lafayette 81 early in the final quarter and from there Bryant heaved a pass to Dudley for a touchdown. Bryant booted the extra point to tie the score. Lafayette’s Ciemnecki ran back the kickoff 40 yards to the Virginia 46. Nagle got a yard at tackle, then passed Al yards to Nc Knight on the four. 1t took three plays for Nagle to plunge over. The Maroon, who made Is first downs to eight and gained 313 yards through the air and on the ground to 1873, reached the Virginia 4 late in the game, but were showed back to the 9 by a penalty as the game ended.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: FOOTBALL SCORES

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 26, 1942, page 5 (results column)

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    FOOTBALL SCORES The following are final scores of principal football games played last Saturday afternoon: California 19; University of Washington G.. Washington State 26; Oregon State 13. Southern California 6; Stanford A. Santa Clara 6; UCLA IA. Idaho 0; oregon 28. Creighton B; Drake IA. Corpus Christi Navy 6; Southern Methodist 21. North Carolina IA; Tulane 29. Denver l2; Utah 21. Texas A & M 0; Baylor 6. Iowa State 61; Missouri 45. Nebraska T. Oklahoma o. Kansas 19; Kansas State 2. North Dakota IA; North Dakota State 26. Carnegie Tech 27; Buffalo IA. Duke 28; Pitt 0. Cornell T; Syracuse 12. Susquehanna 6; City College 0. Waynesburg 0; West Virginia 27. Randolph Macon 0; Wofford 20. Wake Forest 0; Boston College 27. Holy Cross 28; North Carolina State 0. Bucknell 13; Boston University I7. Rutgers 10; Lehigh 28. | Ursinus o; Muhlenberg 41. Great Lakes 0; Michigan State IA Columbia 12; Penn 42. Colgate 10; Penn State 13. Georgia Tech 21; Navy O. Union 38; RPI 6. Duquesne T; Manhattan TO- Ohio Wesleyan IA; Ohio Uniyer, sity 26 Dartmouth 2; Yale IT. Western Maryland 0; Maryland 51. Army IA; Harvard O. Amherst 27; Wesleyan 0. Virginia 13; Lafayette 19. Lakehurst Naval 20; Penn Mili- tary T. John Hopkins o. Haverford “A. Trinity T; Coast Guard 35. Bates T. Maine g. Mississippi State 26; Florida l2 Delaware 20; Dickson O. Georgia 35 Cincinnati 13. Franklin Marshall 0; Gettysburg 20. Alabama IA; Kentucky O. Notre Dame 21; Illinois IA. Ohio State 20; Northwestern 6. Brown 13; Princeton 32 Minnesota Is; Michigan IA. George Washington 0; William and Mary -61. ‘i VMI 20; University of Richmond I6. Iowa IA; Indiana 13. Washington and Jefferson 25; Hobart 0. Wisconsin 13; Purdue 0. SUNDAY GAMES St. Mary’s IS; Loyola of Los Angeles 0. San Jose State 13; University of San Francisco 20.

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 72% to win. Lafayette pulled the upset.

Virginia leads 2–⁠1–⁠1 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
1942Lafayette 19, Virginia 13
1941Virginia 25, Lafayette 0
1891Lafayette 6, Virginia 6
1890Virginia 20, Lafayette 6

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