Randolph Macon at Richmond

Saturday, September 20, 1947

Richmond beat Randolph Macon 28–⁠7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Richmond led the series 13–⁠2–⁠4.

AwayRandolph Macon0–⁠1 in 1947
7
HomeRichmond3–⁠7 in 1947
28

FinalHigh 80°F, low 69°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Richmond Downs RIM. With Late STRENGTH

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 21, 1947, page 34

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    Richmond Downs RIM. With Late STRENGTH RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 2o.-After being played almost to a standstill during the first half, the University of Richmond showed over three touchdowns after the intermission tonight to whip down a stubborn Randolph Macon, 28–⁠7. In the seasons opening contest for both eleyens.

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)

Richmond 84% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Richmond leads 23–⁠2–⁠4 in 29 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1957Richmond 40, Randolph Macon 0
1956Richmond 38, Randolph Macon 0
1955Richmond 33, Randolph Macon 6
1954Richmond 46, Randolph Macon 0
1953Richmond 28, Randolph Macon 0
1952Richmond 34, Randolph Macon 19

Around this game

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