Georgetown at Wake Forest
Saturday, September 27, 1947 Share
Wake Forest beat Georgetown 6–0. It was their second meeting; after it, Wake Forest led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 59°F, low 42°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 28, 1947, page 34 (results column)
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6. w. Finally Breaks q Jinx Co|Ieqe Football Results Local. Wake Forest, 6; Georgetown, 0. Maryland, 10; South Carolina, 13. Virginia, 80; George Washington, 13. California, ID; Navy, 7. Howard, 7; Bluefield, O. East. Army, 13; Villanova, O. Amherst, 21;. Champlain, 0. American International, 19; U. of Massachusetts 6 (at Fort Devons). Bates, IA; Massachusetts, 6. Brown, SO; Connecticut, 13. Bucknell, Is; Alfred. 0. Cornell, 27; Lehigh, O. Columbia, 40; Rutgers, %. Coast Guard Academy, 10; R. I. P, 10. Cortland Teachers, a.; sampson, O. Dartmouth, o; Holy Cross, 0. Duquesne, 6; Western Reserve, O.. Harvard, 25; w. Maryland, 0. Maine, 80; Rhode Island, 13. Muhlenberg, 38; Lafayette, 0. Rochester, 10; Clarkson, 0. St. Lawrence, 27; Union, 6. Yale, “a; Kings Point, Is. New Hampshire, %; Colby, o. Middlebury, 13; Hobart, 6. Norwich, 10; Lowell Textile, 0. Wagner, IL; Panzer, 7. ShippenSburg, IL; California (Pa.) Teachers, 0. West Virginia, SO; Otterbein, 0. Tufts, 81; Bowdoin, IL. Springfield (Mass.), Al; North Vermont, %; st. Michael’s, 6. Potomac State, 8; Concord, 0. w. & j., 80; Bethany, Is. Thiel, 10; Alliance, 7. Slippery Rock, 6: Westminster, 0. Potomac, 8; Concord, 0. Marshall, 38; Morehead, IL. Susquehanna, 9; CCNY, 9. Delaware, Is; Penn Military, 13. Midwest. Ohio State, 13; Missouri, 7. Minnesota, Z; Washington, 6. Vanderbilt, 3, Northwestern, o. Ohio Wesleyan, 40; Albion, 6. Michigan, SIS; Michigan State, 6. Illinois, IA; Pittsburgh, o.. Colorado, 7; Iowa State, o. Indiana, II; Nebraska, @. Ohio u, “a; Ohio Northern, 0. Wisconsin, 80; Purdue, IA. Dayton, %; Scranton, 6. Denison, 38; Rio Grande, 0. Monmouth, 6; Parsons. Q. Lincoln, 40; Wilberforce, s. Illinois State Normal, 20; Terre Haute, Z. Wayne, 80; Great Lakes, Z. Northern Central, 19; Illinois Wesleyan, 6. AuguStana, 81; Elmhurst, 6. Knox, 13; Dubuque, 6. Emporia State, %; Fort Riley, 10. East Kentucky Teachers, IA; East Illinois, 13. Carthage, 20; Wartburg, 6. Hanover, “A; Canterbury, IL. Hamline, 6; St. Olaf, 0.
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)
Wake Forest 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Georgetown–Wake Forest gameWake Forest leads 2–1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1949 | Georgetown 12, Wake Forest 6 | |
| 1947 | Wake Forest 6, Georgetown 0 | |
| 1946 | Wake Forest 19, Georgetown 6 |
Around this game
Georgetown
- Next gamevs. FordhamOct. 4, 1947
- SeasonGeorgetown in 1947
- ProgramGeorgetown history and records
Wake Forest
- Next gameat ClemsonOct. 4, 1947
- SeasonWake Forest in 1947
- ProgramWake Forest history and records

