Georgetown at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 27, 1947

Wake Forest beat Georgetown 6–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Wake Forest led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayGeorgetown3–⁠4–⁠1 in 1947
0
HomeWake Forest6–⁠4 in 1947
6

FinalHigh 59°F, low 42°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: 6. w. Finally Breaks q Jinx Co|Ieqe Football Results

    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.

Wake Forest leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1949Georgetown 12, Wake Forest 6
1947Wake Forest 6, Georgetown 0
1946Wake Forest 19, Georgetown 6

Around this game

Georgetown

Wake Forest