Washington and Lee at Pennsylvania

Saturday, October 30, 1948

No. 7 Pennsylvania beat Washington and Lee 40–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayWashington and Lee4–⁠6 in 1948
7
Home7Pennsylvania5–⁠3 in 1948
40

FinalHigh 68°F, low 45°F

In the newspapers

  • The Roanoke Rapids daily herald's story: noANOkL RAPIDS Daily Hrral0 SPORTS Cloud Closes On Choo-Choo In Southern Conference Scoring Race

    Roanoke Rapids daily herald, North Carolina, November 1, 1948, page 1

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    noANOkL RAPIDS Daily Hrral0 SPORTS Cloud Closes On Choo-Choo In Southern Conference Scoring Race rammed over. Duke held that lead until the third chapter. Then, Techs smooth running and passing combined to over haul the Dukes. William and Mary IA, University Of Richmond GA 81 yard run by Fullback Jack Cloud and a 15-yard sprint on a reverse by Henry Blanc were all the Indians needed to defeat Richmond. The Spiders lone touchdown was their first a. gainst William and Mary in 10 years, end Doug MacLachlan taking a 35-yard pass from Tho mas Billingsley for the tally. Wake Forest “a, North Carolima 13John (Red) O’Quinn, the Deacons’ great end, took two passes for touchdowns to pace Wake Forest to the win. Brilliant running and passing by Harry Dowda and Bill Gre gus stood out in the Deacon triumph. The Deacons scored 20 points in the opening stanza and were never in trouble. Virginia Military 80, Davidson 6-Passin’ Bob Thomson pitch ed four touchdown passes and scored once himself for the Roy diets. End Thatcher Watson took three of Thomason’s throws fer scores and Paul Schrader the other. In other games, Pennsylvania swamped Washington and Lee, 40–⁠7; Army trampled Virginia Tech, 49–⁠7; Florida routed Fur

  • The Evening star's story: n. C.'s Justice, W. & Ms Cloud In Torrid Loop Scoring Race

    Evening star, November 1, 1948, page 16 (results column)

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    n. C.’s Justice, W. & Ms Cloud In Torrid Loop Scoring Race mond, ga 31-yard run by Fullback Cloud and a 15-yard sprint on a reverse by Henry Blanc were what the Indians needed to defeat Rich mond. The Spiders lone touchdown was their first against William and Mary in 10 years, End Doug Mac Lachlan taking a 35-yard pass from Thomas Pillingsley for the tally. . Wake Forest, “a; North Carolina State, 13-John RedD OQuinn, the Deacons’ great end. took two passes for touchdowns to pace Wake Forest to the win. Brilliant running and passing by Harry Dowda and Gregus stood out in the Deacon triumph The Deacons scored 20 points in the opening stanza and never were in trouble. Virginia Military, 80; Davidson, -Passin’ Bob Thomson pitched four touchdown passes and scored once himself for the Keydets. End Thatcher Watson took three OF Thomason’s throws for scores and Paul Schrader the other. In other games, Pennsylvania swamped Washington and Lee. 40–⁠7; Army trampled Virginia Tech. 49–⁠7 Florida routed Furman, 1914: West Virginia walloped South Carolina 35–⁠12; Lafayette tripped George Washington. 1914. Schedule for the week: Saturday – Maryland at South Carolina; William and Mary al North Carolina, Furman at Clemson, Wake Forest at Duke, Rich mond at Davidson, Washington and Lee VS.. Virginia Tech at Lynchburg Va; George Washington at The Citadel, Virginia at North Carolina State, Virginia Military Institute at Tulane.

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)

Pennsylvania 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Pennsylvania leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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