Davidson at Washington and Lee
Saturday, October 29, 1949 Share
Washington and Lee beat Davidson 53–0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Washington and Lee led the series 10–4–1.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 48°F, 0.36 in. of rain
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 31, 1949, page 2
Read the text
three touchdowns, scored one on 13- yard run, rushed for 64 yards and kicked four extra points in $40 win over Richmond last Saturday. Gil Bocetti, Washington and Lee Gained $40 yards, 175 rushing, 165 passing. Scored three times and passed 39 yards for fourth I’D m 53–0 victory over Davidson. Lynn Chandnois, Michigan State Played only 24 minutes in States CHA rout of Temple but scored twice on 57 and 70 yard runs. Averaged Ills yards per try. Doak Walker, Southern Metho- dist-Returned to play after being out 10 days with flu to kick extra roint that beat Texas, 7–6. Bobby Lantrip, Rice-Rolled up l42 yards on 19 runs and scored twice in 28–0 victory over Texas Tech.
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)
Washington and Lee 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Davidson–Washington and Lee gameWashington and Lee leads 14–6–1 in 21 meetings, counting the six since this game.
Around this game
Davidson
- Next gameat VMINov. 5, 1949
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- ProgramDavidson history and records
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. Virginia TechNov. 5, 1949
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1949
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records