Washington and Lee at Tennessee
Saturday, October 28, 1950 Share
No. 8 Tennessee beat Washington and Lee 27–20. It was their third meeting; after it, Tennessee led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 56°FAttendance 20,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 30, 1950, page 15
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Powers Of Duke Fails To Score, but Keeps League Point Lead RICHMOND. Va. Oct. So Tom Powers, Duke halfback. didn’t make q point last week but nevertheless remained at the top today Of the Southern Conference football scoring parade by a single marker. Powers has 48 points. Walt Michaels, Washington and Lee fullback. tailed II points In his teams 27–20 defeat by Tennessee, to climb into the runnerup position with Al points. Four players are deadlocked for third, including Steve Wadiak, south Carolina halfback; Fred Cone, Clemson fullback; Bob |Shen1onski, Maryland halfback, and Dickie Lewis, William and Mary halfback. Each has SO points. Four conference games will be played this week. But only one OF them-Virginia Techs invasion Of Washington and Lee-is doped to have any bearing on the league leadership. w. & L. which can win the crown with victories over Tech and Richmond, has 40 loop mark. All other teams have been beaten or tied. Tnodipr eoorare.
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)
Tennessee 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington and Lee–Tennessee gameTennessee leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1951 | Tennessee 60, Washington and Lee 14 | |
| 1950 | Tennessee 27, Washington and Lee 20 | |
| 1929 | Tennessee 39, Washington and Lee 0 | |
| 1928 | Tennessee 26, Washington and Lee 7 |
Around this game
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. Virginia TechNov. 4, 1950
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1950
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records
Tennessee
- Next gamevs. North CarolinaNov. 4, 1950
- SeasonTennessee in 1950
- ProgramTennessee history and records
