Washington and Lee at Richmond
Thursday, November 23, 1950 Share
No. 19 Washington and Lee beat Richmond 67–7. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Washington and Lee led the series 9–5.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 27, 1950, page 18
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RICHMOND. Va. Nov. 81 Washington and Lee not only held the Southern Conference football championship today. but Walt Michaels, its star fullback. appeared certain to take the leagues individual scoring honors. Michaels led the point-producers with SO markers. He climbed into the lead last Thursday by making Is points In Washington and Lees S 67–7 rout Of the University of Richmond. Second place was held by Fred Cone, Clemson fullback, who contributed “a points Saturday to his teams 41–0 triumph over Auburn. Cones point total is SO. Both Michaels and Cone have completed their regular seasons.
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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington and Lee–Richmond gameWashington and Lee leads 11–6 in 17 meetings, counting the three since this game.
Around this game
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. WyomingJan. 1, 1951, Gator Bowl
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1950
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records
Richmond
- Next gameat William & MaryDec. 2, 1950
- SeasonRichmond in 1950
- ProgramRichmond history and records
