George Washington at Kentucky

Saturday, November 17, 1951

No. 9 Kentucky beat George Washington 47–⁠13. It was their third meeting; Kentucky leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayGeorge Washington2–⁠6–⁠1 in 1951
13
Home9Kentucky8–⁠4 in 1951
47

FinalHigh 35°F, low 25°FAttendance 20,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Navy Ends Losing Streak N|n Held Tie; Virginia Rally Wins Thriller Loses to Kentucky 47-13> as Pari||i Football Results

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 18, 1951, page 58

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    Navy Ends Losing Streak N|n Held Tie; Virginia Rally Wins Thriller Loses to Kentucky 47–⁠13> as Pari||i Football Results WASHINGTON AREA. MARYLAND SO ------ No. Car. State o Navy 2I ---------- Columbia kentucky a. George WASHINGTON 13 Mil Dist. Washington 40 Fort Lee 10 Stevens Trade Sch. 33 - Mont. Jr. Coll. 6

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)

Kentucky 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Kentucky leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

Recent meetings
1951Kentucky 47, George Washington 13
1942Kentucky 27, George Washington 6
1940Kentucky 24, George Washington 0

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