Washington and Lee at Louisville

Saturday, November 17, 1951

Louisville beat Washington and Lee 14–⁠7. It was their second meeting; the series is even at 1–⁠1.

AwayWashington and Lee6–⁠4 in 1951
7
HomeLouisville3–⁠1 in 1951
14

FinalHigh 35°F, low 28°F, 0.12 in. of snowAttendance 6,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Pass and 96-Yard Run win for Louisville u. Over W&l, 14-7

    Evening star, November 18, 1951, page 60

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    Pass and 96-Yard Run win for Louisville u. Over W&l, 14–⁠7 / LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. IT. Lightning thrusts at the start of each half carried the University of Louisville Cardinals to a l4–⁠7 football victory over Washington and Lee here today. ! Quarterback Johnny Unitas, key man in comeback that has car ried Louisville to three straight upset victories after a dismal start, connected with Babe Ray on the first pass he tried in the opening minutes and got the Cardinals OF to a TO lead. | Then. on the kickoff opening the second half, Fullback Jim Williams got behind his blockers for a spectacular 96-yard touch down run. / That one proved to be the de- Gliding marker as Louisvilles de- tenders held the scrambling Gen. erals on all except one occasion. Washington and Lee marched 70 yards late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to make its lone trip to touchdown town. Randy Broyles went over from the 10.

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 71% to win. Louisville pulled the upset.

Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1951Louisville 14, Washington and Lee 7
1950Washington and Lee 33, Louisville 28

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