Virginia Tech at Davidson

Saturday, September 20, 1952

Virginia Tech beat Davidson 27–⁠14. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 10–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayVirginia Tech5–⁠6 in 1952
27
HomeDavidson2–⁠7 in 1952
14

FinalHigh 83°F, low 66°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: |Second-HaIf VPI Rally Beats Davidson, 27-14

    Evening star, September 21, 1952, page 66

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    |Second-HaIf VPI Rally Beats Davidson, 27–⁠14 DAVIDSON, N. c.. Sept. 90 Virginia Tech. sluggish in the opening half. came back with a rush to turn loose some fast-stepping young backs and trim David son, 27–⁠14. today in the Southern Conference football opener for both teams. vPI. Dayidson’s only victim in a nine-game schedule last year, looked like 1t would again bow to the Wildcats. making their first start under Coach Bill Dole. Dawilson drew first blood in the first period. covering “a yards in two plays for q touchdown after re- )lcovering q tumble on the VPI 20 ‘IvPT -s--------------0 1S-z’ ‘Oavids0N, D I’ll!

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)

Davidson 56% to win. Virginia Tech won as Elo’s underdog.

Virginia Tech leads 10–⁠3–⁠1 in 14 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1960Davidson 9, Virginia Tech 7
1952Virginia Tech 27, Davidson 14
1951Davidson 32, Virginia Tech 20
1942Virginia Tech 16, Davidson 0
1941Virginia Tech 16, Davidson 0
1931Virginia Tech 18, Davidson 6

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