Virginia Tech at Davidson
Saturday, September 20, 1952 Share
Virginia Tech beat Davidson 27–14. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 10–2–1.
FinalHigh 83°F, low 66°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Virginia Tech–Davidson gameVirginia Tech leads 10–3–1 in 14 meetings, counting the one since this game.
Around this game
Virginia Tech
- Next gameat The CitadelSept. 27, 1952
- SeasonVirginia Tech in 1952
- ProgramVirginia Tech history and records
Davidson
- Next gamevs. Washington and LeeSept. 27, 1952
- SeasonDavidson in 1952
- ProgramDavidson history and records

