Richmond at Virginia Tech
Saturday, October 10, 1953 Share
Virginia Tech beat Richmond 21–7. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Virginia Tech led the series 17–4–3.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 32°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, October 11, 1953, page 72
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BLACKSBURG. Va, Oct. TO- Virginia Tech scored two fourth quarter touchdowns here today to tumble Richmond from the ranks Of undefeated Southern Conference teams. 21–7. The Gobblers. winning in convincing fashion, established themselves as top flight contenders for conference honors. VP1 drew first blood when Johnny Dean plunged over cen ter on quarterback sneak on
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)
Virginia Tech 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Richmond–Virginia Tech gameVirginia Tech leads 37–10–4 in 51 meetings, counting the 27 since this game.
Around this game
Richmond
- Next gameat Washington and LeeOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonRichmond in 1953
- ProgramRichmond history and records
Virginia Tech
- Next gameat William & MaryOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonVirginia Tech in 1953
- ProgramVirginia Tech history and records