Washington and Lee at West Virginia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1953, page 69

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  West Virginia Downs Generals, 4O-14 MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Oct lowest Virginia University cashed in on fumbles for three of its six touchdowns today in scoring a 40–⁠14 victory over a stubborn Washington and Lee football team. A 55-yard sustained drive, a 30-yard run by substitute Half back Bob Moss and a 22-yard jaunt by Center Chick Donald son with an intercepted pass yielded the other three West Virginia touchdoWns. A crowd of $4,000 saw the MountaineerS defeat their first Southern Conference opponent of the season. It was West Virginia’s third straight triumph. The outclassed Generals went SO yards for their first touch down in the second period. Bill Sargent passed 6 yards to Jack Hare for the score. Their other tally came in the third quarter on Sargent’s 47-yard run. West Virginia IA 13 13–⁠4C WASHINGTON and Lee o Z O-14 West Virginia scoring: Touchdownsstone. Jarrett. Wyant. Moss, Norman Donaldson. conversions-Stone ., Don Washineton and Lee scoring: Touch doTnsEHare, Sargent. Conversions

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West Virginia leads 24–⁠5–⁠4 in 33 meetings.