Davidson at Washington and Lee
Saturday, November 7, 1953 Share
Washington and Lee beat Davidson 34–7. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Washington and Lee led the series 14–4–1.
FinalHigh 47°F, low 21°FAttendance 1,500
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 8, 1953, page 71
Read the text
W&L Backs Romp Over Davidson, BAT WINSTON-SALEM N. c., Nov. 7.-Washington and Lee turned loose band of pony backs on Davidson today and romped to a 34–7 Southern Conference vic tory. Only $500 saw the Virginians break a siX-game losing streak while handing Davidson it’s sew enth setback of winless season. The five Washington and Lee touchdoWnS. three in the first quarter, were scored by five play erS. q Davidson q O - = Washington and Lee 20 ~ 0–34
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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Davidson–Washington and Lee gameWashington and Lee leads 14–6–1 in 21 meetings, counting the two since this game.
Around this game
Davidson
- Next gamevs. George WashingtonNov. 14, 1953
- SeasonDavidson in 1953
- ProgramDavidson history and records
Washington and Lee
- Next gamevs. VirginiaNov. 14, 1953
- SeasonWashington and Lee in 1953
- ProgramWashington and Lee history and records